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Genetica 2.5 is Spiral Graphics' latest seamless texture editor. This tour will introduce you to some of the most powerful new features introduced in Genetica 2 and 2.5. Start at the beginning, or select one of the thumbnails below to jump straight to a page of interest.

A summary of features specifically added to Genetica 2.5 can be found here.

*New Features*		Edition
*New Features*		Standard	Pro
	Powerful New Lab System Genetica retains the extreme flexibility of its node-based system, but now combines it with a set of powerful Lab Nodes that do the tricky stuff for you.
	Effect Maps Genetica will now generate effect maps that can be used in any of the channels supported by your 3D environment, such as bump, specular, reflection, luminance, and others.
	Effect Map Lab Intelligence The Lab system will automatically generate appropriate effect maps based on the texture in question. This allows you to produce specialized grayscale channels in seconds that might otherwise require hours of work.
	Color Only Renders The new Color Only Render mode automates the process of creating flat-looking versions of your textures without baked highlights and shadows.
	Weather Lab The Weather Lab introduced in Genetica 2 gives texture artists a powerful new way to apply a great number of weathering or aging effects to their textures.
	Tiles, Blocks, and Boards The new Cut & Tile Lab will automatically cut up your solid textures and turn them into everything from wall tiles to floor boards.
	Layer Lab The all new Layer Lab makes it easy to create a wide variety of effects that involve one texture being layered on top of another one.
	Weaves Instead of spending lots of time to painstakingly assemble seamless weave textures, let Genetica automate the process for you.
	Vents, Grates, and Gates No science fiction environment would be complete without a few good exhaust vents or floor grates. Genetica will streamline the construction of this useful texture type.
	Floating Views Get high-resolution feedback on the results of your edits, as you make them. Floating views also allow artists with dual-monitor setups to make full use of their screen areas.
	Hundreds of New Presets Genetica comes with well over 500 readymade texture presets. All presets can be edited to taste in any way you see fit.
	Wood Lab With the new Wood Lab users will be able to create seamless wood textures in record time.
	Normal Maps The Pro edition of Genetica 2.5 introduces fully-integrated normal map generation. Like any of the other effect maps created in Genetica 2.5, normal maps are automatically seamless and can be re-rendered at any desired resolution.
	Hair and Fiber The Hair node and Fiber Lab allow graphics professionals to quickly create a wide range of fully-seamless fibrous materials from animal fur to fuzzy cloth.
	Atmosphere The Pro edition of Genetica offers an Atmosphere node for beautiful seamless skies, smoke, nebulas, and more.
	Batch Processor The new batch processor will allow you to automate a variety of repetitive tasks that would otherwise take a long time to complete.
	Lab Conversion With Genetica Pro you can convert any of the Labs discussed throughout this tour into a node tree, giving you unmatched control over your textures.
	Professional Presets In addition to the seamless texture presets that come with the standard edition of Genetica, the Pro edition adds two more texture categories: atmosphere and fiber.
		Standard	Pro
		Edition

Existing Features

Following is a selection of Genetica features that were introduced in previous versions:

Node-Based Engine		All elements of a texture can be edited and rearranged in any order you want, leading to a significant increase in productivity. No change to a texture is permanent, eliminating costly mistakes.
Automatic Seamlessness		Never spend time making a texture seamless again. Genetica will automatically see to the work of making textures seamless, with no additional work required on the part of the designer.
Resolution Independence		Never again kick yourself because you began a texture at a resolution of 512 by 512, for example, only to later realize that you need 1024 by 1024 pixels of detail. Genetica textures can be re-rendered at any resolution desired.
Expandable Detail		All seamless textures in Genetica are cut from an infinitely large source. A texture can therefore be made to repeat as frequently or infrequently as the designer wishes. Users can zoom in and out of textures at will, while Genetica automatically preserves seamlessness.
Expandable Library		Any textural work you do can be added directly to Genetica’s interface for easy re-use in future projects. Time you invest in a current texturing project can be leveraged in future projects, making Genetica a very effective texturing platform.
Importing Previous Work		Use Genetica to squeeze extra mileage out of your preexisting portfolio of bitmap textures. An image can be imported into any part of a Genetica texture tree, allowing you to enhance existing textures with an endless variety of seamless effects.
Try it for Free		Stop wondering if Genetica is right for you. Try it right now for free.

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