Released on = January 14, 2007, 11:39 pm

Press Release Author = VizUp Technology

Industry = Software

Press Release Summary = VizUp Reducer is an ad hoc polygon reduction system.

Press Release Body = Compressed 3D Models Still Look Great with VizUp 2!

VizUp Technology unveils a new polygon reduction system that enables anyone to
reduce the number of polygons in a complex 3D model up to 90% without much effect on
its visual quality

VANCOUVER, Canada. - January 8, 2007: VizUp Technology today announces the
unveiling of VizUp 2.2.7, a new product family, which embraces Standard,
Professional and Enterprise edition. VizUp Reducer is an ad-hoc polygon reduction
system that enables you to reduce the number of polygons in a complex 3D model while
retaining the quality and appearance of the original. The end result of the
reduction is a 3D model with a well-balanced level of details and size, which is
perfect for the use in virtual reality and real-time visualization systems. The
process of reduction is extremely simple and doesn't require any advanced knowledge.
VizUp Reducer automatically picks all necessary parameters without any manual
interference on your side.

VizUp Reducer has a refreshingly uncomplicated user interface, which consists of the
3D viewer in the center and a toolbar with all commands and options ready at hand.
Once you loaded a model, you can compress it with a single click on the Reduce
button on the toolbar. VizUp Reducer performs the compression automatically. The
best thing in it is that a model is compressed for all possible ratios at once. This
means you can see the effect of any compression level instantly without having to
restart polygon reduction each time for 10%, 20%, 30%, and other ratios. Another
good thing about VizUp is its unique ability to retain the original look of a model.
VizUp Reducer doesn't change the coordinates of the vertices and it results in
minimal distortions during texture mapping even at high compression ratios. You can
examine the result of reduction in 3D from different perspectives and in different
visualization modes. This includes displaying a model as a set of textures, a set of
smooth surfaces colored according to the material properties, as an object
consisting of flat polygons, as a wireframe, or as a set of vertices.

Version 2 of VizUp Reducer builds on the success of the previous release that saw a
high customer adoption in 2005 and received favorable comments and recommendations
from customers like the one that belongs to Stuart Williams from Virtuality. "I have
tried out several commercial polygon reduction tools in the past, and this is easily
as good or better than them. It's extremely simple to use and the polygon reduction
is great. Very useful for simplifying models made with nurbs or metaballs. It
reduced a high-poly vrml model from 617kb to 115kb with practically no difference in
appearance. I had to check the wireframe view to be sure of what I was seeing."

What\'s New in Version 2.2.7 ?
Improved support of Wavefront .OBJ format import/export.
Wavefront OBJ file format is open and has been adopted by other 3D graphics
application vendors and can be imported/exported from e-Frontier\'s Poser, Autodesk\'s
Maya, Blender, Misfit Model 3D and 3D Studio Max, Hexagon, Newtek Lightwave, etc.

Pricing and Availability
VizUp Reducer 2.2.7 runs under Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003. The product is
distributed as a Standard edition with Fast reduction, USD $299. This edition can be
securely purchased via VizUp's online store at
http://www.vizup.com/store/index.html. Registered customers are entitled to updates
with discounts and technical support. Additional information on VizUp, as well as
its evaluation version with a disabled Save option is available from
http://www.vizup.com.

About VizUp Technology

Web Site = http://www.vizup.com/standard/

Contact Details = Address: 302-4464 West 10th Ave, Vancouver
Canada

Phone Number: 604-339-9217
Email: info@vizup.com