Avid Technology Inc.’s Softimage Co. today announced the availability of SOFTIMAGE Face Robot 1.9, the latest version of its 3D character facial animation technology. The release is designed to enable professional 3D artists to create realistic human character facial animations quickly and easily, eliminating complex technical rigging steps.
SOFTIMAGE Face Robot 1.9 introduces a new Autodesk Maya exporter that facilitates moving completed facial rigs and animation data from Face Robot into Maya. The interoperative workflow enhances pipeline export and custom data exchange, allowing artists to integrate facial rigs created in Face Robot into pipelines built on a number of professional 3D animation software packages, including SOFTIMAGE|XSI and Autodesk Maya software. The new Maya export system also allows artists to create a shape-based version of Face Robot deformers, and move it directly into Maya. This new feature builds on the recent addition of a 23-part training video supplement, seven ready-to-use preset head models and seamless operation with SOFTIMAGE|XSI software and its Crosswalk, MOTOR (motion transfer), Delta Referencing and Animation Layers features.
For a consultation, pricing and other information about Face Robot 1.9, find a local Softimage sales representative at www.softimage.com/buy. Information on other Softimage products can be found at www.softimage.com.
