Maya 7 Animation Software Now Shipping
August 15, 2005
Toronto, Canada - The feature-packed Maya 7 software ($899-1999) is now shipping worldwide to 3D professionals working in event video, film, games, broadcast, digital publishing and design visualization who are wanting to realize increased productivity and bring their artistic visions to life. The latest edition of this animation software is available for purchase by new and upgrading customers from an authorized reseller or online.
"Maya 7's features were extremely well received at our SIGGRAPH® launch earlier this month in Los Angeles," said Shai Hinitz, senior product manager for Alias® MotionBuilder®, mental ray® and Maya. "The new features in Maya 7 that sit atop a solid foundation delivered in Maya 6.5 provide the creative power and reliability Maya represents to so many customers."
According to Alias, Maya 7 is packed with innovative features that let artists achieve more unrivaled CG content with Maya. Capitalizing on the Alias MotionBuilder full-body IK technology, this newest version of Maya was developed to make animating characters faster, easier and more accurate. The software also delivers new polygonal modeling and UV tools that round out Maya's extensive modeling feature set. In addition, it gives artists illustration and specialized visual effects tools, including a new Toon Shader; advanced render layering technology; and faster, more seamless connections between Maya and other key production software.
Pricing and Availability
Maya 7 pricing remains unchanged from Maya 6.5 - Maya Complete 7 is US $1999 and Maya Unlimited 7 is US $6999. Upgrade pricing from Maya 6.5 is US $899 for Maya Complete and US $1249 for Maya Unlimited. Both Maya Complete and Maya Unlimited are available on the Windows®, Linux® and Mac OS® X platforms.
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