The Photorealistic Water Simulation Plug-in Used in Feature FIlms Description
Used in Miramax's movie, The Aviator, Psunami generates precise 3D geometry of an ocean surface, then produces ultra-realistic ray-traced output that looks like real water, from flat pools to raging high seas. Choose from hundreds of editable controls, and even place your camera underwater for the ultimate immersive effect. Psunami has been used in many feature films, television productions and commercials.
Features
- True Reflection Mapping Let your water reflect the sky of your choice
- Displacement Mapping Create compelling custom effects such as whirlpools or wakes
- Atmospheric Effects Add fog, rainbows or haze
- Time-saving Grayscale Mode Grayscale mode allows for speedy setup and preview
- DOF Rendering Depth of field rendering makes it easy to composite additional layers
- Tiling Feature Defining tiled water patterns helps speed rendering while retaining realism
- Rendering Options A range of choices to that suits your time and project
- Water Loops Create seamless looping water effects that animate flawlessly
Highlights
Ultra-realistic output Psunami uses Arete Image Software's RenderWorld ray-tracing engine - the same one used in movies such as Titanic, The Truman Show, Cast Away and Pearl Harbor. With features such as swell controls, air and light optics, wind, displacement mapping, depth of field control, reflection mapping, and tiling, your water effects will fool the experts.
Complete camera control Psunami lets you fly your camera in 3D space above the water, on the water's surface, or even below the water, for the ultimate in realism. Set the field of view to determine how much surface detail is visible.
Easy animation options Need to add an object on the water, such as a boat or a buoy? Psunami makes it easy to composite objects into your water scene. Time stretch features help to create slow-motion scenes, while animating the Wind properties can quickly change the look of your waves.
System Requirements
Our tests have shown that our products perform best when used with the system configurations listed below. Although many of our products will run on older or less-powerful systems, those listed below are the minimum system requirements which we support.
Apple Macintosh - Mac OSX 10.4.11 and later
- Mac Intel
- 1 GB of RAM
- 30 MB of Hard Drive space
PC / Windows - Windows XP SP1 or later
- Windows Vista 32-bit and 64-bit
- Pentium 4 2.4 GHz or faster (or AMD equivalent)
- 1 GB of RAM
- 30 MB of Hard Drive space
Host Applications Red Giant Psunami runs in a variety of host applications. Each purchase and serial number allows the owner to use the product on more than one host application, but only on a single computer at any one time. Except where noted, the features are the same in all systems and host applications.
- Adobe After Effects CS5, CS4, CS3
- Apple Final Cut Pro 7, 6
- Apple Motion 3.02, 4
Please ensure that the host version is compatible with your operating system. Check with application provider for specifics. Formerly Digital Anarchy Psunami Water - More Info.
