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Universal 3D File Format In The Works

Posted by timothy on from the clothing-optional dept.

telstar writes "The Register is reporting that more than 30 companies are working together to define a new file format intended to serve as a universal 3D file format. The new file format will be named the 'Universal 3D Format', or U3D. According to the article, they hope to make the new format as standard as MP3 has become for audio, and JPEG has become for 2D images. Interesting that they would choose two lossy media formats as models for comparison."

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  1. There's a page for this on the ECMA site... by tcopeland · · Score: 5, Informative

    ...right here.

    There's also a separate 3DIF site.

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  2. JPEG patent is bullshit by tepples · · Score: 5, Informative

    You have a point with MP3, but the author of BurnAllGIFs.org seems to think the JPEG patent wouldn't stand up in a court of law.

  3. .u3d already in use! by buhatkj · · Score: 5, Informative

    the .u3d file extension is already used for a proprietary format for a neat little app called uinwrap3d, which a lot of modders use to make skins for custom game models. prolly no big deal but i just thought that was mildly relavent
    maybe not...

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