Traditional 3D programs are notoriously difficult to use and understand. Not
so Xara3D. Unlike much modern 'bloatware' that offers more
features than are ever likely to be used, and take an age to learn and
understand, Xara3D has been created to perform one job, and performs that job
with style, speed, and slick simplicity.
Xara3D is solely designed to create the highest quality 3D text and graphics, such as
logos, titles, headings and buttons. It's the perfect way to add impact to your web pages,
mailshots and presentations (all images are fully anti-aliased for that smooth, professional
quality). Xara3D can also create awesome 3D animations in seconds - GIFs, AVIs and simple Flash
movie sequences - and you can even enhance your desktop by saving any animation as a screensaver!
Text headings can use any TrueType font. Nine fonts are included in the trial download and there are 60 on the CD. Simply select the font from the drop down menu and type away, you’ll create your first heading in seconds!
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Full text control, including alignment, sub- & superscript, line spacing, tracking and kerning values for individual characters or over whole selections
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Instant access to full character sets from within the text dialog - see screenshot
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Create non-text headings by importing 2D graphics as Windows metafiles (WMF and EMF) or CorelXARA/Webster files (XAR and WEB) and extruding the outlines - see examples - the Webster drawing package is included free with Xara3D!
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An automatic design-making tool instantly converts any text heading into a button, board or board with holes see screenshot - see examples
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Full anti-aliasing for the best possible on-screen display quality.
Editing and Applying Special Effects
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Interactive control over the 3D extrude depth - simply click and drag on the image
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Unlimited undo makes experimentation easy
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Real-time 3D positioning around three axes by simply dragging the image on screen
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Areas of text can be selected, and different attributes such as bevel, color, fonts, textures, animation and text settings applied
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The Style Picker allows you to easily grab any or all of the settings of one image and apply them to another - see screenshot
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A total of 27 different bevel types with adjustable bevel size - see screenshot
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Interactive, easy-to-use lighting controls (three adjustable light arrows which can be dragged on-screen) - see screenshot
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Flexible interactive controls over the color and/or texture of every part of the image, and the background
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A total of 37 textures are included in the download, and there are 400+ on the CD-ROM you receive when you purchase. You can also import your own GIF or PNG files
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Textures can be scaled, rotated and colored
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Images can be displayed with front and back faces, or can be made hollow
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Images can be matt or shiny
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Images can have a soft-edged shadow and an intuitive interface allows you to easily alter the shadow blur, transparency and color - see screenshot
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Real-time solid shading with optional error-diffusion dithering for top quality results.
Animation
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Images can be animated in many different ways (see examples), such as Rotate, Fade, Pulsate, Step, Fade and Swing, using a simple interface - see screenshot
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The Animation Picker lets you easily copy the animation settings of one image to another - see screenshot
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Apply different animations to individual characters or sections of text
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Step-through multi-page animations of different images
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The number of frames in a sequence, the rotation direction, the speed, pause and number of loops can all be selected through simple controls
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An animation time line allows you to step through each frame, pause and export a single frame
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Lights and text can be rotated separately
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Great for creating animated buttons.
Exporting your results
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Outputs JPEG, GIF, BMP, PNG (including full PNG alpha channel), ICO (icon), CUR (cursor), animated GIF, AVI and SWF (vector and bitmap)
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Any 3D animation can also be exported as a screensaver
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Optional background transparency
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Color reduction and palette-optimization for maximum quality with the smallest file size, ideal for web pages and presentations - see screenshot
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Complete control over the image size, including a handy Fit To Width feature (with pixel size shown on screen).
When you purchase Xara3D, you will be sent a CD-ROM packed with extras.
