The Mac 3D Team Campaign To Expand 3D On The Macintosh
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It is sad to say VIDI is closed and the Presenter 3D product is discontinued, but my two year effort to expand the use of 3D on the Macintosh continues. The idea for a "Mac 3D Team" campaign came about because I did not want the technology that enabled VIDI to be the first to do spline-based modeling (still the best), color graphics, 3D Sound (still the only) and we have the best camera and light tracking, real-time surface preview (still the only), and actual movie camera projection to vanish. I also did not want the sweat and intellect that went into developing this product to go to waste.
With the support of the former VIDI programmers and as our contribution to the Mac 3D effort, we are going to release 3DJOY, the unlocked successor to Presenter 3D, to members of the Mac 3D Team for the purpose of expanding the use of 3D on the Macintosh. The software will be available as a download for free to anyone who becomes a team member by supporting the effort to expand the use of 3D on the Macintosh. A CD will be available for a donation to anyone who wants an alternative to downloading the software and wants to get documentation and support materials. The name 3DJOY was selected because it will be part of the effort to uplift 3D on the Macintosh.
Our providing 3DJOY to Mac 3D Team members is just the beginning. The main effort to expand 3D on the Macintosh must come from the Macintosh user community. This needs to become a huge "Mac 3D Team" effort. that includes 3D novices, students, advanced amateurs, professionals, and educators. You can help by letting Apple, the media, and others know about the team effort and about the value of the software; and providing models, animations, tutorials, and success stories for subsequent releases.
Programmers and programming instructors have an opportunity to use "Open Source" examples to develop effects plug-ins, hook render engines to 3DJOY, and create an OpenGL plug-in and thereby expand the capabilities of 3DJOY to match and surpass those of Autodesk's 3D Studio Max on Wintel computers. So all that is left is for you to visit the Mac 3D Team site to learn of Mac 3D Team efforts, get a banner to post on websites, and find out what you can do to expand 3D on the Macintosh and to get 3DJOY.
