Avid Technology today announced that subsidiary Softimage Co. has released SOFTIMAGE|XSI 6, the latest version of its flagship 3D animation and character creation software. Available now for download, XSI 6 offers new features and solutions designed to speed and simplify work with complex 3D characters and motion capture data in a mixed-studio pipeline.
The rendering core within XSI 6 software has been enhanced for increased performance, scalability and extensibility. The software also offers integration with the mental ray 3.5 rendering application, and now includes expanded support for the integration of third-party renderers via a new open rendering API (Application Programming Interface).
Included with XSI 6 is free DVD training from Digital-Tutors. The five training chapters provide an introduction to the software and cover modeling and texturing, animation, synamics, lighting and rendering, for a total of 43 lessons.
Additional features of XSI 6 include Crosswalk, a dedicated toolset for asset transfer to and from other 3D softwarel; MOTOR, a streamlined way to transfer and move animation and motion capture data between arbitrary XSI rigs and other 3D software character rigs; Delta Referencing, a new lightweight production-level referencing solution designed to streamline the process of working with and making changes to 3D models and scene set-ups; and Elastic Reality Warper and Morpher, a solution built into the Illusion compositor to allow artists to distort and morph images and sequences.
A full feature list for SOFTIMAGE| XSI 6 can be found at www.softimage.com/xsi.
The software is available for download from the Softimage web site (www.softimage.com/store) and can also be purchased from authorized Softimage resellers for the list price of $495 for SOFTIMAGE|XSI 6 Foundation, $1,995 for SOFTIMAGE|XSI 6 Essentials and $6,995 for SOFTIMAGE|XSI 6 Advanced.
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