Compare the different WireFusion editions.

General

No browser plug-in needed
No browser plug-in is required to view web presentations made with WireFusion, only a Java enabled browser. More than 90% of all computers worldwide have Java installed (Jupitermedia, March 2004).
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Expandable with Add-ons
All editions can be expanded with WireFusion add-ons. An add-on can consist of one or several objects. Available add-ons are WF-Zoom, WF-SlideShow, WF-Video and WF-MP3.
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LiveUpdate support
Always keep your WireFusion updated. Get new features and fixes automatically installed with the built-in LiveUpdate function.
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License permits commercial use
The Software License Agreement permits the End-User to publish and use the presentations for commercial use.Up

Available as Network version
A Network version allows for floating licenses on a LAN, which means that fewer licenses is needed.
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Solution Providers listing
As a Professional or Enterprise user you may optionally be listed in the Demicron Solution Providers listing, giving you an opportunity to get exposure to your company.
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Productivity

Visual programming
WireFusion uses an intuitive and easy-to-use visual programming semantic, which requires no prior programming knowledge. Pre-coded and optimized objects are used to create the logic of your presentation.
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Unlimited layers
Graphics elements in WireFusion are placed in layers, similar to the layers in Adobe Photoshop®. Layer orders can be dynamically changed (animated).
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Real-time filters
Advanced real-time image-processing filters, similar to Adobe Photoshop®. Filter parameters can be dynamically changed (animated).
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Animated 2D parameters
Ability to dynamically change (animate) parameters and settings, such as opacities, colors, positions, dimensions, filter parameters etc.
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Animated 3D parameters
Ability to dynamically change (animate) material parameters and settings, such as opacities, colors, glossiness etc.
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Debugger
A built-in debugger and breakpoints help to walk through and analyze each step in your presentation during runtime.
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Animated 3D textures
3D textures can easily be replaced and animated, using either the Texture or the TextureArray object. Play Macromedia Flash animations or MPEG movies on a texture, or simply make a fade animation between different textures.
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Interactive 3D textures
A unique feature in WireFusion is the possibility to create truly interactive textures, using the Texture object. Paint or write text on textures, or even add interactive 3D presentations as textures.
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Flash playback
Support for playback of Flash™ animations within WireFusion presentations. The Flash player, which is purely Java based, is only about 50kb in size and does not require a Flash player to be installed on the computer in order to playback SWF animations.

Create nice looking intros, animated menus and hotspots, or vector based text animations, and play them in your WireFusion presentations. Just as with the video player in WireFusion, you can play your Flash animations as textures on your 3D models.

The animations, which have to be in the Flash version 2 format, can contain both interactivity and sound. Even though Flash 2 is rather old and primitive compared to the latest Flash versions, it allows for inclusion of high quality vector graphics into WireFusion presentations.

Note: All Flash versions from Flash 2 to Flash MX can export animations in the Flash 2 format.
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JavaScript support
The External Link object allows WireFusion presentations to communicate (send/receive parameters to/from) with HTML pages, using JavaScript. JavaScripts can also be executed directly from inside WireFusion presentations.
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Java programming support
A Java object allows Java programmers to write and compile advanced Java code directly from inside WireFusion.
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External communication
The External Link object allows for communication between WireFusion presentations and Java Applications and Java Beans. It can also be used to read Java applet parameters from the HTML code.
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Custom loading graphics
Replace the default loading graphics with your own graphics or automatically use a screenshot of the first frame in your presentation during the loading process.
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Create Favorites
Expand the Favorites with your own configured objects.
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Import and Export Favorites
Import Favorites made by other users. Export and share your Favorites with other users.
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Encryption
Published HTML presentations can optionally be encrypted, preventing users from stealing your resources.
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Screenshot uploader
A Screenshot uploader object allows site visitors to take screenshots of running presentations. The screenshot images, with thumbnails, are uploaded and stored on the web server, using a Java Servlet.
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3D API - Advanced 3D programming
The 3D API (Application Program Interface) allows advanced users to reach and change parameters in the VRML file while running a 3D presentation. Selected VRML nodes and fields can be dynamically changed, allowing to control material properties, objects, cameras, lights, textures, positions, rotations, animations etc. It is even possible to dynamically add and remove new VRML models to a running 3D scene. The programming and connection to the 3D scene is done with the built-in WireFusion Java object.
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3D batch conversion
A batch mode process to convert several 3D models to the WireFusion W3F format.
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Replaceable signature
Possibility to remove or replace the WireFusion signature in the HTML code.
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Dynamic loading

Streaming of resources at startup
Resources (3D models, textures, images etc) can be streamed into the presentation directly after the presentation start, to ensure faster startup time.
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Loading of resources upon request
Upon request, external images and texts can be loaded into the presentation, and replace existing resources, after the presentation startup.
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Publish as

Java Applet
Publishes a WireFusion presentation as a Java Applet and prepares it for the web by inserting it into a default HTML page.
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Java Application
Publishes a WireFusion presentation as a stand-alone Java Application. Can be run in both window mode and fullscreen mode.
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Java Component (Java Bean)
Publishes a WireFusion presentation as a Java Bean. Java Beans are used as software building blocks from which you can create more complex software programs, or Java Applications. This feature allows for more advanced Java developers to include WireFusion presentations into their own Java projects or applications.
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Image sequence
Exports a WireFusion presentation as an image sequence (JPEG), with adjustable frame rate. Use third party tools to create e.g. AVI, QuickTime (MOV), Flash (SWF), RealMedia (RM), Windows Media (WMV) and GIF animations.
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