screenhack For Linux

screenhack is a 3-D animation system designed to work with RenderMan-compatible renderers. It focuses on procedural creation and animation of natural objects (waves, trees etc) but can also animate imported objects.

Here are some key features of "screenhack":

� User interface

� Conventional four-view workspace � WYSIWIG Camera view, with fully interactive camera positioning � Context-sensitive help � Models can be represented by different levels-of-detail to maintain interactivity during playback and editing � Elements can be placed in, and rendered out, in layers � Ghosting and path display of animated objects, to help visualize motion � Integrated render preview

� Animation

� Hierarchical animation � Key frames, expressions and data files can be used for animating � Channel editor � Dope sheet editor � Versatile playback control � Reference images/video can be loaded into the Camera view to aid final compositing. � Channel modifiers (noise etc.)

� Built-in animation objects

� Standard Renderman lights plus area lights � Particle system with point, area and volume sources, collisions, and forces

� Plugin animation objects

� 3D extruded text with bevels from any Truetype font � Trees (in progress) � Terrain generated from a height map, such as generated by geomorph (in progress) � Water waves (in progress)

� Renderer support

� Plugin interface supports Aqsis, BMRT, 3Delight and Pixie � Interface to renderer-specific features, including automatic multi-pass rendering to support shadow maps etc.

What's New in This Release:

� First release. Enjoy!