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Opening up the third-dimension for print products on the internet with pdfbook 3D
by Powerflasher GmbH
It is no secret that Web 2.0 has long changed the internet. The three- dimensional component of the internet, Web 3D, is another significant development.
T he usefulness of something like 3D could make almost every industry rethink how they interact with the world. Also publishers and other companies offering media on the internet would benefit from this. Powerflasher Solutions recognized this and developed the new pdfbook 3D. Content, particularly print media or corporate publishing products, including for example books, magazines, catalogues or brochures, has changed to the point of being almost entirely digital. Today companies are already using different possibilities to present their print products on the internet or in multimedia applications attractively. But online-shops like Amazon and alsowebsites like Google Books show, how little convincing their
presentation often is. 3D is taking these print products to another dimension – both literally and, well, virtually. But high performance technology is required to realize this. Powerflasher Solutions have come out with a cutting-edge version of their long- time successful pdfbook. The currently used graphic-engine allows developers to integrate
a three-dimensional presentation of printed products into their internet presence or their graphical user interface (GUI). Besides, developers can embed video and audiomaterial or links into the company’s print products – which adds even more value. With pdfbook 3D the visual presentation of digital text has never been so close to
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