New version of Octopz announced
Click on the image above to watch a video overview of the new Octopz features.
Lots of news about Octopz to share today, so lets get right to it. The official new release announcing the next major version of Octopz went out earlier today. Here are the highlights:
- Industry-leading support for fully interactive 3D content, available now
- Access to external web services, including Flickr, Yahoo! Maps, available now, and shortly, Floorplanner
- Real-time co-creation with the built-in text editor, available now
- A new Day Pass pricing option as a convenient alternative to monthly subscriptions, available late May, 2008
A second news release provides more details on support for interactive 3D in Octopz. The highlight are:
- Anyone working in a 3D application, such as Autodesk’s Maya and 3ds Max, and Softimage’s XSI can upload their 3D content directly into an Octopz Meeting Room
- Fully textured 3D objects can be imported, shared, manipulated and marked up in Octopz just as easily as any other document
- Additional capabilities will be added in the coming months, including advanced lighting and shading control, character animation, texture swapping, scene editing, and support for Google SketchUp models
- Interactive 3D support is provided by combining Papervision3D with the proprietary Octopz code base
A third news release details the integration of Flickr and Yahoo! Maps into Octopz. Highlights:
- Access Yahoo! Maps and Flickr (either an individual photo collection or the entire Flickr library) from within Octopz
- Upload the desired images and map information directly to an Octopz meeting room
- View and markup the images and maps in real time or asynchronously
- Archive all work — including all markups and notes — in a highly secure environment
To see Octopz in action, including the new features, sign up for a free trial online.
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