FrameForge 3D Studio 2 enables you to create a virtual 3D set in your computer with the freedom to place any number of virtual cameras in any POV. Each camera features full Pan/Tilt, Dolly, Zoom, Roll and Crane control with the options for focal length, Angle of View, f/Stop, Depth of Field and camera height to portray the actual range of your equipment. Its 'behind the scenes' power and familiar controls empower you to experiment and discover the very best shots to capture each story moment.
FrameForge is not about the artistry of the pencil but more how directors can explore and see what your actual equipment will see. Find your artistry here and it's in the can!
FrameForge 3D Studio comes with over 800 posable actors and objects from a simple drag'n'drop library. Searchable by name and organized in over 100 different categories including thirty-two fully posable actors in four ethnicities (all of whom can be aged from 20 to 60 years old), and everything you need to build exteriors, homes, offices, whatever.
Save time, money and nerves by exploring each shot before you start shooting. Previsualize your project with FrameForge 3D Studio 2 and your printed or exported storyboards will not only be optically-accurate, but they'll give your cast and crew a true representation of your directoral intentions, including the technical information required to create that shot on location.
Join the previz revolution and ranks of professional filmmakers who have discovered the Power of PreViz.
"...Nothing gives clear instructions to students or a production crew than a good set of storyboards.... It didn't take long before I knew that FrameForge 3D Studio was going to do what I needed, and a lot more." - Keith Kolbo, Producer, Video Educator - AMediaProf.com
"Having reviewed the original version of the previs software, FrameForge 3D Studio 1, I said, 'For indie creators and students, I cannot recommend this software more highly. I think it has the potential to become standard software in the film industry.' Nothing has changed with my opinion, but the software sure has." -- Rick DeMott
"If you want the ability to create quick static storyboards with the option to spend time adding detail to complex shots, FrameForge 3D Studio 2 won’t disappoint." -- Chris Kenworthy, Author, Journalist, and Contributor - 3D World Magazine
"With a company that seems dedicated to perpetual improvement and enthusiastic user mods readily available, FrameForge 3D Studio 2 might be one of the best $400 purchases you make for yourself as a filmmaker." -- Chris Treen & Jeremy Hanke, Editor - MicroFilmmaker Magazine
What users are saying:
"FrameForge 3D Studio isn't just a storyboard program, it's a set design program, a communication program, a time-saving program, and a 'thinking outside of the box program, rolled into a nifty, 'I know I can do it package.' It's as indispensable to me as my screenwriting software."Thom Harp, Director/Writer
"Have to thank Frame Forge for one of the easiest shoots in my life! I have been directing commercials and drama in South Africa for over ten years, with hand drawn scribbles that no-one really seems to understand. My first shoot with printed storyboards created on FrameForge 3D, and I could almost have handed them over to the cinematographer, and left him to it! (I didn't, but it was good to feel that)"David Thomas Hickson, Director ("Beat the Drum - US/SA 2003)
"I'm a big believer in storyboarding, but as the Director of episodic TV shows I'm forced to work with very little prep time. Our answer used to be quick pencil sketches until FrameForge 3D Studio came along. Now, thanks to features like the multi-camera virtual set, poseable actors, and the ability to set precise camera focal lengths - I can show crew members a meaningful rendering of my vision, all within the time I have allotted. It's a miracle!" -- Jay Tobias, Director ("Homicide: Life on the Street", "Chicago Hope", "Dawson's Creek")
"After storyboarding and sequencing my movie through FrameForge's Shot Manager, I realized that I had put an inserted scene in an awkward place. I not only moved this scene to a later point in the story, but also (1) backed up and rearranged the script, and (2) advised my producer to make the necessary adjustment in her production schedule. FF3D is great for making even post-production (editing) changes during the pre-production phase. What a time and money-saver!
When I have finished the storyboarding, not only can I post the shots on the net for my DP to review, but I can output the shots as picture files, put them on a Sony Vegas NLE timeline with music, and create a 3D pitch presentation of the film! I sound like a commercial but I am genuinely grateful for this needed product"-- Fred B. Smith, Writer-Director & Co-Producer, Vital Forces Productions (NYC) Films ("Color of Truth")
Minimum System Requirements 300 MB Free Disk Space 256 MB RAM (minimum)
Windows Pentium III 500Mhz Windows XP/NT/2000 or better XP Theme enabled
Macintosh G3 Processor 500 Mhz or MacIntel System 10.3.9 (to run Universal Binary) System 9.1 (to run Version 1*) *included on CD
