Bryce 6

by RE:LAUNCH

Product Features

• Fully compatible with Intel-based Mac computers
• Animate your favorite DAZ 3D figures, animals and accessories with DAZ Studio -- import them into your Bryce 6 scene
• Image-based Brushes and Terrain Editor for custom looks to your terrains; share them with others as you build a library of your favorites
• New Boolean mesh conversion tool combines custom Bryce elements -- take Bryce creations into other 3D applications in your project workflow

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000OLSREG
• Item model number: 689076468169
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 9, 2007
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,720 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #17 in Software > Graphics > 3-D

Product Description

Bryce 6 is the ideal 3D software addition to your image-editing toolbox. It gives creators the ability to work faster and create more realistic environments than ever before. Place your characters directly into your Bryce 6 scenes and have them walk and talk right before your very eyes. Choose at what point you want the imported animations to begin with the freedom to go back to DAZ|Studio to make any necessary adjustments to make them perfect. Then simply re-import those animations back into your Bryce 6 scene. Whether you are a professional designer or a 3D graphics enthusiast Bryce 6 provides you with the tools to literally create a world of your own. Fully compatible with Intel-based Mac computersAnimate your favorite DAZ 3D figures animals and accessories with DAZ Studio -- import them into your Bryce 6 sceneImage-based Brushes and Terrain Editor for custom looks to your terrains; share them with others as you build a library of your favoritesNew Boolean mesh conversion tool combines custom Bryce elements -- take Bryce creations into other 3D applications in your project workflow Format: WIN 98ME2000XPVISTA/MAC 10.3.8 OR LATER Genre: PRODUCTIVITY UPC: 689076468169 Manufacturer No: 689076468169

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bryce is brilliant!, November 8, 2007

By 

E. Lindahl "Just a guy" (Minneapolis) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bryce 6 (CD-ROM)

I am a professional multimedia artist, and have been using Bryce and Poser since they were first released in the early 90's.

Bryce was the first affordable 3D landscape and rendering tool available to the masses. I played around with it and was most impressed by the interface. As I design user interfaces for software applications, I know quite a bit on the topic. Bryce, in my opinion, still has one of the best interfaces of any 3D software I have ever used. Newbie's and pros alike will enjoy the simple and elegant interface. Once you get used to it, you will be slightly annoyed that others have not followed it's design.

With the release of version 4.0, Bryce became more than an interesting 3D tool, it became a serious contender among 3D applications. It must be said that Bryce is not a 3D modeling tool, per se, I have seen amazing things modeled in Bryce, by extremely patient people who fully utilize the Boolean functionality. I do my modeling in other programs and then import them into Bryce for rendering. Many 3D artists use multiple tools to get the job done and Bryce is a excellent addition to anyone's 3D toolset. Most notable in 4.0 was the addition of animation.

With the release of version 6.0, two major things have happened, the rendering engine has improved dramatically, making render times much better and now it is seamlessly integrated with DAZ Studio, which could eliminate the need for preparatory work in Poser, as DAZ Studio is free! Now you can prep your figures in DAZ Studio and simply click on the Bryce icon to switch over to Bryce!

I can't say enough about this program, I use it for 95% of all my 3D projects, for rendering and animations. See my website for dozens of examples.

I have rendered scenes ranging from forests and deserts to space... the only limit with Bryce is your imagination. There are other landscape software packages like VUE, that can do some things much better, but for the price, versatility and ease of use, Bryce is still a heavy contender.

For my part, Bryce will always have a place among my 3D arsenal.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good edition, May 29, 2008

By 

Kilroy (Paris, France) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bryce 6 (CD-ROM)

I have been using Bryce since version 2.1. For edition 6, DAZ rewrote the core code that dated back from MetaCreations time (1998), so there are few novelties. The one feature that is interesting in this release is the IBL (Image Based Lighting) renders. They look excellent provided you choose a good HDRI map.
Render times are long, as they have always been with Bryce and the quality is still very high. Expect excellent antialiasing and silky smooth reflections even at low render settings. Bryce is still superior to Vue in that respect and its scene display is also better (adaptative degradation with far less flickering). With similar quality settings and output, Vue is as slow as Bryce, and dreadfully so when handling reflection/refraction. What Bryce still lacks (and what DAZ should add in edition 7) is object instancing and a realistic atmosphere model. At the moment, Vue rules with its ecosystem function and its spectral skies, but the price tag is higher, especially if you want to have all the bells and whistles. And Vue 6.5 is at least as unstable as Bryce 6.0, especially when handling large scenes with low system resources.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars An Outdated Software--Opt for Vue Instead, April 4, 2008

By 

Thomas "tomsde" (Newark, DE, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bryce 6 (CD-ROM)

Bryce is one of the most difficult and daunting 3D programs I've ever used. It's interface is non-intuitive and a bit long in the tooth and it's rendering engine slow. Landscapes created with it have a distinctive "Bryce" look and don't achieve the level of realism that a program like Vue 6 can offer. Content import is iffy at best, textures have to be tweated to get them to look right, it is also prone to crashes. Don't get me wrong, I've seen some beautiful work done with Bryce, but if you want a better, more intuitive landscaping software buy a version of Vue 6 instead. The only downside with Vue is that it requires heafty system resources. If your computer is not the most up to date without a ton of ram, Bryce may work better than you. It also has the ability to import Poser Figures, but the process is easier in Vue.