RealWorld 3D Icon Editor [commercial]

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[url=\"http://www.rw-designer.com/3D_icon_editor.php\"]RealWorld Icon Editor[/url] - version 2006.2

Version 2006.2 was released on February 12th 2007.

This version features improvements on all fronts. The application user interface is both simpler and more streamlined, there are new image filters, drawing tools, Mac OS icon support, batch operations, the ability to parameterize 3D models and more.

The free upgrade period for professional and corporate licenses was extended to 2 years (applied retroactively). Owners of personal licenses can upgrade to latest version for 6 USD. Price of new personal licenses was increased to 29 USD.

RealWorld Icon Editor allows designing icons for Windows Vista and is fully compatible with both 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Windows Vista.

New features

* Polygon drawing tool - draw polygon outlines, filled polygons or polygons filled with alternate color using defined joins style and line width.
* Preview for image filters - filters and transformations can be configured to display preview of the result.
* CMYK JPEGs supported - the application can read JPEG images in CMYK colorspace.
* New and improved image filters - the drop shadow and convolution-based filters are now faster and more user friendly.
* Mac OS icon format support - .icns and .bin icon files are supported.
* Run filter on every component - allows to apply filters for example on every image in an icon at once.
* Simplified image->icon conversion - checkboxes let you quickly choose formats to create.
* Upload icon to online icon library - share your icons with others directly from the application.
* Customize other applications - replace (or add) any icon in any 32-bit or 64-bit Windows executable file.
* Using Adobe Photoshop compatible filters - the editor can run image filters compatible with Adobe Photoshop software.
* New modifiers in 3D editor - 3D grid for grip points and rotation around specified axis.
* Easier material and texture specification - material properties of an 3D object can be specified from a user friendly panel.
* Improved camera controls - new modes for camera control in Rendered Image.
* Multiple snapshots for rendered images - one document can hold multiple snapshots with different parameters.
* Parameterized 3D models - the Unicorn3D module handling parameterization was improved and Rendered Image documents are able to make use of the parameters.
* Batch operations - create icon from image, convert Windows and Mac OS icons, create previews of icons, extract images from icons, or define custom batch operation.
* Faster startup - startup times should decrease considerably on systems with lots of installed programs.
* Context help - context help available in the main window using help menu or toolbar button.
* Plug-in manager - utility able to reset configuration and enable or disable external plug-ins. Create your own plug-ins with RealWolrd SDK.

Evaluation version available
Personal(home) license - $29.00
Professional license - $89.00
Corporate license - $890.00