PixelPutty Animation System Version 2.0 now shipping for Power Macintosh Revised/Updated; Enhancements Include New Shading/Rendering, Improved Workflow And New Look & Feel; Customers Praise 2.0.TIBURON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 16, 1997--The VALIS VALIS Vast Active Living Intelligence System (Philip K. Dick) Group, Inc. and Pixels today announced that version 2.0 of the PixelPutty Animation System is now shipping for Power Macintosh See Power Mac. (computer) Power Macintosh - Apple Computer's personal computer based on the PowerPC, introduced on 1994-03-14. Existing 680x0 code (both applications and device drivers) run on Power Macintosh systems without modification via a Motorola 68LC040 emulator. . Version 2.0, a full-featured release, continues Pixel's development emphasis on creative workflow and artistic freedom. New capabilities such as fully integrated texturing/rendering, improved look & feel, forward kinematics  This article or section may be confusing or unclear for some readers.Please [improve the article] or discuss this issue on the talk page. , and improved workflow push the limits of technology while maintaining a focus on spontaneous creativity. "Version 2.0 is the realization of my original vision, a fully integrated animation, modeling and rendering system," said Andrew Bryant, founder and owner of Pixels. "The technology incorporated into version 2.0 is incredibly complex. The challenge was to ensure that the user interface enhances creativity and spontaneity. Version 2.0 does this." Beta Testers Praise Version 2.0 "PixelPutty 2.0 offers modeling and animation tools found only in high-end SGI (SGI, Sunnyvale, CA, www.sgi.com) A manufacturer of workstations and servers, founded in 1982 by Jim Clark. The company was founded as Silicon Graphics, Inc., but changed to its acronym in 1999. systems. PixelPutty's ShaderMaker subsystem is by far the most advanced and easy to use procedural shader creator I've ever seen. It offers features and effects that aren't in any other 3D animation package." -- Matt Rhodes, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. Studios "PixelPutty 2.0 finally gives me what I've been trying to get out of every other Mac program since I started doing 3D... the ability to build and animate what ever I see in my head! With PP2.0 I can build and animate objects that until now needed an NT or SGI machine to deliver." -- Chuck Carter (Myst) "Looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. high-end 3d for the Mac? You've found it! PixelPutty is the most complete 3d package for the Mac. It's a Softimage-killer!" -- Tony Naqvi, Carlton Television Carlton Television is the United Kingdom Channel 3 (ITV) licensee for London and the surrounding areas from 9:25am every Monday to 5.15pm every Friday. The company is now part of ITV plc and managed with London Weekend Television as a single entity, ITV London. Services, London "Finally! A well rounded Mac 3D package. Weighted IKs, NURBs modeling, and a shading language A shading language is a special programming language adapted to easily map on shader programming. Those kind of languages usually have special data types like color and normal. that's powerful AND easy to use (really!). I find myself turning to the tools in PixelPutty over my SGI." -- Chris Bernardi, Micron Digital Imagery "After years of working with ALIAS and SOFTIMAGE, here's a package that I'm comfortable working with on my Mac at home -- with all the strength of NURBS surfaces, texture mapping In computer graphics, the application of a type of surface to a 3D image. A texture can be uniform, such as a brick wall, or irregular, such as wood grain or marble. The common method is to create a 2D bitmapped image of the texture, called a "texture map," which is then "wrapped around" and rendering you'd expect from a high-end SGI package." -- Scott Easley, Oddworld Inhabitants Oddworld Inhabitants is an American video game developer founded in 1994 by special effects and computer animation veterans Sherry McKenna and Lorne Lanning. Products of Oddworld Inhabitants range from released in 1997, to released in 2005. (Abe's Oddysee) Future Plans Version 2.0 is the first incarnation of PixelPutty to include technologies derived from "Opus" -- the code name for Pixels' next-generation animation system. Opus will be the first commercial product to incorporate procedural modeling Procedural modeling is an umbrella term for a number of techniques in computer graphics to create 3D models and textures from sets of rules. L-Systems, fractals, and generative modelling are procedural modeling techniques since they apply algorithms for producing scenes. , rendering and animation under one coherent interface. Opus will be compatible with existing PixelPutty resources, ensuring a graceful transition from previous versions. For more information on Opus, watch Pixels' Web site at http://www.pixels.net/ . Pricing and Availability Available for Power Macintosh, version 2.0 is fully optimized for the latest PowerPC RISC processors, including the 604e. The approximate price for the PixelPutty Animation System is $499 (U.S.). Upgrade pricing varies. Licensed users of the PixelPutty Animation System version 2.0 can license standalone PixelRender rendering seats with prices starting at approximately $299 (U.S.) per seat. Priority technical support is available for $499. A studio version, which includes the PixelPutty Animation System version 2.0, PixelRender and unlimited priority technical support is available for $999. All products can be ordered directly from The VALIS Group or Pixels. To order, visit the sales web page at: http://www.valisgroup.com/order.htm or http://www.pixels.net/sales.html . Current owners of PP1.5.2 should contact The VALIS Group for upgrade information. Expect 7-14 days delivery from the order date. Pixels Information Founded in 1991, Pixels develops artist-friendly software for content creators in such fields as video, film, interactive game and CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). production. Originally an animation studio Animation studio can refer to:
The VALIS Group, Inc. The VALIS Group specializes in producing freeform free·form adj. 1. Having or characterized by a usually flowing asymmetrical shape or outline: freeform sculpture. 2. graphics and animation design products. In 1991, VALIS was the first company to commercialize and publish VG Shaders for Pixar's 3D Renderman products. In 1993, VALIS introduced Rib-O-Matic, a post processing batch RIB editor for Macromedia Three-D users, PixelPutty Plug-In for Pixar's Showplace, Flo'Freeform Plasticity for Macintosh, and Metaflo 1.0, which received the MacUser 1993 Finalist Award for Best New Special Effects Product. In 1994 VALIS introduced Movieflo' 1.0, which received the MacUser 1994 Finalist Award for Best New Special Effects Product, Flo' and Flo' Lite for Windows; and PixelPutty Solo for Macintosh/Power Macintosh, a powerful, standalone freeform organic 3D modeling application for MacRenderMan. In 1995 Flo' 2.0 and PixelPutty Solo 1.5.2 received MacUser 1995 Finalist Awards. In 1996 Valis introduced Movieflo' 2.02, Metaflo' 2.0, VGLooks & VGShaders for Pixar's Typestry and Showplace and also received a second MacUser Finalist award for Movieflo 2.02. PixelPutty is a registered trademark of Pixels and the Valis Group. Power Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. Other product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. CONTACT: The VALIS Group, Inc. RoseAnn Alspektor, 415/435-5404 (press only) valisgroup@aol.com or 800/825-4704 (to order) http://www.valisgroup.com or PixelPutty general information (reader contact) Lynne Bryant, 619/672-2634 lynne@pixels.net http://www.pixels.net/ |
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