Wave Issue 0309 3/28/03 Article 3-02

***Digital Anarchy Announces 3D Assistants EZ
(March 25)

Digital Anarchy today announced the availability of 3D Assistants
EZ for Adobe After Effects. Based on the 3D Assistants Pro
package, the EZ version is a collection of six keyframe
assistants that enable users to manipulate, animate and arrange
layers in 3D space. The 3D Assistants EZ includes many of the
functions of the Pro package and offers an affordable way to use
3D within Adobe After Effects.

While many designers are comfortable in 3D space, trying to
position, rotate, then animate layers in 3D space can be
difficult and time consuming for those not proficient. The 3D
Assistants EZ is intended to make many of the complex and more
difficult aspects of working with 3D in After Effects easier to
deal with.

The 3D Assistants EZ are keyframe assistants that are integrated
with core parts of After Effects. Keyframe assistants offer a way
of manipulating the various attributes and properties of layers
within After Effects. Some of the features that the 3D Assistants
adds to After Effects include:

* An interface to allow designers to set up their layers
throughout the 3D world within After Effects.
* Ability to create fly-throughs, walls of images, cubes,
spheres, tunnels, and a variety of other 3D shapes and effects.
* Allows adjustments to arrangements or animations of 3D layers.
* Provides keyframe assistants that arrange and manage layers
within After Effects' 3D space. This means there is no additional
rendering. The After Effects 3D engine is used for the rendering.
* Utilizes the After Effects' 3D camera, which allows any layers
setup with the 3D Assistants EZ to be integrated with AE's 3D
space and any other layers within it.

The program comes with a manual, Quickstart guide, and online
tutorials and projects, to help users get started quickly using
3D Assistants and After Effects.

Regularly priced at US $99, the 3D Assistants EZ are available
now for a limited time for US $89. 3D Assistants EZ are
compatible with After Effects 5.0 and higher, Mac OS 8.6 and
higher (including OS X), and all Windows variants. For more
information, demos, tutorials, and samples, visit the Digital
Anarchy web site.

Digital Anarchy is a privately owned company devoted to creating
software products for broadcast designers in television and film.
These products are intended to solve problems that face
designers, from creating text effects and background elements to
the addition of lighting effects in 2D compositing applications.
The products work in conjunction with a range of products from
companies including Adobe, Discreet, and Apple.

www.digitalanarchy.com