The Web3D Object Libraries listings provide links to libraries of images and image textures available on the web.

Library images may or may not wrap, and may need to be converted to image file formats suitable for use in the Web3D Technology being used..

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13 Entries Listed Alphabetically by Item
Item Technology
  • 3Cafe
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    A wide range of free and payware textures and maps
  • A Space Library ( JPL )
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    The Solar System, Solar System Maps, Star Backgrounds, Spacecraft Models, Solar System Surfaces, Nasa Mission Artwork
  • Avalon Texture Files
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    From the keepers of The Avalon Site of 3d models.. Images are organized by file format (GIF, JPEG, TIF, and WTK). All images are seamless tileable images which can be easily used as textures. In order to relieve modem strain thumbnails are shown eight at a time. Indexes will eventually be made so you can go directly to the page of interest.

  • Background Sampler ( Netscape Communications Corp. )
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    Netscape's sampling of textures. All textures are displayed on the screen, so this page may take awhile to load if you're using a modem. URLs for all textures are also given.

  • iStockPhoto
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    iStockPhoto is a collection of royalty-free files contributed by its members. iStock members are part of an international community of artists which has created a huge database, growing at an exponential rate. Members can download from a collection of images, audio, and Flash, browse through our forums on design and photography, and enjoy one of the coolest resources on the web.
    listed 02-04-08

  • RealTexture Library ( Computer Graphics Systems Development Corp )
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    Over 1300 high-resolution photorealistic texture patterns. Tilable and ready to use in simulators, VR games, artistic renderings, or on the World Wide Web. The RealTexture Library will increase the realism in your creation of 3-D worlds for simulators and virtual reality experiences. All patterns in the library were derived from photographic sources and can be applied to 3-D models created with nearly all modeling tools. The RealTexture Library patterns, created with CGSD's RealTexture Tools, will add breathtaking realism too any 3-D database, whether it is a simulation, video game, or VRML world. Color accuracy is automatic with the RealTexture Library. The designer is freed from the tedium of color and contrast adjustment. The RealTexture Library patterns have all been carefully made to ensure that intensity values will lie within properly measured ranges and that colors match the real world color sources.

  • Technical University Berlin Department of Computer Science ftp site ( Technical University Berlin Department of Computer Science )
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    Includes directories of textures that completely and partially wrap.

  • Terminus VRML site ( Niethammer Zoltan )
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    50 VRML textures + VRML 2.0 test files

  • Texture Map of the Week (Booga Holler)
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    A variety of free original texture maps. Most are seamlessly tiled.
  • The Foundation Premium Texture Collection
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    Texture libraries created specifically for use in your 3d artwork and games.
  • The galleries of thanatos
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    An eclectic, growing collection of digital photographs including land scapes, sky scapes, objects, textures and soon to come panoramas. These images have been made available free and royalty free for both private and commercial use for web3d and conventional uses.

    entry created 2002-06-17
  • Tileable Textures (Jocelyn Fredman)
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    Provides photo-realistic fully tileable texture maps available for download.

    entry created 2002-05-13
  • Universal Media Library>
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    Universal Media increases the realism of online Web3D worlds (VRML, Java 3D, and other online 3D technologies) and decreases network downloads by defining a small, cross-platform library of locally resident media elements (textures, sounds and 3D objects) and a uniform resource name (URN) mechanism by which Web3D content creators can incorporate these media elements into their worlds. Universal Media allows content authors to create media-rich worlds that can be instantly loaded over even the slowest dial-up modem Internet connections. Content created using Universal Media loads, on average, 20 to 50 times faster then it would otherwise.

    Related Links
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  • The Royalty-Free Resources Repository

    • A site containing links to sites that offer various types of resources that are available on a royalty-free basis including image textures, seamless titled textures and clip art and video clips.
    Listed 02-04-08