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 Top Partners and Plug-in Developers Embrace 3ds max 6 Posted by: amigo
Source: Press Release
Date: Tue Oct 21 2003
October 21, 2003 - Over 80 leading digital content creation companies
spanning a range of specialised 3D solutions have worked in concert with
Discreet, a division of Autodesk, Inc., to announce their compatibility with
and support for today's shipping version of 3ds max� 6, Discreet's award-
wining 3D modeling, animation and rendering solution. Key partners,
including Criterion Software�, NXN Software, TurboSquid(tm), cebas Computer,
Splutterfish, Havok, Intel�, and Nvidia�-along with most of Discreet's
sparks development partners-have already made or have committed to optimise
their respective solutions to support and be compatible with Discreet's 3ds
max 6 software-ensuring the animation community quick and continued use of
their 3D tool-set investments. (Discreet partners list:
http://www.discreet.com/3dsmax/partners/index.html )
"We're excited to see the overwhelming response from partners large and
small as they support our latest version of 3ds max," said Chris Ford,
product line manager, Discreet animation. "It's a dramatic endorsement for
any product when 100% of your top partners announce plans to be compatible
within 60 days of a new release. This demonstrates an ongoing commitment to
3ds max and continued recognition of its prime importance to customers and
partners."
Animators and designers in film, television, games development and design
visualisation will be able to leverage the vast range of specialty tools and
plug-ins to accent the core animation, modeling, and rendering capabilities
in 3ds max 6. Select partner technologies are included with the shipping
version of 3ds max 6 that will add valuable functionality for 3D artists
across all disciplines.
Featured partner solutions include:
� RenderWare Visualizer� from Criterion Software�, the world's leading
provider of tools and technology for the game development industry, enables
registered developers of Sony PlayStation� 2 and Microsoft Xbox consoles to
view 3ds max content easily on the respective consoles. www.renderware.com
� EASYnat from Bionatics, world leader in procedural 3D plant modeling
technology, provides an innovative solution for placing virtual "seeds",
simulating growth and viewing season of the resulting 3D plant with a
minimum number of polygons. A collection of plants ships with 3ds max 6
along with the plug-in. www.bionatics.com
� PolyTrans OpenFlight import/export from Okino Computer Graphics,
leading provider of translation tools for CAD and DCC formats, includes
their latest version of the PolyTrans OpenFlight translator to import and
export Multigen-Paradigm's OpenFlight format. www.okino.com
� RPC from ArchVision. RPC technology is a gateway to highly detailed,
photorealistic, image-based 3D content that breaks the tyranny of complex
geometry and costly rendering times. Included with 3ds max 6, along with
the RPC 3 Plug-in technology, is a CDROM containing a collection of people,
trees, cars and other objects. www.archvision.com
3ds max 6 is available for worldwide shipment at �2695 (VAT not included).
Localised international versions are expected to be available winter 2003.
Upgrade pricing from 3ds max 5 is �595, and �995 from 3ds max 4, VAT not
included. For more sales and product information, contact a Discreet
Authorised Reseller at www.discreet.com/resellers. The complete list of
Discreet partner software compatible with 3ds max 6 is at:
http://www.discreet.com/3dsmax/partners/index.html
About Discreet
Discreet empowers media professionals to realise the visual experience and
transform their most evocative and ambitious visions into reality.
Discreet's award-winning solutions are designed for digital media creation,
management and delivery-across all disciplines from film and television
visual effects, colour grading and editing to animation, game development,
web/interactive, and design visualisation. Discreet is based in Montreal,
Quebec and is a division of Autodesk, Inc, the world's leading design and
digital media creation, management, and distribution company. Product and
corporate information: www.discreet.com.
Related Links: discreet website
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