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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
New software offers powerful workflow management infrastructure for San Jose, Calif. - March 21, 2002 - MultiGen-Paradigm, Inc., the leading provider of realtime 3D software solutions, announced today that its new tool for processing and managing data for the creation of complex visual simulation databases, Creator Terrain Studio™, is now available and shipping to customers. Creator Terrain Studio, MultiGen-Paradigm's next generation terrain authoring product, delivers a unique set of 3D scene creation, workflow management and geometry/texture creation tools focused on large-area realtime 3D terrain database development. This application is a significant addition to MultiGen-Paradigm's product portfolio because it captures the workflow process and catalogs meta-data about datasets based on MultiGen-Paradigm's MetaFlightÔ schema to facilitate shorter development and production cycles and enable the reuse of data. Creator Terrain Studio delivers a new set of tools that will enhance the current availability in the MultiGen Creator product line. These include terrain tools to ensure proper level of detail structure and to eliminate visual anomalies; image tools that leverage high-resolution imagery insets for terrain draping; and culture projection tools that offer 11 different methods to convert 2D vector data to 3D cultural features. In addition, Creator Terrain Studio publishes 3D scenes in MultiGen-Paradigm's MetaFlight schema that facilitates the implementation and realtime awareness of the structure and hierarchy of databases for paging efficiency. "I was very pleased with the performance of the Creator Terrain Studio, with both the demonstration datasets and my own project data. It was easy to set up the projects and combine multiple data sources," said Thom DeCarlo, senior software engineer, vis-sim, NASA - Langley Research Center - Aviation Safety Program. "Creator Terrain Studio handled data of varying resolution and map projection without flinching. Being able to stop and restart the processing, as well as inserting new data into the process structure is a great benefit. I look forward to carrying this modeling method forward into Vega Prime with the MetaFlight application configuration architecture." "Creator Terrain Studio can process large amounts of data, reuse that data and capture the workflow process for later reuse," said Jon Zucker, Creator Terrain Studio product manager for MultiGen-Paradigm. "These capabilities will save time, increase predictability and change the way people create large-scale terrain databases. Additionally, Creator Terrain Studio's ability to export the MetaFlight schema will allow our customers to more efficiently transmit their 3D scene content to their runtime application, significantly decreasing load times while easing configuration management procedures." Late last year, MultiGen-Paradigm announced that it was responding to growing customer and industry expectations for improved reusability, predictability, scalability and extensibility. The company launched a plan to reinvent its approach to anticipating and fulfilling users' needs by revolutionizing its product offering to provide its customers with the most comprehensive set of database and runtime tools with greater versatility and performance. Creator Terrain Studio represents the first of several new products to be released by MultiGen-Paradigm to meet the changing demands of the visual simulation marketplace. Pricing and Availability About MultiGen-Paradigm All trademarks, trade names, service marks and logos referenced herein belong to their respective companies For more information, press only:
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