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Welcome to the world of 3D modeling. This is home to the notorious Titan 1 Spacecraft movie and other movies created in the world of three dimension. The program used to create these examples below is called 3D Studio Max (a.k.a. 3dsmax). Take a look what what can be done with a little experience along with some imagination in the realm of three dimensional animation.
It is recommended that you have the recent version of the respective player installed on your machine. By clicking on the icon of the player, the movie will open in a new browser window. See About Movie Formats at the bottom of this page for more information.
| Movie Details | WMV | QT | Flash |
| Title: Titan 1 Spacecraft - The Movie Duration: 3:00 minutes |
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| Screen Size: 320 x 240 | 9.7 MB | 9.0 MB | 10.1 MB |
| Title: Titan 1 Spacecraft Duration: 1:00 minute |
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| Screen Size: 320 x 240 | 3.2 MB | 2.9 MB | 3.0 MB |
| Title: Planet HLS Duration: 0:10 seconds |
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| Screen Size: 320 x 240 | 1.1 MB | 960 KB | 450 KB |
Title: The Spy That Didn't Show Up |
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| Screen Size: 320 x 240 | 5.0 MB | 4.9 MB | 5.3 MB |
Most of the movies below are available in one or more of the following formats: Windows Media Player (WMV), Quicktime Player (QT), or Flash Player (Flash). It is good to understand that even though each of the movies are exactly the same file that the compression does have an effect on viewing.
In the majority of the clips seen in this section, the overall best quality and sound with respect to compression can be viewed in Windows Media Player. That is followed by Quicktime, which saves a little more on file size but doesn't retain the quality as well. The Flash compression, which is actually a player that streams a Flash Video File (.flv), is a format that does not render the sharpest graphics, but allowed for the versatility of custom controls and borders, if desired.
The movies were compressed using the Sorenson Squeeze Compression Suite. That utility allows for almost any movie format to be compressed for various purpose, such as streaming for dial up and broadband connections or movies to be viewed from a CD.
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| Movie Format | Compress | Duration (min) | Bitrate (kbps) | Screen Size | File Size (MB) | Quality |
| Original (AVI) | No | 1:00 | 1024 | 720 x 480† | 210 | Extreme |
| Windows Media (WMV) | Yes | 1:00 | 664 | 320 x 240 | 3.2 | High |
| Quicktime (QT) | Yes | 1:00 | 400 | 320 x 240 | 2.9 | High |
| Flash (SWF) | Yes | 1:00 | 450 | 320 x 240 | 3.0 | Very Good |
| † This format is available for viewing on a television screen, which uses a 0.9 pixel ratio compared to the standard 1.0 pixel ratio for monitors. | ||||||
Note that the statements and comparisons made above are based on personal observations and are not to be considered an endorsement of any program. Individual results can vary based on the quality of the original file and the format for which it is intended to be viewed.
