Natural Earth Coloring
For truly realistic rendition of maps scenery, the Natural Earth option
provides terrain coloring derived from NASA’s 1Km satellite mosaic of the
whole world. The Natural Earth option adds beautiful and striking realism
to your maps, from lush tropical rainforest to parched desert.
You can combine Natural Earth coloring with any graphic map feature to generate
your unique mix of realism and informative detail.
3D Export option
World Maps also lets you create and export fully textured genuine 3D relief
models with the 3D Export option. The obj files produced can be used in
your favorite 3D modeling package, such as Maya®, 3D Studio Max® and many
more. Alternatively, you can generate vrml files for your web based content
creation.
3D Animator option
Full 3D animation is available as an option within Curious World Maps, without
the need for any external 3D animation package. Curious 3D Animator's highly
intuitive navigation tools make the production of truly spectacular animated
fly-throughs a breeze - quick, easy and effortless. Rendering of animations
to Quicktime movies, image sequences or directly to video is extremely fast
- taking advantage of new generation 3D graphics cards with full screen
anti-aliasing. Animations can be ready for use in seconds.
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World Maps 3D Animator gives you total control over the resolution of
both the model mesh and the texture. You can customize the style of the
map completely, and World Maps automatically uses the highest detailed
relief data available to construct the model. You can add lighting, fog
and a selection of skies to give your animation added realism.
With 3D Animator, you can also add optional high-resolution satellite
imagery to create the ultimate in detailed realism. World Maps automatically
registers the correct area of the satellite image to the relief model,
allowing instant creation of stunning fly-throughs. Satellite imagery
is now available from Curious Software for all of North America, Europe,
the Mid-East, Japan, Australia and many other locations around the world.
Convert and Convert & Combine Options
If you have some of your own satellite data and you want to use it with
World Maps, you can ensure that it integrates fully with World Maps’ functionality
by converting the data with these optional utilities. The Convert option
formats your imagery as Curious Multi-Resolution (CMR) files, allowing
them to be used in Curious World Maps in an interactive and memory efficient
manner. With the Convert & Combine option, you can combine several geo-referenced
satellite images into a single CMR file to make a single large image suited
to large-scale views and spectacular animation effects. Convert & Combine
also includes tools for image manipulation and color correction to correct
variations between the source images.
Paint and Effects
gFx is Curious Software’s paint and effects option for Curious World Maps.
Integrated seamlessly within World Maps, the gFx option gives you a broadcast-ready
multi-layered paint, rotoscoping, animation and compositing system that
brings powerful time-saving features and automation to your desktop. With
gFx you can complement your map-making with the capabilities of a full
broadcast graphics facility, creating and animating backgrounds, symbols,
overlays, cutouts, color-correcting your imagery, adding filters and more.
Imagery on Demand
At the touch of a button, you can instantly browse, download and incorporate
high-resolution satellite imagery from around the world into Curious World
Maps. This option has been developed in partnership with GlobeXplorer
the leading provider of satellite images and aerial photography via the
Internet; and is ideal for sourcing on-the-spot satellite images to create
maps to complement fast-breaking news stories.
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