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Some news regarding the next release

December 28th, 2010

It seems that the year is over, while the next version is not yet ready. Here’s why:

The multiple shapes features requires significantly faster rendering to be useful. Both in preview and production Box Shot 3D has to render faster. That was the main goal of the past few months. While improving the speed I’ve come to the changing of the lighting scheme. Personally I like the new lighting more, see the difference below (click for larger images):

The new lighting scheme produces brighter images and better ambient shadows. However, this beauty is not free and requires some additional CPU power, so the the next task I am working on is the speed improvement. This requires a lot of time, so the release is delayed (a bit).

Besides that, the new version brings better edges anti-aliasing (compare the images above), faster background rendering and (finally) the resizable main window. I believe it is worth waiting a bit more

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, All The Best and… stay tuned

P.S.: Sometimes I post short news in twitter, so feel free to follow.

Your Comments:

1.	Paul December 28th, 2010 at 11:56 pm
	It sounds very exciting, as always, and I’m delighted to see the resizeable main window will be added. I’ll be checking in often for more news!
2.	Pieter [+] December 29th, 2010 at 2:17 pm
	That sounds good once again! I thought you did not want to come with a resizable main window? I had to get used to it, but now I like the small screen very well! Do you come up with new shapes too?
3.	Tom [+] December 30th, 2010 at 3:34 am
	Any chance you will be putting out a beta version for us guys to try soon?
4.	Glenboid December 30th, 2010 at 4:42 pm
	Excellent, look great And a Very Merry Christmas and a Very Happy New Year to you And to everyone else for that matter
5.	Sebastien December 31st, 2010 at 2:02 am
	Real nice work on the new light rendering. It’s going to be hard to wait!
6.	Bart Beeckmans January 1st, 2011 at 10:18 pm
	Great! You really know how to make us longing for the next release. Keep up the great work. The new lighting seems a promising improvement.
7.	James Smith January 6th, 2011 at 2:37 am
	Hey Vitaly, this looks really awesome. Well done. I don’t suppose you’ve had any chance to evaluate the shape I mentioned earlier?! I am sure new shapes are not on your priority list with all that work, but I’ve been asking you about the on-the-floor open dust jacket book with visible (adjustable and customisable) flaps. Art Lebedev have really good examples here: http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/izdal/objects-of-desire/ and here: http://img.artlebedev.com/everything/izdal/objects-of-desire/forty-page52.jpg I know you’re under pressure, but do you think there is a chance? The dust jacket template is superb! Sorry for the trouble. James
8.	Vitaly [Box Shot 3D] [+] January 6th, 2011 at 10:17 am
	The next release will hardly bring new shapes, just the rendering features. Perhaps, there will be a beta-version to gather some feedback. As for the book shape, I’ll add it in the near future by enhancing the “Book on the floor” shape. But not in the next release.
9.	Pieter [+] January 7th, 2011 at 4:50 pm
	Hi Vitaly, nice to see how you’re improving your software and try to satisfy the crowd. If you need some beta testers, I want to help you!
10.	Beau January 10th, 2011 at 8:46 pm
	Hi Vitaly, I think BoxShot is great! It’s easy to manipulate existing shapes to output a variety of objects. I use the Image shape to create envelopes, but the flap has to be closed. An Envelope shape with an adjustable flap would be a welcomed. Below are the most common envelope designs I generate. Thanks for your consideration. -Beau #10 Regular Envelopes #10 Square Flap Envelopes #10 Window Envelopes #9 Regular Envelopes #9 Square Flap Envelopes #9 Window Envelopes 6 x 9 Open End Envelopes 6 x 9 Booklet Envelopes 9 x 12 Open End Envelopes 9 x 12 Booklet Envelopes 9 x 12 OE Window Envelopes 10 x 13 Booklet Envelopes 10 x 13 Open End Envelopes A1 Envelopes A2 Envelopes A6 Envelopes A7 Envelopes A9 Envelopes
11.	James Smith January 11th, 2011 at 3:47 pm
	Hi Vitaly Any idea as to the date/month of the new release?
12.	Jacob G January 13th, 2011 at 6:46 pm
	Great stuff. The new rendering engine looks fantastic. Glad to hear multiple models is on the board…
13.	Steve Browm January 14th, 2011 at 3:33 pm
	Hi Vitaly, I’m looking to render a wire binder open to spread pages. Is this possible? I cannot locate any parameters for this. Thanks in advance, Steve
14.	Tiago January 20th, 2011 at 5:19 pm
	Would it be possible to have parameters to control the rounded corners in Books on the next release? Right now there is no control for that on books. Great software, keep up the good work.

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