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Softimage
Established Date: Jan. 1, 1986
Deceased Date: April 14, 2014
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Formed by Daniel Langlois (one of the three animators on the short film Tony de Peltri) in 1986, Softimage was based in Montreal. Its first interactive 3D software product, Creative Environment 1.0, debuted at the 1988 Siggraph in Atlanta. Softimage led the way in advanced IK character animation tools for high-end 3D users with the Actor module. The work on Actor started in late 1990, and it was first shown in public at Siggraph 1991 in Las Vegas. It was first released in version 2.51 of the Softimage Creative Environment in early 1992.
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Softimage was acquired by Microsoft in 1994 and was sold to Avid in June of 1998 for about $200 million, with the 3D animation assets being later sold in 2008 to Autodesk for a reported $35 million.
The End ( as a company ) -
Dominique Boisvert, Rejean Gagne, Daniel Langlois, and Richard Laperriere were awarded a Scientific and Engineering Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1998 for the development of the Actor animation component of the Softimage computer animation system.
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"We regret to inform you that the upcoming 2015 release will be the last one for Softimage® software. This final version is expected to ship on or around April 14, 2014. Autodesk will continue to offer product support until April 30, 2016. We will also provide Softimage support services (including Hot Fixes and Service Packs) to all Softimage customers with Autodesk Subscription, at no cost, until April 30, 2016."
The End (of the software) -
Daniel Langlois
The End ( as a company )
Softimage was acquired by Microsoft in 1994 and was sold to Avid in June of 1998 for about $200 million, with the 3D animation assets being later sold in 2008 to Autodesk for a reported $35 million.
Academy Award
Dominique Boisvert, Rejean Gagne, Daniel Langlois, and Richard Laperriere were awarded a Scientific and Engineering Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1998 for the development of the Actor animation component of the Softimage computer animation system.
The End (of the software)
"We regret to inform you that the upcoming 2015 release will be the last one for Softimage® software. This final version is expected to ship on or around April 14, 2014. Autodesk will continue to offer product support until April 30, 2016. We will also provide Softimage support services (including Hot Fixes and Service Packs) to all Softimage customers with Autodesk Subscription, at no cost, until April 30, 2016."
Formed by Daniel Langlois (one of the three animators on the short film Tony de Peltri) in 1986, Softimage was based in Montreal. Its first interactive 3D software product, Creative Environment 1.0, debuted at the 1988 Siggraph in Atlanta. Softimage led the way in advanced IK character animation tools for high-end 3D users with the Actor module. The work on Actor started in late 1990, and it was first shown in public at Siggraph 1991 in Las Vegas. It was first released in version 2.51 of the Softimage Creative Environment in early 1992.