That mohawk-like hair on his head? XGen primitives (splines). Created in Maya, rendered in Softimage.
set PATH=%PATH%;C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2014\plug-ins\xgen\bin;C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Maya2014\bin
The 3D Love Tour: XSI 5.0 +64-bit, presented by XSI|London in October 2005.
emPolygonizer5 v.5.10 – “Wild at Mesh”
Ruby breakdown
by izze
Otto rig
by izze
MetaSL Outline shader
by Land_Y
Ask Rico, a column from the Softimage Magazine (circa 2001)
MindThink Tools circa 2003
Hybride’s Making of VFX for Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim
SPDL syntax highligher
by AndrewHazelden
Softimage addon for HDRI Light Studio
VorleX Muscle System Short Reel
Plug-in to import ZBrush PolyPainting
LatLong Stereo support in Domemaster3D
by @andrewhazelden
Sumatra Render Passes circa August 1999
Delta Mush
by Miquel Campos
Softimage theme for Blender
by martin lindelof
SoftImage Artists take on Maya @ Escape Studios
11 Dec 2002 — Softimage|XSI BatchServe is available immediately from authorized resellers. Through December 22, it is available at the introductory price of $495 per client license or $15,000 for a site license.
Softimage Announces Softimage|XSI BatchServe 1.5
(December 11, 2002)
Softimage Co. announced today the release of the SOFTIMAGE|XSI BatchServe v.1.5 system, the newest addition to its rendering and processing family. SOFTIMAGE|XSI BatchServe v.1.5 is a web-based client/server processing system that allows users of the industry’s leading 3-D nonlinear production environment, the SOFTIMAGE|XSI software, to automate and manage simultaneous processing or rendering jobs through an easy to use graphical interface. With the release of the SOFTIMAGE|XSI BatchServe system, Softimage has further extended its lead in delivering the most extensive and productive range of solutions available today for creating and managing 3-D content.
The SOFTIMAGE|XSI BatchServe system allows users to cue up, prioritize and manage rendering jobs from anywhere using a simple web browser and the SOFTIMAGE|XSI environment. With this system, users can monitor the progress of processing or rendering projects remotely, including tracking individual machine performance, previewing rendered images, isolating problem frames, and estimating total render-time. The system can also process scenes, passes, and compositing, and execute any batch script remotely using the processing power of the Softimage family of rendering products. This product family includes SOFTIMAGE|XSI Batch, Softimage’s cost-effective batch processor utilizing the mental ray® v.3.1 technology, and SOFTIMAGE|XSI BatchUniversal, the industry’s most flexible rendering and processing system. Users can also employ SOFTIMAGE|XSI Essential or Advanced licenses to add the artist’s workstations to the render farm when they are not using them.
“Managing a render farm is often a very complex process which requires the constant supervision of highly technical staff. With the SOFTIMAGE|XSI BatchServe system, any animator is now equipped to handle the job. They simply submit their scene and set priorities, and BatchServe takes care of the rest,” comments Michael Stojda, Softimage’s managing director. “Because it is so fast and easy to use, BatchServe significantly boosts the productivity of production houses while significantly lowering operational costs.”
“We believe that our artists and technical staff have better things to do than spend their nights at the office creating and overseeing a render queue,” comments Marco Spier, partner and animation director, PSYOP Inc. “That’s why we decided to use SOFTIMAGE|XSI BatchServe for one of our recent projects, the latest Starbucks commercial. We had to render and composite a 30-second commercial with more than 120 layers in less than a week. SOFTIMAGE|XSI BatchServe allowed us to manage the renders very effectively and complete the project on time.”
Pricing and availability
The SOFTIMAGE|XSI BatchServe software is available immediately from authorized resellers. Through December 22, 2002, it is available at the introductory price of $495 per client license or $15,000 for a site license. For further information please visit the Softimage website at http://www.softimage.com.
The old Reitman building eventually became the Softimage headquarters.
The oldest part of the building dates back to 1921 and housed different clothing manufacturers, until 1951 when it became the Reitman’s headquarters and distribution center for hats, gloves, and lingerie. Softimage moved into the building in the mid 90s.
Here’s a few pictures of the Softimage building and its signage (sent to me by Sven C, thanks!).
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