Founded in 1986 primarily as a 3-D spline-based modeling provider, VIDI is a supplier of professional 3-D computer graphics solutions for the Macintosh. Our latest application Presenter 3D (formerly Presenter Professional) provides 3-D modeling, rendering, and animation in an environment we call "The Digital SoundStage(tm)". Here you can use virtual directional and omni-directional microphones to record the Doppler sound effect as sound-generating objects go whizzing by, use Multi-Target Morphing for facial, character, and lip sync animation that rivals that of the movie Toy Story, or speed up your selection of surface attributes and text maps using the unique Real-Time Surface Edit capability. you can apply Explosion, Wind, Jitter, Collision, Gravity, and our special Flock plug-in for automatic group movement with random motion of animals from a herd of buffalo to a flock of geese. Presenter 3D is the first to offer multimedia, game, web site, kiosk, and broadcast producers a 3-D Multimedia and 3-D Sound tool for the creation and presentation off virtual worlds that simulate the real world and the worlds found only in your imagination.
Presenter 3D Shines in MacUser Review of 3D Products
Presenter 3D receives the highest rating of all complete 3D products in the MacUser 3D Review that appeared in the August issue.
VIDI Expert Area
VIDI provides a special Expert Area where design and animation experts like Bob Sauls (space visualizations for NASA and Dreamworks), Peter Ratner (Professor of Art and Animation at James Madison University), and Ronald Davis ( fine artist whose works are in permanent exhibit in the in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art in New York, Tate Gallery in London, Art Institute of Chicago, and the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C.) share their tips and trade secrets with us.
VIDI Mail List
VIDI has added a mail list service. Click on the Mail List button to access this service.
VIDI Newsletter
VIDI has added an online newsletter we call the 3D View 3D View. Click on the Newsletter button to access this service.
Presenter 3D Lite
VIDI is proud to release a special version, Presenter 3D Lite for $95. This is a scaled-down version of Presenter 3D that provides all the modeling, Phong and ray trace render, and animation capabilities of Presenter 3D at a price that makes it the outstanding 3D bargain in the graphics market. See the Presenter 3D Lite press release for more information.
Tech Reports and Information
VIDI has added a special Tech Reports area that provides basic reference information and examples of Presenter 3D's special Character and Lipsync Animation, Directional 3D Sound(tm), QuickTime VR, and Explosion features. These were designed to help you in understanding the new capabilities Presenter 3D offers and to enable you to use the downloaded Presenter 3D Demo software more effectively.
See the Information area for additional Presenter 3D product information.
Galleries
Following up on the idea that "A picture is worth a thousand words", VIDI has added three galleries to demonstrate the scope of Presenter 3D applications, users, and industgry-leading QuickTime VR support. The At Work Gallery illustrates some of the applications and uses to which Presenter 3D has been applied, the User Gallery showcases Presenter 3D users, and the QTVR Gallery introduces Presenter 3D's support of QuickTime VR, Apple's unique, realtime, 3D, VR capability.
VIDI User Repository
To see additional examples provided by Presenter 3D users, download RenderMan shaders provided by our users, or download the Plug-in Development Toolkit to program your own special motion plug-in effects, visit the VIDI User Repository
Presenter 3D Evaluation Version
Presenter 3D v3.6 is available as a working, evaluation version. The Presenter 3D Evaluation provides all the capabilities of the full version minus the translators and is limited to a model size of 500K and a render resolution of 320x240.
Presenter 3D v3.6 upgrade
The upgrade from Presenter 3D v3.1 to version 3.6 is available from VIDI for $350. Shipping in the U.S. is $5 and overseas is $25. To order, send an email to sales@vidi.com. The updated manual and information is included on the Presenter 3D v3.6 CD. Payment can be by check or credit card.