Avid Technology Inc.’s Softimage Co. today released a free upgrade for Alienbrain, its digital asset management system used by many of the top animation houses and independent studios. Alienbrain 8.1 is designed to provide an artist-centric system that manages assets for streamlined and efficient games, film and post-production workflows.
Key new features include expanded support for Microsoft Windows Vista and Apple Mac OS X Leopard operating systems, and Digital content creation software integration with SOFTIMAGE|XSI 6.5, Microsoft Visual Studio 2008, Adobe Photoshop C3, Autodesk AliasStudio 2008, Autodesk 3ds Max 2008 and Autodesk Maya 2008. The upgrade will also allow users to preview Microsoft DirectX (.x) files. A full feature and update list can be found at http://www.softimage.com/products/alienbrain/.
‘This latest release of Alienbrain software underscores Softimage and Avid’s commitment to supporting open, mixed pipelines that empower artists,’ comments Marc Stevens, general manager of Softimage and VP of Avid Technology Inc. ‘The beauty of Alienbrain is the tight integration it offers with art tools used by artists and game developers. Even if an artist doesn’t have an IT department, they can quickly and easily set up cross-platform, cross-application workflows in Alienbrain 8.1.’
Alienbrain 8.1 is now available for current Alienbrain 8 customers and can be downloaded at http://softimage.com/downloads/. For more information about Alienbrain, or to inquire about a sales demonstration and price quote, find a local Softimage reseller at http://www.softimage.com/buy/.
