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Martin ShowDesigner
Overview
Martin ShowDesigner (MSD) is a unique and userfriendly lighting and set design software package, brilliant for developing realistic 3-D lighting simulations. Invaluable as a high quality production or sales presentation tool, MSD allows you to create realistic set and lighting design renderings using reflection, transparency, lighting, shadow and smoke.
MSD 5 new features
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MSD 5 new 3D Graphic engine delivers stunning real-time quality rendering.
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Fixture beams showing true-life light distribution.
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Animated smoke with adjustable density and evenness.
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Camera animation using intuitive time-line control.
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New User Interface with sidebar for quick access to everything.
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New drag-drop object and fixture onto 3D space
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New ISO Camera view for easy manipulation of objects in 3D view.
More choices
MSD 5 is offered in 5 different packages. Each package is aimed at different users and price levels in the market.
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MSD 5 Gold
The full package with paperwork and photorealistic rendering
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MSD 5 Live
For users who mainly do offline programming or video presentation
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MSD 5 Live 4
Same as MSD 5 Live but limited to 4 universes
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MSD 5 Live LJ
This version is similar to MSD 5 Live 4 but will only connect to the Martin LightJockey
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MSD 5 Silver
For users who simply need to build scene and print plots
More information about the different MSD packages and modules can be found in the other sections, and you can read the MSD 5 news release (pdf)

