MARLIN
STUDIOS PRESS RELEASE
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
COMPANY CONTACT: Etta Hawkes
Phone: 817-860-0596 Fax: 817-265-6636
Email: ehawkes@marlinstudios.com
Web Site: http://www.marlinstudios.com
Marlin Studios Releases Two “People N
Motion” Libraries
Company adds animated
people texture map libraries to its product line
Graphics
studio and publisher Marlin Studios has announced the release
of two “People N Motion" Libraries. The products are the
13th and 14th in a series of highly useable
texture libraries created for use by 2D and 3D graphics artists.
The texture maps can be used in any 3D program that makes use
of animated textures, and can be composited onto backgrounds
in 2D programs. No special software is required beyond the users
particular 2D or 3D program.
People N Motion consists of two libraries which
can be purchased separately or at a bundled discount price.
Each library has a set of sequential animation files that allows
the graphics user to create the illusion of moving people. The
people can walk left and right, and forward and backward. While
depicted standing, the people can be seen conversing with other
people, talking on cell phones, turning book pages, lecturing,
examining objects, and scanning the surrounding area. Arm and
hand gestures, body shifts and lip movements are typical of
the standing animations. The characters can cast shadows, reflect
in shiny surfaces, and appear realistic through a moving virtual
camera.
According
to company president Tom Marlin, People N Motion was published
to satisfy market demands. “Over the years, we’ve had constant
requests for some sort of alpha-mapped people textures to add
to 2D and 3D scenes. Then with the explosion of 3D in the architectural
industry, the demand became even stronger. It seems everyone
wants people in their scenes, and they want them to move like
real people in flybys and walkthroughs. The first full animations
created with People N Motion were remarkable. I thought I was
watching a live video feed as people walked randomly across
my screen.”
The
two libraries are “People N Motion - Business Attire” and “People
N Motion Casual Attire.” Each has two CD-Roms, one for people
walking and one for people standing. There are 77 total photographed
characters included in 69 looping animations on both libraries.
Each library contains 32 animations, with one or more photographed
people in each animation. A bonus set of seven animations is
included with each library. There is even an animated Elvis
impersonator, added as a novelty.
The
people are depicted in two sets of .JPG animation files – image
files and alpha channel transparency files -in large and small
sizes. Typical frame counts range from 100 to 1,000, and file
sizes are in the 350w x 600h range. Correctly proportioned 3D
model files are included for each animation set, presented in
.OBJ, .3DS, .Max and .LWO formats. An IFL (Image File List)
and a “readme” file with animation specifications are also included
for each animation set.
Marlin
Studios "People N Motion" Libraries each sell for
$299 plus s/h, or they can be purchased together at a substantial
savings in a bundled “People Pack” for $499. The libraries can
be ordered online at the Marlin Studios web site below, or by
telephone, secure fax or mail http://www.marlinstudios.com/order/order.htm
Complete
product information is available at:
http://www.marlinstudios.com/products/people/people.htm
Free
sample textures can be downloaded and sample thumbnail images
and artwork created with the textures can be viewed at:
http://www.marlinstudios.com/samples/samppeop.htm
People
N Motion can also be ordered by telephone at 817-860-0596, by
secure fax at 817-265-6636, by mail (see web site), or through
a wide range of resellers located throughout the world.
Marlin
Studios, of Arlington, Texas, is a graphics publisher and studio
founded in 1993 by Company President Tom Marlin. The company
takes pride in using only the most talented and creative artists
from around the world, and specializes in graphics software
development/publishing and high-end graphics art/animation.
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