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LEXICOR SOFTWARE CORPORATION
1726 Franzisko Street
CA 94703, Berkley
Tel: (510) 848-7621 - Fax: (510) 848-7613
This is an official announcement from LEXICOR SOFTWARE CORPORATION
Lexicor Software is extremely proud to announce the release of RAYSTART in
the U.S.A. It comes, naturally completely in English and is one of the best
Raytracers around on the Atari Platform.
Check out some of the Raytraced Images of RAYSTART in our Lexicor Graphics
Library.
Ray tracing allows you to produce near-photorealistic images and animation. The ray tracer
can accurately model such lighting effects as shadow, reflection and refraction,
magnification, mirrors, and textured surfaces.
It is a lovely addition to our family of Graphics Software. Perfect for use
in Presentation, Multimedia, Animation maybe and definately DTP.
It has a built in Editor very similar to CAD-3D2 from Antic and is 3D2 file
Compatible which means that you can use your Cyber Models (3D2) with it.
I will quote Godefroy de Maupeou from the French Magazine ST-Mag. (translated from
French into English)
"Raystart 1.0 is a big surprise. For a price that is usually for small Utilities, it is an
extremely powerful Raytracer and very easy to use!"
Godefroy de Maupeou
In the same article he said:
"Raystart is extremely fast, judge for yourself. A Sphere in 160x120 mode TIF with the
raytracing option, a mirror of 100% and one solar light takes 22 Seconds, without
antialiasing, 57 Seconds with antialiasing set to 1 (Four rays per Point rather than one)."
He however failed to mention the testing conditions, as RAYSTART v.1.0 has no Math
Co-Processor support these times are extremely fast for any raytracer, may it be for a
TT, Falcon or just a plain ST.
So how do I make a 3D Design and Raytrace it?
- Load or make an Object
- Confirm th Object for Output
- Choose a Color for your Object
- Choose a Texture
- Choose it's attributes (when a ray of light hit's th Object)
- Position the light sources
- Position the Camera
- Select the method of calculation
- While an object is raytraced you have the option to interrupt it and continue later on
Positioning the Camera can be done using either a Coordinate System just like PHOENIX
or a point and click interface like CHRONOS.
Parallel, Point, Ambient and Spot light sources
Additional options for Interpolation, Mirror, Transparency, Convex, Reflections, Shine,
Texture, density, antialiasing and more.
Functional and Analytical Objects.
Intuitive Point and click Graphical User Interface, very easy to use.
The Textures Menu have four different types of color deviations (if that is the right
word): Block, Rings, Spherical and Striped. Each one of these Textures can be
parametrised with a dozen other features, including the random functions. I won't go into
detail of each those other functions as they are too specific.
Distortion Raster
The built in Editor allows you to change or distort a previously defined Object via a
mathematical funtion which can be user-defined.
System Requirements:
Any Atari ST, STE, Mega, TT or Falcon.
Price: 99,- U$D
Availabitlity: GERMAN version Raystart 1.0, NOW
ENGLISH version Raystart 1.0, September 1993
Does not include Shipping and Tax.
Please contact LEXICOR SOFTWARE CORPORATION in Berkley at:
1726 Franzisko Street
CA 94703, Berkley
U.S.A.
Tel: (510) 848-7621
Fax: (510) 848-7613
Special Introductory Price! 84.90 U$D, completely in English, check out the Demo Program!