19 November 2001

Blender Publisher completes 3D picture on all O/Ss
Not a Number (NaN), creator of Blender 3D content creation software, has
today announced the release of Blender Publisher. Responding fast to the
needs of its global, cross-platform user base – now standing at over 250,000
- this addition to the Blender suite allows professional users to distribute
and market stand-alone, multi-platform 3D content to the web, CD-ROM and
other media.

This release coincides with the launch of the company’s new website,
www.blender3d.com, where designers can view and download Blender software,
quickly learn how to create and publish 3D content, share their designs with
others and join the expanding Blender community.

Blender Publisher offers a versatile approach to real-time and interactive 3D
publishing. In line with NaN ’s continual support of Open GL, Publisher
offers flexible licensing to encourage the publication of cross platform 3D
content. This means that individuals or companies of any size can reap the
benefits of Blender Publisher whether they are Windows, Linux, Irix, Sun
Solaris or FreeBSD users, with a Mac version available in December. The
package can be used to produce stand-alone 3D presentations, as well as
locked, optimised and compressed 3D material for internet playback. To see it
in action, visit www.blender3d.com/3DInAction/gallery_plugin.php

Ton Roosendaal, Creative and Technical Director of NaN, is enthusiastic about
the release of Publisher. "Up until now, Blender has been freely available
for anyone to have a go at creating their own 3D designs, and we are adamant
that this will continue. But with the addition of Publisher, our professional
users will now be able to transform their designs into marketable products
with real business benefits and outstanding creativity."

Blender Publisher is a fully integrated creation suite for linear and
interactive modelling and animation, which can also import files from other
3D applications and publish them on the web. Interactive integration is also
possible with presentation packages such as PowerPoint, Director and
Microsoft Word. Available from as little as $295 and simple to use, Blender
Publisher completes the 3D picture for those users that want a new level of
design at their fingertips – at a fraction of the cost.

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Editor’s notes
NaN Technologies BV (Not a Number), creator of the powerful Blender 3D
content creation and replay software (Blender Creator, Blender Publisher and
Blender 3D Plug-in), is a technology company establishing new standards in
real-time 3D content and delivery. NaN’s technology encompasses creation,
playback and delivery of real-time 3D for use across all networks and devices.

Ton Roosendaal, Creative & Technical Director, founded NaN in June of 1998 to
further develop and exploit Blender software and its underlying technologies.
Headquartered in Amsterdam, with offices in Eindhoven, NaN currently employs
30 people.

Blender was originally devised as an in-house development tool, allowing for
the creation of graphics as well as commercial quality 3D animations.
As a functional and professional design suite, Blender offers the same
highend tools as other existing programs, at a fraction of the cost, compared
to the thousands of pounds that traditionally need to be invested to use
these programs.



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