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Re: What is Imagine?

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From: Colin Stuckless
Date: Sat, 02 Jan 1993 22:11
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In article <1993Jan2.070146.20330@newshub.ariel.yorku.ca> cs902125@ariel.yorku.ca (SHUK C YIP) writes:
>In article <bobl.at6h@bobsbox.rent.com> bobl@bobsbox.rent.com (Bob Lindabury - SysAdmin) writes:
>>
>>Autodesk 3D Studio is the better package if we compare it to the Amiga
>>version of Imagine 2.0.  I think the 3D Studio interface as well as its
>>commands and options are better than Imagine 2.0 on the Amiga.  Of
>>course the IBM version may be different or it may be a 3.0 version
>>release.  Another thing to consider is that 3D Studio comes in at a
>>hefty $2500.00 I believe and list on Imagine PC will probably be
>>somewhere around $500.00.
>>
>Can you list some feature why Autodesk 3D studio is better? Is there any
>3D package for Amiga which is better than Imagine?

  That's easy enough. Caligari Broadcast (the full featured, expensive version)
for the Amiga is better than Imagine in terms of easy of use and overall
interface design. Also, a new slightly scaled down version of Caligari which
still offers rendering in 32-bit color is available for around $500 or so.
 
  And, of course, LightWave 3D, which is currently only available in conjuction
with the Video Toaster is a far better package than Imagine for doing most
anything your average renderer or animator would want to do.
 
  But, if one takes the time to learn the ins and outs of Imagine, it is a very
powerful program to say the least. And the least expensive of the ones 
mentioned above. I've seen some stunning still renderings done by Imagine. 



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