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- LEXICOR SOFTWARE CORPORATION
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- 1726 Franzisko Street
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- CA 94703, Berkley
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- Tel: (510) 848-7621 - Fax: (510) 848-7613
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- This is an official announcement from LEXICOR SOFTWARE CORPORATION
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- Lexicor Software is extremely proud to announce the release of RAYSTART in
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- the U.S.A. It comes, naturally completely in English and is one of the best
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- Raytracers around on the Atari Platform.
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- Check out some of the Raytraced Images of RAYSTART in our Lexicor Graphics
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- Ray tracing allows you to produce near-photorealistic images and animation. The ray tracer
- can accurately model such lighting effects as shadow, reflection and refraction,
- magnification, mirrors, and textured surfaces.
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- It is a lovely addition to our family of Graphics Software. Perfect for use
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- in Presentation, Multimedia, Animation maybe and definately DTP.
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- It has a built in Editor very similar to CAD-3D2 from Antic and is 3D2 file
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- Compatible which means that you can use your Cyber Models (3D2) with it.
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- I will quote Godefroy de Maupeou from the French Magazine ST-Mag. (translated from
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- "Raystart 1.0 is a big surprise. For a price that is usually for small Utilities, it is an
- extremely powerful Raytracer and very easy to use!"
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- Godefroy de Maupeou
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- In the same article he said:
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- "Raystart is extremely fast, judge for yourself. A Sphere in 160x120 mode TIF with the
- raytracing option, a mirror of 100% and one solar light takes 22 Seconds, without
- antialiasing, 57 Seconds with antialiasing set to 1 (Four rays per Point rather than one)."
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- He however failed to mention the testing conditions, as RAYSTART v.1.0 has no Math
- Co-Processor support these times are extremely fast for any raytracer, may it be for a
- TT, Falcon or just a plain ST.
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- So how do I make a 3D Design and Raytrace it?
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- - Load or make an Object
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- - Confirm th Object for Output
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- - Choose a Color for your Object
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- - Choose a Texture
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- - Choose it's attributes (when a ray of light hit's th Object)
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- - Position the light sources
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- - Position the Camera
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- - Select the method of calculation
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- - While an object is raytraced you have the option to interrupt it and continue later on
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- Positioning the Camera can be done using either a Coordinate System just like PHOENIX
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- Parallel, Point, Ambient and Spot light sources
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- Additional options for Interpolation, Mirror, Transparency, Convex, Reflections, Shine,
- Texture, density, antialiasing and more.
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- Functional and Analytical Objects.
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- Intuitive Point and click Graphical User Interface, very easy to use.
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- The Textures Menu have four different types of color deviations (if that is the right
- word): Block, Rings, Spherical and Striped. Each one of these Textures can be
- parametrised with a dozen other features, including the random functions. I won't go into
- detail of each those other functions as they are too specific.
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- Distortion Raster
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- The built in Editor allows you to change or distort a previously defined Object via a
- mathematical funtion which can be user-defined.
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- System Requirements:
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- Any Atari ST, STE, Mega, TT or Falcon.
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- Price: 99,- U$D
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- Availabitlity: GERMAN version Raystart 1.0, NOW
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- ENGLISH version Raystart 1.0, September 1993
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- Does not include Shipping and Tax.
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- Please contact LEXICOR SOFTWARE CORPORATION in Berkley at:
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- 1726 Franzisko Street
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- CA 94703, Berkley
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- U.S.A.
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- Tel: (510) 848-7621
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- Fax: (510) 848-7613
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- Special Introductory Price! 84.90 U$D, completely in English, check out the Demo Program!
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