MindAvenue Launches Web Design Suite: AXELedge V2

End-to-end workflow enables designers to create content for Macromedia® Flash, video and interactive 3D for the Web, CD-ROM or DVD

MindAvenue Launches Web Design Suite: AXELedge V2
End-to-end workflow enables designers to create content for Macromedia® Flash, video and interactive 3D for the Web, CD-ROM or DVD

Montreal, Canada – (February 20, 2003) – MindAvenue, developer of award-winning authoring tools for interactive media, announced today the launch of AXELedge V2, the latest edition of its web design suite for creating rich interactive graphics. AXELedge V2 bridges the gap between 2D and 3D by enabling the creation and export of 3D animations to the Macromedia® Flash file format (SWF) and to web video formats including MPEG-4. In addition, AXELedge V2 extends its industry-leading interactive 3D capabilities by including direct support for publishing interactive 3D QuickTime content.

With these major enhancements, MindAvenue continues its commitment to offer a complete solution designed for creative professionals who wish to spend less time scripting or programming, and more time creating and designing," says Benoit Cloutier, MindAvenues Chief Technology Officer. The integration of new publishing, export and import features, derived from client feedback, lowers production costs by streamlining the overall workflow for producing interactive web graphics. With these new features, we are proud to extend the power of the AXEL authoring environment to 2D and 3D web designers alike."

Other new export and publishing features include Real-Time Export Preview, as well as support for generating self-contained projector executables, antialiased image renderings and industry standard VRML worlds. The new capabilities of AXELedge V2 complement its set of built-in tools for creating models, animations and interactivity from scratch.

By integrating 2D, 3D, video, sound and text, and by enabling publication and export in a full range of popular web graphics formats, AXELedge V2 integrates seamlessly into the designer's workflow. The suite increases productivity, while enabling designers to repurpose assets across different productions and delivery formats without requiring multiple software programs.

Pricing and Availability
MindAvenues AXELedge V2 is available for PC and Mac at a suggested retail price of $595 USD (a 35% reduction in price from AXELedge V1.5). AXELedge V2 is available for immediate download from the MindAvenue Online Store at http://www.mindavenue.com.

About MindAvenue
MindAvenue develops and delivers innovative technologies for the creation of content within interactive and web-based media. Working in close collaboration with designers and developers, MindAvenue engineered AXELedge, an industry-recognized solution that offers creative professionals the flexibility to create web applications with distinctive 3D visual effects, animation and engaging interactivity. AXELedge is used to develop web marketing campaigns, online learning content, architectural visualizations, light web games and information navigation spaces. AXELedge is the recipient of many industry awards including Macworld's Best of Show. For more information, please visit http://www.mindavenue.com.

Contact:
Sophie Robichon or Mitch Joel
MindAvenue
514-271-4774 ext.203
pr@mindavenue.com

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