Date: Tuesday, June 28 @ 18:09:57 UTC Topic: Xbox 360
Tewksbury, Mass. – June 28, 2005 – Softimage, Co., a subsidiary of Avid Technology, Inc., today announced support for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system with the release of the .FX plug-in - a free effects creation tool for SOFTIMAGE®|XSI® software, the 3-D animation element of Avid’s integrated computer graphics solutions for game development.
With this new plug-in for XSI, game developers now have the industry’s most advanced 3-D tool combined with the latest in effects technology to create high-definition characters, props and elements for their Xbox 360 titles. The technology powering the Xbox 360 allows developers to build graphically intense high-definition environments with all titles being designed for HD television resolutions (720p and 1080i) in 16:9 widescreen.