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| 3Dconnexion Supports Leading Digital Content Creation Applications LOS GATOS, California - November 12, 2003 - 3Dconnexion®, a Logitech® (SWX:LOGN) (NASDAQ:LOGI) company, and the leading developer of 3D motion controllers announced today that its award winning line of motion controllers now support leading digital content creation (DCC) applications. Support was announced for Adobe Photoshop, Discreet's 3ds max™, Alias' Maya®, Kaydara's MOTIONBUILDER™ and MAXON's CINEMA 4D™ and BodyPaint 3D™. Game Developers and Film/TV Animation artists using these applications can now take advantage of the benefits of a 3Dconnexion motion controller. In a related announcement, 3Dconnexion explained how its motion controllers bring the benefits of Two Handed Power™ to modeling and animation tasks. One hand on the motion controller takes over many of the necessary scene or camera viewing movements while simultaneously the other hand on the mouse creates, edits or selects models or objects. Artists engaged in intense creation projects can now finish faster and with significantly greater comfort. Representatives from the leading DCC software vendors are enthusiastic about the benefits of Two Handed Power™ for their customers. "Game developers and visual effects artists are always looking for ways to improve how they interact with powerful 3D animation tools like 3ds max software from Discreet," said Chris Ford, Director of Product Management, 3D Animation at Discreet. "The unique capabilities of creating with the mouse in one hand and navigating with a motion controller in the other hand will give the artists a new freedom to create more exciting visual content." "A 3Dconnexion motion controller is a natural and intuitive way to navigate through your Maya scenes," said Doug Law, Application Engineer Manager, Alias. "We are excited that artists will now be able to take advantage of the entire line up of 3Dconnexion's products within Maya." "We highly recommend all CINEMA 4D or BodyPaint 3D animators use a 3Dconnexion motion controller for an immediate boost in productivity," said Paul Babb, CEO of MAXON USA. "Being able to pan, zoom and rotate the scene with a motion controller, while even simultaneously painting or drawing on a model with a mouse or tablet is a unique capability that's only possible with the combination of 3Dconnexion devices and MAXON software." "A 3Dconnexion motion controller is an indispensable tool for animators and artists using Kaydara's MOTIONBUILDER," says Jean-Jacques Hermans, vice-president of marketing and business development for Kaydara. "The ability to pan, zoom and rotate with a motion controller and simultaneously use the mouse to create, draw or edit will enable animators to work more efficiently and comfortably leveraging all the power of MOTIONBUILDER." 3Dconnexion also announced support for Adobe's Photoshop®, a key tool used by most content creation artists in conjunction with the above animation applications. Support is available for version 7 as well as the newly introduced Photoshop CS. Additionally, 3Dconnexion indicated that it is working on support for other key applications in the content creation space. About 3Dconnexion 3Dconnexion, a Logitech Company (SWX:LOGN) (NASDAQ:LOGI), is the leading provider of 3D input devices that enhance the user interface for professional 3D applications in markets such as product design (CAD/CAM/CAE), modeling and animation (digital content creation). More than 350,000 designers, animators, and artists use 3Dconnexion's award-winning line of motion controllers, including SpacePilot ™, SpaceBall®, SpaceMouse® and SpaceTraveler™. 3Dconnexion is headquartered in Silicon Valley, California, with offices in Boston, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles, London, Milan, Munich, Paris, Shanghai, Tokyo, and Wroclaw. For more information, visit http://www.3Dconnexion.com © 2005 3Dconnexion. All rights reserved. 3Dconnexion, the 3Dconnexion logo, and other 3Dconnexion marks are owned by 3Dconnexion and may be registered. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners |
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