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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 98
- Date added: March 16, 2006
- Total Downloads: 236,069
- Downloads last week: 803
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 120 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
If you've ever thought about making professional-quality animations but decided not to because of the cost of the software, your excuse just got up and walked out the door. Blender is a free, open-source 3D rendering program that puts the power of the medium back into the hands of the artist.
Blender features a laundry list of animation essentials that can be broken down into categories: Interface, Modeling, Rigging, Rendering, Animation, UV Unwrapping, Shading, Physics and Particles, Imaging and Compositing, and Real Time 3D/Game Creation. The interface, though loaded with complicated tools, is remarkable for neither obscuring nor interfering with the image being worked on. A brief sampling of tools and functions includes 3D paint for vertex weighing, polygon meshes, 2D and 3D procedural brushes, edge rendering, textures, collision simulation, and support for around two dozen 2D and 3D file formats. Extras can be added with Python scripting, and since it's open source, many scripts can be easily found for download in the user forums.
Blender is not for the faint of heart. Learning to use it is time-consuming and best done by following the detailed tutorials available on the Blender Web site. There is also an extensive online Blender community, making familiarization with the app less painful--if not pain-free. However, none of these detracts from the overall experience or usefulness of the program, and we strongly recommend it for advanced users.
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From Blender :Blender is the open source software for 3D modeling, animation, rendering, post-production, interactive creation and playback. Available for all major operating systems under the GNU General Public License.
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User reviews of Blender 2.41
- Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 120 votes
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4 out of 6 people found this review helpful
Version: Blender 2.41
Pros: this is by far the best 3d rendering ive ever used better then most $100.00 programs
Cons: not as easy to learn as most would like
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4 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Version: Blender 2.41
"With this software you can make cartoons 3d model save them as mpeg jpeg etc"
Pros: Everything is good about it. It has so many functions. If you visit the website and read the tutorials you will be able to make animation that you be seeing on tv, and be able to make 3d model. The best part is that you can save them as mpeg and more.
Cons: Too many function. It needed to be a little like google sketech up but to be able to save them in various format makes this the best software.
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Version: Blender 2.41
Pros: For someone who has a fair amount of computing knowledge and the time to conquer the learning curve for Blender, it's a godsend. Able to render any material in almost any shape, I fell in love with its capabilities as an image rendering program as well as an application with great potential in the amateur game creation industry.
Cons: Some slight difficulties getting started, and a very complicated interface.
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2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: Blender 2.41
"Fast, easy, and high quality!"
Pros: I was interested in 3d animation, so I tried a free trial version of this $100 dollar software that 'the professionals' use. Then I found blender. With blender you can create a pretty real looking human, or lizard, or flower, or robot in a few weeks maximum! Thousands of texture possibilities, many shapes, and animation is a breeze. Similar to tweens in flash.
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1 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Version: Blender 2.41
Pros: This program is good for animation and rendering. It can be save in various formats.
Cons: Too complicating. You kinda have to know the whole program by heart.
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