Infini-D is a discontinued

3D computer graphics 3D computer graphics, sometimes called Computer-generated imagery, CGI, 3D-CGI or three-dimensional Computer-generated imagery, computer graphics, are graphics that use a three-dimensional representation of geometric data (often Cartesian coor ...

program developed by

Specular International MetaCreations was a computer software company that was best known for its graphics editor, graphics applications, notably Carrara (software), Ray Dream Studio/Infini D, Corel Painter, Fractal Design Painter, Bryce (software), Bryce, and Kai's Po ...

. It was continued up to version 4.5 by MetaCreations when Specular merged with it. It combined with Ray Dream Studio to create

Carrara Carrara ( ; ; , ) is a town and ''comune'' in Tuscany, in central Italy, of the province of Massa and Carrara, and notable for the white or blue-grey Carrara marble, marble quarried there. It is on the Carrione River, some Boxing the compass, ...

. Soon after, Metacreations divested itself of all products other than MetaStream, including selling Carrara to Eovia. It was sold to the current developer, DAZ, upon Eovia's breaking up. Infini-D is a diverse package, useful for creating print, web, and video media. It spawned LogoMotion, a basic 3D application like Adobe Dimensions aimed at print and multimedia users. It has a friendly interface, and the ability to queue and distribute render jobs to a render farm, freeing the artist's computer for other tasks. Distributed Rendering was initially handled through a separate program, BackBurner, but it was incorporated into Infini-D 4. Infini-D was especially popular in the Macintosh market.

Awards

* Macworld 1996 World Class Award, “Best 3D Modeler/Renderer” * New Media 1996 Hyper Award, “Best 3D Software Under $1000” * Presentations Magazine 1996 Presenter's Choice Award, “Best Animation Software” * MacUser 1995 Editor's Choice Award, “Best New 3D Application” * Macworld 1994 World Class Award, “Best 3D Product” * Macworld 1994 Editor's Choice Award

References

External Links/Sources

Specular Infini-D 3.5 product description on the Wayback Machine (1997)
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