Xara 3D 6.0

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Version: 6.0, Size: 5.25 MB Report Broken
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Xara 3D 6.0 description
Xara3D is so simple to use, literally anyone can produce high quality 3D graphics in minutes

Xara3D is so simple to use, literally anyone can produce high quality 3D graphics in minutes.

Xara3D is used both by professional web graphic designers and homecomputer users to make animated gifs, buttons, banner graphics andtitles for presentations and web pages.

Here are some key features of "Xara 3D":

Creating and Importing
Text headings can use any TrueType font.
Full text control, including alignment, superscript, line spacing,tracking and kerning values for individual characters or over wholeselections
Instant access to full character sets from within the text dialog
Create non-text headings by importing 2D graphics as Windowsmetafiles (WMF and EMF) or CorelXARA/Webster files (XAR and WEB) andextruding the outlines
An automatic design-making tool instantly converts any text heading into a button, board or board with holes
Full anti-aliasing for the best possible on-screen display quality.

Editing and Applying Special Effects
Interactive control over the 3D extrude depth - simply click and drag on the image
Unlimited undo makes experimentation easy
Real-time 3D positioning around three axes by simply dragging the image on screen
Areas of text can be selected, and different attributes such asbevel, color, fonts, textures, animation and text settings applied
The Style Picker allows you to easily grab any or all of the settings of one image and apply them to another
A total of 27 different bevel types with adjustable bevel size
Interactive, easy-to-use lighting controls (three adjustable light arrows which can be dragged on-screen)
Flexible interactive controls over the color and/or texture of every part of the image, and the background
A total of 37 textures are included in the download, and there are400+ on the CD-ROM you receive when you purchase. You can also importyour own GIF or PNG files
Textures can be scaled, rotated and colored
Images can be displayed with front and back faces, or can be made hollow
Images can be matt or shiny
Images can have a soft-edged shadow and an intuitive interface allowsyou to easily alter the shadow blur, transparency and color
Real-time solid shading with optional error-diffusion dithering for top quality results.

Animation
Images can be animated in many different ways (see examples), such asRotate, Fade, Pulsate, Step, Fade and Swing, using a simple interface -see screenshot
The Animation Picker lets you easily copy the animation settings of one image to another - see screenshot
Apply different animations to individual characters or sections of text
Step-through multi-page animations of different images
The number of frames in a sequence, the rotation direction, thespeed, pause and number of loops can all be selected through simplecontrols
An animation time line allows you to step through each frame, pause and export a single frame
Lights and text can be rotated separately
Great for creating animated buttons.

Exporting your results
Outputs JPEG, GIF, BMP, PNG (including full PNG alpha channel), ICO(icon), CUR (cursor), animated GIF, AVI and SWF (vector and bitmap)
Any 3D animation can also be exported as a screensaver
Optional background transparency
Color reduction and palette-optimization for maximum quality with thesmallest file size, ideal for web pages and presentations - seescreenshot
Complete control over the image size, including a handy Fit To Width feature (with pixel size shown on screen).

Limitations:

This software has a 15 days trial period
The textures and fonts cannot be redistributed, sold or published in any form, commercial or otherwise.
Some fonts are provided by third parties who retain the copyright. Inall cases copyright is reserved by Xara or its licensors and isprotected by international copyright law.
You may not use the images for any purpose which is prohibited by law.