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Genetica 2.5 Pro
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Genetica 2.5 Pro
Seamless texture creator / editor
Requirements:
N/A
Pros:
- High quality, seamless textures
- Node-based editing makes possibilities almost infinite
- Weather Lab and Layer Lab are incredibly cool
- Render textures at any resolution you wish
- Easy and fun to work with
Cons:
- Pro version a little pricey for the hobbyist, but pro features may not be needed by everyone
Price: Pro version (reviewed) is $399.00 / Standard is $129
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Introduction
What's the most important aspect to any 3D rendered object? You might be tempted to say that it's the quality of the model, but you'd be wrong. In fact, defects in a model are easily overlooked if the quality of the texture applied to the model is high-quality. There's no question that the most important aspect to any 3D model is the texture applied to it.
There are generally two different types of textures for 3D models; procedural and bitmapped. Procedural textures are mathematically rendered and look identical regardless of resolution. Bitmapped textures, on the other hand, are created at a specific resolution. They look great if rendered at their native resolution, but if you scale them, they begin to look blurry (if scaled down) or pixilated. So why would you want to use bitmapped textures? Because they often look much more realistic than procedural textures, especially when the texture is complex.
Genetica 2.5 Pro is the perfect solution to great textures. It allows you to easily create complex textures using both procedural techniques and bitmap images. You can then render the resulting texture at any resolution needed. The result is high quality bitmapped textures that look great.
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