Avid Softimage Xsi 4.2 Behaviour Quickstart DVD

Through the power of integration, SOFTIMAGE|XSI gives you the most efficient workflow in the industry. XSI takes the guesswork out of
creating 3-D content with in-context viewing and non-destructive non-linear control. The profound integration of all functions and
toolsets in XSI means your clients can experience an unmatched level of iterative control without losing valuable production
cycles. XSI also takes full advantage of the Avid family of products to offer a combination of unparalleled compositing,
video and effects tools all in one box. Available for both Linux and Windows platforms, Behavior is the first scalable, fully programmable crowd simulation and behavioral animation system. Using characters created in XSI, a single technical artist or developer
can control hundreds of thousands of characters and easily render them using mental ray v.3.3.
Take Control.
Turn around a completed crowd simulation in a fraction of the time that traditional methods require. Populate your scenes and distribute your characters using weight maps or curves. Add automatic terrain following, obstacle avoidance, rag doll dynamics, stunt forces, automatic motion blending and curve following for flocking. In addition, Behavior incorporates a complete Integrated Development
Environment (IDE), with visual state-graph editing, and an embedded debugger for easy testing and tweaking. Behavior uses Piccolo, a high-performance, compiled JScript-style language, and comes with a full SDK, giving total control over every aspect of your scene.
Behavior is extremely scalable. Using a direct to mental ray pipeline, generate .mi files or merge multiple files to render hundreds of thousands
of characters.