Mystica description
Mystica - image generator and editor for both 2D and 3D, realtime fly-through

Mystica is a useful and versatile image generator utility that is capable of creating custom images for a variety of projects.

Rather than designing standard still images, the program allows you to produce actual artwork. In addition to basic 2D designs, Mystica features a built-in 3D engine. You can render an image at any size, export it in all major graphics formats, and optionally post it online.

3D images are uniquely interactive, and may be explored in real time by means of helicopter, car, virtual camera, or just by walking. The 3D Viewer allows to take screenshots from all perpectives.

The underlying 3D engine has the power and complexity of modern game engines and can be used for your own products.

Mystica's 2D editor includes six different freely combinable algorithms, each generating its own image style. You can configure the sequence setting for managing the complexity of your scene. An interesting feature is the Chaos function, which allows you to add "chaotic" structures while preserving the image design. Next, the program provides a complete tool for customizing the color scheme, perhaps to match your web site.

There are also sliding scales for mixing linear and exponential colors. Finally, there's a Viewpoint section for navigating through a scene. Multilevel Undo and Snapshot functions as well as editable presets for both image design and coloring guarantee fast explorative results.

A rendering queue takes care of all images that need to be rendered. Rendering is done fully automated in background. Rendered images can then be explored in 3D or furtheron edited, e.g. by applying various effects (filters, 3D lighting, layering, coloring etc).

Both the effect and 3D section are also available for images of other sources.

Image files may be exported as a bitmap graphic for use in other applications. This shareware version is fully functional, but places a watermark on all output. The integrated 3D part is pure fun - a worthwile break for your mind.

Here are some key features of "Mystica":

· generates unique images with a few mouse clicks
· adds special effects to images (e.g. 3D lighting)
· lets you fly, drive, or walk through your image in 3D
· creates movies from two image definitions and allows to save them in any compressed video format
· exports images in all major graphics formats
· HTML gallery generator for images and movies included.


Limitations:

· Nag screen