OpenFX for Windows

User Reviews

• Great software that's no longer available

  beebech71173/21/2010

  Pros

  Easy to use, great effects, support for opening 3DS objects, and the last version available now supports hardware rendering, which is faster than the software rendering. I've found it to work with Windows Vista.

  Cons

  No longer available. To make it work with Windows Vista, you have to run it in Windows XP SP2 compatibility mode.

  Summary

  Good to go if you already have a copy; if not, don't even bother.

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• Get the latest version

  Globalempire6/25/2009

  Pros

  Now has particle system and GPU rendering among other improvements.

  Cons

  Interface hasn't changed much over the years.

  Summary

  There is a much more up to date version of this program (version 2.08) available from the Queens university website. Go to Openfx dot co dot uk for a link.

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• Good Software For Newbies

  ccsoft10/14/2008

  Pros

  I recommend this software to anybody who wants to do 3D animations. It is very good software if you just want animation.

  Cons

  I don't think the quality is very good if you want to do really good animations. It won't work if you're trying to copy the 3D done in movies. To get that good to need to spend money.

  Summary

  Nice free software for a person that wants to do quick and easy medium-quality 3D animation. Not for people wanting to do really high quality 3D. Overall, very good software.

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• Globalempire6/20/2007

  Pros

  After a long spell with limited development things are suddenly happening again with Openfx. There have been a couple of version 2 betas and we are told a full version 2 will be out by about September 2007. Latest addition is a particle system which can produce some great effects in just a few clicks of the mouse.

  Cons

  As has been mentioned before, an update to the interface is long overdue.

  Summary

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• Well worth a try

  Paul3d8/22/2006

  Pros

  This is a well established program with a lively new users forum. There are a lot of clever tools in both the modeling and animation modules. A new version is due by the end of September. Openfx has full modeling, animation and rendering capability. The animation presets and postpro effects are great. Easy to use.

  Cons

  Looks slightly old fashioned.

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• It's great.

  Coolprogram3/28/2006

  Pros

  It comes with a designer. It comes with animation. It can easily be created into a movie just by rendering.

  Cons

  A little hard to design.

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• Good alternative to Blender

  Globalempire10/19/2005

  Pros

  This program has been around for many years, was originally a commercial program called Softfx. It does not have the snazzy interface of new programs but there is a lot of power there. In the modelling module you have bezier curves, build from plan, booleans and dozens of other tools. Animators have some really clever presets such as twist, wave and fall which can be used with just a couple of clicks. Good built in raytracer and post image effects such as lens flare, fog, volumetric lighting etc. Powerful program and easy to use.

  Cons

  Not exactly a massive amount of support! There is still some life in the email list but the website is only rarely updated. More info and some tutorials can be found at Queens University Belfast website. (do a bit of searching!)

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• Looks promising

  splunge6/24/2005

  Pros

  Well...its free!

  Cons

  Unable to explore it any depth as it kept self-terminating. Obviously a few bugs to iron out.

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