Softimage exhibits range of innovative technologies

At SIGGRAPH 2002, Softimage Co., a subsidiary of Avid Technology, will be showing the fourth major release of its flagship 3-D nonlinear production environment, the SOFTIMAGE|XSI v.3.0 system in booth number 8071.
Softimage will also demonstrate to visitors its expansive product range, including SOFTIMAGE|3D v.4.0, Toonz v.4.6, and its family of rendering and processing software, including SOFTIMAGE|XSI BatchUniversal v.3.0.
Also being showcased are products from parent company, Avid Technology, such as Avid DS HD v.6.0, Unity LANshare and the Avid Xpress DV v.3.5 software. Reflective of the rapidly increasing demand for its products and services, Softimage will be hosting other events at the show including Softimage University, featuring seminars on rendering, character engineering and software extensions development, as well as special multi-lingual stage demonstrations for foreign visitors, a symposium for development partners and training centers at multiple venues including the Hewlett Packard booth.
Visitors to the Softimage booth will be able to hear presentations from high-profile Softimage users displaying a range of work from blockbuster film projects including ILM on 'Men In Black II'; R!OT on 'The One', 'Queen of The Dammed' and 'Scorpion King' and commercials customers such as PSYOP and Avtoma.
Leading computer graphics studio Mainframe Entertainment will also be demonstrating how it uses the SOFTIMAGE|XSI system on Linux in its workflow.
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