Genetica 2 Shows Texture Editor Details

Software development firm Spiral Graphics Inc. today revealed a number of details regarding its upcoming seamless texture editor, Genetica 2. The application, slated for release during the first quarter of 2005, is the upgrade to the previously released Genetica texture editor. According to the company, Genetica 2 will fully unveil a new "Lab System" that was first previewed by the Wood Workshop, Spiral Graphics' popular seamless wood generator released earlier this year. Included will be a new Substance Lab that will offer a starting point for creating new textures, a new Weather Lab to apply numerous weathering and aging effects to textures, and a new Cut & Tile Lab that will allow users to transform textures into tiles, blocks, or boards.