Developer(s) | DAZ 3D |
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Stable release | 6
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Operating system | Mac OS X, Windows |
Platform | Macintosh, Wintel |
Type | 3D computer graphics |
License | Proprietary (special) |
Website | http://www.daz3d.com |
Victoria is a female articulated 3D figure developed and sold by DAZ 3D. There have been several "generations" of the figure, all bearing the same name.
The figure was originally created as one of three standard characters which also included the characters "Michael" and "Stephanie".[1]
The "well-known 3-d model" can be manipulated into a variety of different ethnic and aesthetic female forms.[2] The figure comes pre-rigged with standardized features, and is interchangeable in a variety of 3-D modeling programs.[3]
History
Victoria 1, derived from the Zygote Poser 4 Nude Woman figure[citation needed] (popularly called 'Posette'), was released in February 1999 and was the first named figure for use with Poser. She was originally released as 'The Millennium Woman', but the resulting colloquial shortening to "Millie" led to DAZ 3D renaming her as Victoria.[citation needed]
Victoria 2, The Millennium Woman, was the next logical step in the figure development.[citation needed] This figure available in 2001[citation needed] contained more body shaping features and a wide range of facial expressions.[citation needed] She was a highly defined figure with more polygons for a better, smoother look.[citation needed] Her appearance was that of Victoria 1 and could use the same conforming items.[citation needed]
Victoria 3, The Millennium Woman, was a departure from the older styles of figures.[citation needed] This figure has an even higher density of polygons (74,510 polygons compare to 28,989 polys for V1 and V2 [4]) and is rigged far smoother than the former millennium figures.[citation needed] Victoria 3 was the first of DAZ 3D "Unimesh" figures which supported a more efficient method of body shaping called "Morph injection".[citation needed] This feature allowed a user to insert only the features or Shapes they intended to use, this allowed a user to keep figure sizes smaller as files in their personal poser library. Victoria 3 was released in 2003.[citation needed]
The 4th generation of the figure began in December 2006 with the release of version 4.0[citation needed] which included a new body shape and added several technical improvements to the figure.[citation needed] However morph injection for this figure was not initially available.[citation needed] The mesh for Victoria 4.0 was developed using Luxology's modo.[5]
Version 4.1 was released in April 2007 and improved on the capability to load multiple sets of morphs into the character without causing conflicts.[citation needed]
Version 4.2 was released in February 2008 which added a set of built-in male morphs and further technical improvements.[citation needed]
Version 5 of Victoria came in the end of 2011.[citation needed] During the beta testing phases of DAZ Studio 4, there was released information briefly regarding the preparation of Victoria 5 as a part of Genesis. DAZ claims "Vicky 5 has much more versatility due to the fact she can be anything (a male, a kid, even a gorilla).".[6] Moreover, Genesis clothing will fit all genesis figures, not requiring a 'unimesh' morph.[citation needed] Finally, the mesh of Victoria 5 was updated and made smoother, with the use of SubD, weight maps and optimizations natively to DAZ Studio.[citation needed] These could let morphs and movements be smoother, without glitches or bumps (not requiring 'morphing fix' add-ons at all, like arms fix, thighs fix and so on).[citation needed] Software like Poser can still load her with some plugins or exporting from DAZ, but will lacks enhancements not supported in Poser, like SubD.[7]
As of October 2014, Victoria 6 is the latest installment.[8]
References
- ^ Katz, D. (February 1, 2006). "Intelligent Design". Video Systems: 52. ISSN 0361-0942.
- ^ Oberbeck, Steven (April 3, 2005). "Draper company gives boost to animators; DAZ program a boon to digital animators; Draper company's program aids animator". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. E1.
- ^ Fleming, Jeffrey (April 1, 2008). "Game Developers Conference 2008 Product Roundup". Game Developer: 33.
- ^ http://www.daz3d.com/i/shop/itemdetails/?item=1098 [dead link]
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ http://www.daz3d.com/i/3d-models/-/gorilla-for-genesis?item=13672 [dead link]
- ^ http://forum.daz3d.com/viewtopic.php?t=176537 [dead link]
- ^ "Victoria 6". DAZ 3D. Retrieved 18 March 2015.