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This is a
typical designer's task: create an image of a product box, book,
manual, DVD, CD (etc.) for a web site, electronic presentation or a paper
publication. In the past, this was done by photographers. It's a
long and expensive process. Photographic images aren't perfect, have
resolution limitations and you can hardly edit them. Today, designers
normally use 3D-rendering software. Synthetic images are perfectly clean. You
can use various visual effects and transparent backgrounds to smoothly
embed your graphics into existing designs. Additionally, you don't
have to set up another photo session if you need to change something in
your images. There's still a downside, though. You need to own an
expensive 3-rendering package and you need to be familiar with it. It
takes time to create even a simple model. Your best option is to use
a specialized 3-rendering application that does not require advanced
knowledge in 3D design and allows you to create a professional graphic in
minutes. Unfortunately, most of the available programs of this
kind are rather limited. They render a simple texturized parallelepiped.
They use the 3D-rendering features of your video card that are normally
intended for games and not for professional designs. Cover Commander
from Insofta uses software rendering for maximum quality and does
not require any specific 3D acceleration hardware. The program
includes a wizard that allows you to create an image in a few quick steps.
The process of creating an image is highly customizable yet contains a set
of presets for each step for fast and effortless customization. You
start with a basic scene template: a box model, a box with a CD,
book, manual, DVD-box, a 3D-screenshot, etc. The other wizard steps allow
you to select images that you wish to put onto the 3D objects, set up
light sources, shadows and reflections. The resulting image can be
exported into a range of graphic formats, including PNG with alpha-channel
System
Requirements:
The 3D
boxshot creator
screenshot:

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