Avid, ATI offer FireGL, Softimage bundle
ATI and Avid have announced a 3D hardware and software package comprised of Softimage|XSI and the FireGL T2-128 AGP 8X workstation graphics card.
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Softimage 4.2 boosts feature set
Avid has announced a free update to Softimage|XSI. Version 4.2 features include compositing and crowd simulation, Alienbrain Studio integration, and support for post and broadcast file formats.
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Virtools boosts Softimage|XSI integration
Virtools has announced that it is now possible to export elements from Softimage|XSI directly into the Virtools Dev 3 environment.
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RenderWare offers Softimage integration
Softimage has announced an agreement with Criterion Software to deliver an integrated game development solution.
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Avid slashes Softimage|XSI prices
On the eve of Siggraph in Los Angeles, Avid has announced significant price cuts across its recently released Softimage|XSI 4.0 family of 3D modelling, animation and rendering suites.
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Softimage|XSI 4.0 review
If you’re looking to invest in a top-flight 3D animation system, there are a few big players to look at – and Softimage|XSI would be included in the list. The reasons for choosing one 3D package over another are many and varied, and the top contenders all have their strengths and weaknesses. Feature lists don’t tell the whole story, and high-end 3D applications all have similar features ...
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Animators get $100M supercomputer?
The same supercomputing technology used to model nuclear weapons may also be used to simulate something equally complex, as far as Hollywood animators are concerned: a room full of extras.
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Softimage|XSI 4.0 now shipping
Softimage has announced that it is now shipping version 4.0 of its nonlinear 3-D production environment, Softimage|XSI, worldwide. Those customers with maintenance contracts can download the latest version immediately and first time orders are shipping next week, they claim.
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Living dolls
Gamers demand realism, and with next generation consoles on the way, ragdoll physics technology is making lifelike human movement a reality.
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Softimage 4.0 intros entry-level config
Softimage has released version 4.0 of its nonlinear 3-D production environment, Softimage|XSI. The company claims that the latest version delivers advanced toolsets, performance enhancements and significant advances in the core architecture of the software, including new customization, project management, and workgroup capabilities.
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Free Softimage|XSI for Half-Life 2 announced
Softimage have released a free version of Softimage|XSI EXP for Half-Life 2. The company will be giving a demo of the software at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in California, which runs from March 24 – 26.
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IBM unveils Opteron workstation
IBM will in May begin shipping the company's first workstation powered by AMD's Opteron microprocessor.
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Softimage|XSI 3.0 review
The Softimage name is legendary in 3D. It’s been around since the beginning, and has been popular among film-effects studios for years. Now with prices ...
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Softimage|3D 4.0 review
Softimage|3D is the granddaddy of 3D-animation software. It’s been available for around 15 years, and has been the tool of choice for some of the ...
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Softimage|XSI 2.0 review
Softimage’s next-generation 3D package, XSI, has had a difficult birth in the highly charged high-end 3D marketplace. Version 1.0 was late and missed essential features ...
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Softimage|XSI 1.5 review
One of the biggest additions to the latest version of XSI are the polygon-editing tools. Apart from the point-moving capability that was already there, XSI ...
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Softimage|XSI review
The moon has turned blue, pigs are flying and the application formerly known as Sumatra is finally here. We’ve waited four years for Softimage|XSI, and ...