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 Alias|Wavefront Maya 4.5 is shipping Posted by: amigo
Source: Press Release
Date: Thu Sep 12 2002
Maya users rejoice, your waiting is over - A|W Maya 4.5 is shipping. Boasting brand new Fluid Effects, enhancements to the Polygon and Rendering API for game and plugin developers and more. Press release follows:
TORONTO--Sept. 12, 2002--
Innovative Fluid Effects, Increased Geometry Flexibility, Substantial Enhancements for Gamers and Version Parity with Mac OS X Top the List of Outstanding Developments in New Release
Alias/Wavefront(TM), an SGI (NYSE:SGI) company, announced today that the highly anticipated Maya(R) 4.5 3D software for Windows(R), IRIX(R) and Linux(R) operating systems is now shipping. Maya Complete(TM) 4.5 for Mac(R) OS X operating system will ship on September 23rd. Maya 4.5 boasts a number of major technological developments such as Maya Fluid Effects(TM) and modeling improvements, the largest collection of API enhancements since version 1 and version parity with Maya Complete 4.5 for Mac OS X.
"We are proud to be shipping Maya 4.5 on time and for all platforms, as promised to our extensive user community," says Bob Bennett, General Manager of Product Development, Alias/Wavefront. "In addition to the stunning Fluid Effects technology developed for Maya Unlimited(TM), we have answered the need of the Mac community to provide version parity with Maya Complete 4.5 for Mac OS X. Our beta sites have been raving about the new features of Maya 4.5 and you'll soon see the results in upcoming major motion pictures, commercials and video games."
Maya 4.5 Highlights; Maya Fluid Effects Technology
Conceived by Alias/Wavefront's renowned research department, Maya Fluid Effects will allow users to create: atmospheric effects (billowing clouds and cigarette smoke); thick, viscous liquids (mud, lava); pyrotechnics (fire, explosions, nuclear blasts); and space effects (comets, nebulae and meteors). The addition of a new Ocean Shader allows users to create realistic oceans through a displacement and shading technique; the ability to create buoyant objects that react to the simulated water movement makes the Ocean Shader one of the software's most anticipated features. An extensive library of examples and presets is included in the software, with additional updates accessible from the Alias(R) web site. For more information on Maya Fluid Effects, visit http://www.aliaswavefront.com/fluids.
Powerful Modeling Tools in Maya Complete
Maya users have stated that they want greater modeling flexibility, and now the full range of advanced NURBS and subdivision surface tools is available in Maya Complete; this includes the innovative ability to convert from subdivision surfaces or polygons to NURBS. Smooth Proxy tools have also been added, allowing rapid building of high-resolution geometry with a low-resolution polygon proxy cage.
API Enhancements
Game developers, large production facilities and Maya's extensive third-party plug-in development community will benefit from the most extensive API release ever, with enhancements to the Polygon and Rendering APIs and the introduction of extensions to file referencing allowing additional API access.
Version Parity with Maya 4.5 for Mac OS X
For the first time Maya Complete 4.5 is presented on all supported hardware, allowing users running on different supported platforms to exchange files. Mac OS X users will have access to all the new features from Maya Complete 4.0 and Maya Complete 4.5, in one package.
For more details on the features and functionalities of Maya 4.5 please refer to the Alias/Wavefront Announces Maya 4.5, press release at http://www.aliaswavefront.com/press.
Pricing and Availability
Maya Complete, available for the Windows XP, Windows 2000 Professional, IRIX, Linux and Mac OS X operating systems, is priced at $1,999(a) (US) and includes Advanced Modeling, rendering, animation, dynamics, Maya Artisan(TM), Maya Paint Effects(TM) and Maya Embedded Language(TM) (MEL), an open interface for programming and scripting. Maya Unlimited is priced at $6,999(a) (US) and includes Maya Fluid Effects(TM), Maya Fur(TM), Maya Cloth(TM), and Maya Live(TM). Maya is available through the Alias/Wavefront network of authorized resellers or may be purchased online at: http://www.aliaswavefront.com. Version upgrades are priced at $699(a) (US) for Maya Complete, and $999(a) (US) for Maya Unlimited.
About Alias/Wavefront
As the world's leading innovator of 3D graphics technology, Alias/Wavefront develops software for the film and video, games, web, interactive media, industrial design, and visualization markets. Entertainment and games customers include: Acclaim Entertainment, Inc., CNN, Core Design Limited, Digital Domain, Disney, Electronic Arts, Industrial Light & Magic, Factor 5 LLC, Midway Games, Nintendo, Pacific Data Images (PDI), Pixar, Sega, Sony Pictures Imageworks, Square Co., Ltd., Warner Feature Animation and Weta Ltd.
Alias/Wavefront is a wholly owned, independent software company of SGI(R) with headquarters in Toronto and custom development center in Santa Barbara. Please visit the Alias/Wavefront web site at http://www.aliaswavefront.com or call 1-800-447-2542 in North America. International contact numbers include: Northern Europe, Middle East and Africa, +44 (0) 1494 441273; Germany, East & Southeast Europe, 0049 89 31 70 20; France, Spain and Portugal, +33 1 44 92 81 60; Japan, 0120 764 088; other parts of Asia Pacific, 81 3 3470 8282 and Latin America, 770 393 1881.
(a) Prices are list prices for node-locked licenses; floating
licenses for Maya Unlimited are available at an additional
fee. All prices quoted are in U.S. dollars. International
pricing may vary.
Alias and the Alias/Wavefront logo are registered trademarks and Alias/Wavefront is a trademark of Alias/Wavefront, a division of Silicon Graphics Limited in the United States and/or other countries. Maya is a registered trademark of Silicon Graphics, Inc., exclusively used by Alias/Wavefront, a division of Silicon Graphics Limited, and the Maya logo, Maya Complete, Maya Unlimited, Maya Paint Effects, Maya Artisan, Maya Fur, Maya Cloth, Maya Live, Maya Fluid Effects and Maya Embedded Language are trademarks of Alias/Wavefront, a division of Silicon Graphics Limited. IRIX and SGI are registered trademarks of Silicon Graphics, Inc. Linux is a registered trademark of William R. Della Croce, Jr. Windows is either a registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corporation, in the United States and/or other countries. Mac is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. registered in the US and other countries. All other products or companies mentioned are trademarks or service marks of their respective owners. Alias/Wavefront, 210 King Street East, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5A 1J7, Tel: 416-362-9181, FAX: 416-369-6140.
Copyright(c)2002 Alias/Wavefront, a division of Silicon Graphics Limited. All Rights Reserved.
Related Links: Alias|Wavefront website
Maya Fluid Effects page
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