Manga Babes - 3D Models for Imagine and 3D Studio ------------------------------------------------- WHAT ARE MANGA BABES? ---------------------- If you do 3D graphics and need some shapely female 3D models, chances are you will have to decide between laboriously constructing your own objects, buying commercial models for $80-180, laser-scanning human beings at $250 an hour, or buying an optical 3D scanner at $40K-80K (not to mention hiring a correctly proportioned human model). If this is the case, Manga Babes is for you. Manga Babes are 3D computer models of well-endowed female humans, styled in the manner of Japanese anime and manga (animation and comics). The first edition of the Manga Babes collection is shareware. In the registered package you get up to 3 exquisitely designed 3D models of a shapely female form sculpted in the style of Japanese anime and manga. The models are created on Amiga systems and are available in Impulse Imagine TDDD (for Amiga) and Autodesk 3D Studio 3DS (for PC) formats. As can be seen from the accompanying JPEG images, Manga Babes are absolutely stunning to behold :) They can be quickly rendered off the box for beautiful Windows backdrops; used to enhance your architectural walkthrough scenes or to grab attention to your ray-traced company logo; help you visualize swimsuit designs; or animated for use in video productions or 3D Virtual Reality games. Manipulate and view them from any camera angle. The possibilities are endless! Since Manga Babes is shareware, you get not one but two demo babes in this package completely FREE! The demo versions are seriously lacking in flexibility and some prominent bodyparts. Of course you can proceed to create the missing parts yourself, OR... ... you can register for a ridiculously low price and get lots of other extras! ARE THEY WORTH IT? ------------------ Commercial 3D models can cost between US$80-$500. Even though Manga Babes do not approach the level of realism offered by professionals, the quality is comparable with or surpasses that of models used in the recent commercial VR computer games. They are a steal at the remarkably low price range of US$25-45 per package! You'll get over 3 MB of object data alone in package B! Plus, you get all the texture maps required to render complete models, and extra textures and sequential maps for various facial expressions! That's not all, if you order package B you'll also get one free model of the sexy Mai Shiranui from Fatal Fury II! You'll also get installation instructions and hints on how to achieve different looks with your Manga Babes. Plus, stunning ray-traced high-resolution 24-bit scenes in JPEG format from various models derived from Manga Babes. Manga Babes is a must for ray-tracing enthusiasts and VR game developers :) WHAT DO I NEED? --------------- To create scenes with Manga Babes you'll need any 3D rendering program that reads the formats that Manga Babes comes in, such as Imagine on the Amiga and 3D Studio on the PC. The three available formats and their respective target software and systems are: FORMAT TARGET PROGRAM PLATFORM ----------------------------------------------------------------- Imagine TDDD Impulse Imagine 2.0 and above Amiga, PC Autodesk 3DS Autodesk 3D Studio 3.0 and above PC AutoCAD DXF Any program or platform with DXF import filters There are many commercial and PD utilities to convert the objects from the above three to other formats such as POV-Ray, Lightwave or any other format convenient to you. PACKAGE OPTIONS --------------- The packages available are: PACKAGE NAME DISKS COST ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1) Manga Babes A 1 x MS-DOS 3.5" HD US$25 or 2 x AmigaDOS 3.5" DD 1.2 MB of compressed data, 2.1 MB uncompressed 2 complete Manga Babes in Imagine, and 3DS formats, JPEG images ------------------------------------------------------------------ 2) Manga Babes B 3 x MS-DOS 3.5" HD US$45 or 4 x AmigaDOS 3.5" DD 3.2 MB of compressed data, 11.0 MB uncompressed! 3 Manga Babes in Imagine, 3DS and DXF formats, extra texture maps, animated texture maps, more JPEG images, 1 female personality model ------------------------------------------------------------------ * Prices include overseas handling, cost of disks and postage. For your convenience, you may pay the equivalent price in your local currency. Package A is designed for the average 3D enthusiast. You'll get the 2 manga babes as illustrated in "3DS.jpg". An unbelievable bargain if I ever know of one! Although you won't get the extra facial textures and animated maps, there is enough of Manga Babes for you to generate stunning scenes. Package B is designed for more serious 3D users. You'll get all the manga babes illustrated in both "3DS.jpg" and "3DS2.jpg" in all 3 formats (Imagine, 3DS, DXF). Plus, you'll also get extra facial textures for different moods, animated maps and one female personality model - the girl in the flaming scene in "Babes3D2.jpg" - as a free gift. Package B is a superset of Package A. As of this time there is no upgrade path from A to B. I would recommend Package B if you're really serious about using human models in your rendering, and Package A if you're just curious about how I constructed the models ;) Remember you only get the BARE MINIMUM if you order package A. There is very little difference between Amiga, PC and DXF versions of Manga Babes. Apart from some inevitable but negligible conversion imperfections, all three (Amiga, PC and DXF) meshes are almost identical in every respect. However, different renderers handle data differently so the same mesh data may appear dissimilar in the outputs. CAN I USE THEM ON MY MACINTOSH/SGI/VIDEOTOASTER? ------------------------------------------------ Why not? The only thing you'll need is a converter that can convert between your renderer's format and Manga Babes'. A very common format for 3D modelling is AutoCAD DXF format. Be warned however that DXF is a very clumsy format that eats up a lot of disk/memory space with objects as complex as Manga Babes. Also, DXF versions of Manga Babes do not come with mapping coordinates, so you'll have to manually apply the texture maps once you have finished converting the models. They are quite a hassle to use unless you just want the wireframe mesh. HOW DO I ORDER? --------------- Fill in the order form: ______________________________________________________________________ | |_ | O R D E R F O R M | | | | | | Your name:______________________________________ Sex : ______ | | | | | | Address: ____________________________________________________ | | | | | | _____________________________________________________________ | | | | | | Country: _________________________ Postal Code: _____________ | | | | | | Occupation/Company/School: __________________________________ | | | | | | E-mail (where applicable): __________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | Please send me package(s): [] A [] B | | | | | | I want my Manga Babes for: [] MS-DOS [] AmigaDOS | | | | | | I have enclosed cash amounting: [] US$25 [] US$45 | | | | | | | | | | | | Reason for Purchase (Pls Specify): __________________________ | | | | | | _____________________________________________________________ | | | | | | Computer System Owned: ______________________________________ | | | | | | Comment(s): _________________________________________________ | | | | | | _____________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | |______________________________________________________________________| | |______________________________________________________________________| Send your order form together with the CORRECT AMOUNT OF CASH to: c/o: Tomwoof Blk 105 Depot Rd #09-621 Singapore 0410 If you don't send the correct amount of cash, you won't get the correct amount of data :) You'll have to specify whether you want your Manga Babes on MS-DOS high-density or AmigaDOS double density disks. Manga Babes will come on 1 to 4 diskettes (of compressed data) depending on which package and DOS format you order. Being a registered user, you will be informed of future products once they become available. You can also upgrade to new versions of Manga Babes at lower cost than new users. News of upgrade will be sent to you via email if you have an Internet account. Your comments on how you find the Demo will help to improve future release of Manga Babes. Feel free to write to me about any problems you faced when using Manga Babes. Criticism and suggestions are equally welcome. All the best in your rendering projects with Manga Babes! LEGAL DISCLAIMER ---------------- THE CREATOR MAKES NO WARRANTY, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FO A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, REGARDING THESE MATERIALS AND MAKES SUCH MATERIALS AVAILABLE SORELY ON AN "AS-IS" BASIS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE CREATOR BE LIABLE TO ANYONE FOR SPECIAL, COLLATERAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF PURCHASE OR USE OF THESE MATERIALS. THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE LIABILITY TO THE CREATOR, REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, SHALL NOT EXCEED THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE MATERIALS DESCRIBED HEREIN. MAI SHIRANUI and FATAL FURY II are trademarks of SNK.