This video introduces Anima 6, the latest version of Chaos's animation software, highlighting its new features and improvements for creating realistic animated characters and traffic simulations.
Key Features and Highlights:
Realistic Character Animation: Anima utilizes high-precision scans of real actors to generate lifelike animated characters. It offers intuitive controls and real-time feedback, simplifying the process of adding these characters to scenes. The characters are designed to navigate environments naturally, avoiding obstacles and interacting realistically. Anima provides a library of over 4,000 customizable characters that are render-ready for seamless integration with various rendering engines.
Cross-Platform Integration: Anima integrates with popular 3D software like 3ds Max, Cinema 4D, and Unreal Engine, ensuring a consistent user experience across different platforms.
Enhanced Storytelling: The software aims to enhance storytelling in architectural visualizations by adding motion, scale, and context.
What's New in Anima 6:
Branding and Licensing: Anima 6 features a refreshed logo aligning with the Chaos brand and introduces network licenses, allowing teams to share access.
Smart Traffic Simulation: A significant new feature is the introduction of tools for simulating realistic urban traffic. This system generates vehicle routes that adhere to international traffic regulations and coordinates interactions between vehicles and pedestrians. A growing library of animated vehicles with customizable appearances is also included.
Improved User Interface and Performance: The software boasts an efficient new user interface and a next-generation graphics engine. These improvements lead to faster performance, smoother playback, and better rendering, especially in complex scenes.
Feature Demonstration: The video includes a demonstration of the new traffic simulator, showcasing its setup and use. It also highlights the user-friendly interface, improved performance, and how to adjust vehicle and pedestrian paths, add traffic lights, and customize vehicle colors. The demonstration also illustrates Anima's adaptability to terrain changes like hills and stairs.
Additional Information:
A free trial of Anima is available on the Chaos website.
Learning resources and support are provided to help new users.
