Pixel Power announces Clarity Version 7 software

Pixel Power have announced the availability of Clarity Version 7 software which offers significant feature enhancements for the Clarity character generator family.
The new real-time 3D capability is available as an option on most Clarity systems. 3D objects and animation sequences are prepared offline using industry standard Autodesk 3DS Max software. Models can contain any level of surface complexity, including transparency, and the final animations are exported to Clarity as RPF image sequences.
Most Clarity objects, including animated text, cell animations, images and clocks, can be added to the surfaces of the 3D animation by using the Clarity Surface Picker. Alternatively, Clarity can "search" and display the best view of a surface allowing users to drag and drop graphic layers directly onto the surface. Graphic layers can be scaled, rotated and positioned within the surface with dynamic, real-time display. The 3D animations then play out in real time with live mapping of dynamic content onto the 3D object surfaces.
Applications include 3D scoreboards, elections, dynamic map displays, interactive television, channel branding and any graphics display which requires the additional impact of real time 3D animation.
Version 7 software also offers 2 1/2 D perspective on foreground objects, including live squeezebacks. Object layers can be rotated on 3 axes with control of perspective and vanishing point. Other new features include timeline based editing and custom keyframe animation moves. All Clarity systems are supplied with the Windows XP Professional operating system and a new user interface simplifies access to the sophisticated feature set.
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