Artlantis Studio for Mac is a program for creating high-quality renderings of images, animations, and high-quality VR panoramas. It provides basic functionality for creating 3D objects and scenes, but is also designed for post-processing and high-quality rendering. It allows you to modify any object, surface, or detail in a 3D scene, adding materials (shaders) by dragging and dropping them onto objects in the catalog. You can also use your own images as materials in the program.
The program allows you to create realistic images, assign and change the optical properties of decorative materials, set the perspective and source of natural and artificial light, create virtual reality scenes, and edit the motion trajectory of animated videos. It also allows you to create QuickTime VR files. QuickTime VR allows you to create interactive presentations for the web, for example. Designers can set the desired display accuracy and resolution, and interactive DOF allows you to achieve the desired focus.
Artlantis Studio allows users to animate objects and communicate directly with ArchiCAD, VectorWorks, SketchUp, AutoCAD, and Arc+. Import functionality supports a wide range of CAD file formats, including DXF, DWG, and 3DS. A simple interface provides access to tools including PostCard file sharing. PostCard technology allows you to create material lists or catalogs from ordinary bitmap images.
Artlantis Studio features:
Radiometry (Radiance)
Display your 3D model taking into account light reflections from surfaces! The updated rendering engine allows you to achieve high-quality displays of your project, taking into account light reflections from walls, floors, ceilings, and other architectural objects. And because preliminary window images are recreated in real time, you'll get a better, more photo-realistic image after the final rendering of your 3D model.
Imitation of the sky
In the new version of Artlantis, all project lighting has undergone a major redesign. Thanks to the introduction of new light sources (Physical Sky, Sun, Moon, and Stars), all visible elements illuminate other objects in the project through global lighting. Furthermore, different types of clouds (Cirrus, Cumulonimbus, and Stratus) will undoubtedly add a touch of realism to the sky's dome, thus adding a touch of authenticity to your projects.
Automatic lighting adjustment
Thanks to new technology for automatic lighting adjustment, Artlantis dynamically adjusts the lighting level of the scene: from the hazy pre-dawn sun to the dusk of the evening sky, depending on whether it is an exterior or interior rendering. This, in turn, improves the quality of images and animations.
Built-in post-image processing
There's no point in using additional software to process incoming photo images—everything you need is already in Artlantis. The new version of the program includes features for manipulating bitmap images—adjusting the brightness, contrast, and color scheme of the final image. You can achieve outstanding stylization effects by adding grain, outlines, or soft surface fills. All changes are instantly displayed in the preview window, and effects can be applied individually or in combination.
Preparing the Shader
The new version of Artlantis features new tools for automated texture creation. From now on, shaders have new properties: specular reflection, glossiness, blur effects, raster overlay settings... all designed to improve texture quality. This feature is primarily intended for experienced users, who can now configure shader libraries independently through the program interface.
Rich set of textures and objects
With an additional 25 CDs of textures and object collections, Artlantis users can quickly get started and create realistic environments by simulating real-life scenes in their virtual worlds. With the release of the new Artlantis version, five more CDs have been released containing the Artlantis family: animated 3D characters, billboard characters, cars, stone, and marble floors. The new shaders and objects will add realism to your scenes, and managing elements is easy with the help of dra technology.