Adobe has released a new version of its 2D and 3D composition tool Dimension. In addition to the possibility to import materials from Allegorithmics Substance Designer, also cloud-rendering has been added.
Generating 3D content takes a lot of processing power, especially when it comes to end products that require high resolution. Most computers and laptops today have enough power to render these 3D images, but the process requires a lot from a system and there is a chance that the system will eventually get stuck.
Cloud-rendering now offers a solution for this, although it is not cheap. After all, Adobe has to pay for the processing power in the cloud. Since Dimension is part of Creative Cloud (CC), all CC users are provided with fifteen free render credits. Each render costs between one and three credits, depending on the quality of the image. During the beta period, it is not possible to buy additional credits. According to Techcrunch, Adobe wants to continue to provide its users with a number of free credits after the beta period. It is not yet clear how many of these will be, or how a possible subscription structure will be shaped.
During the beta period, image sizes are limited to 2,000 × 2,000 pixels. Adobe will remove noise from the images for free.
Substance Designer
Last January, Adobe acquired Allegorithmic, developer of Substance Designer. This software is used to create textures and materials for videographers, artists and designers of visual effects. The fact that support for Substance’s native file format is now being added to Dimension comes as no surprise. It is easy to adapt materials to the specific scene in which they are found, as they are based on manipulable parameters.
In addition, the new version of Dimension also includes a number of other new features and improvements. For example, hi-res images on top of 3D models have been improved. Think of a logo that is placed on a 3D can. Something that in previous versions gave a somewhat grainy image, but which is no longer the case due to a higher resolution.
In addition, Dimension now also offers support for CC Libraries, Adobe’s service for sharing assets in its Creative Cloud tools. This in turn ensures that images, as edited in Photoshop, are also immediately available in Dimension. All novelties in Adobe Dimension, can be found in this blogpost.
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