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'''Softimage''', created by the fittingly-named Softimage, Inc. is a 3D graphics program released in the mid-1990s. For many years it was the tool of choice for games developers when it came to pre-rendered cutscenes and promotional artwork.
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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a brand of high-end 3D rendering tools created by the fittingly-named Softimage, Inc. During the 1990s, Softimage's products were at the cutting edge of visual design, and were used in the production of a wide variety of visual media, including TV, film and video games.
  
==Games developed with Softimage==
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Since 2008 all Softimage-related assets have been owned by Autodesk, and subsequently branded as "Autodesk Softimage".
===[[Mega-CD]]===
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==Softimage 3D==
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[[File:Softimage3D logo.svg|320px|right]]
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Released in 1988, Softimage 3D (stylised "Softimage|3D") was Softimage's core product until the release of Softimage XSI in 2000. It was included alongside several workstations offered by [[Silicon Graphics]], and was at one point part of the official [[Sega Saturn]] development kit.
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===Games developed with Softimage 3D===
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====[[Mega-CD]]====
 
*''[[Cadillacs and Dinosaurs: The Second Cataclysm]]'' (1994)
 
*''[[Cadillacs and Dinosaurs: The Second Cataclysm]]'' (1994)
  
===Arcade===
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====Arcade====
 
*''[[Virtua Fighter 2]]'' (1994)
 
*''[[Virtua Fighter 2]]'' (1994)
 
*''[[Virtua Fighter 3]]'' (1996)
 
*''[[Virtua Fighter 3]]'' (1996)
  
===[[Saturn]]===
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====[[Saturn]]====
 
*''[[Clockwork Knight]]'' (1994)
 
*''[[Clockwork Knight]]'' (1994)
 
*''[[Panzer Dragoon]]'' (1995)
 
*''[[Panzer Dragoon]]'' (1995)
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*''[[Wipeout 2097]]'' (1997){{fileref|Edge UK 035.pdf|page=96}}
 
*''[[Wipeout 2097]]'' (1997){{fileref|Edge UK 035.pdf|page=96}}
  
===PC===
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====PC====
 
*''[[Virtua Fighter 2]]'' (1995)
 
*''[[Virtua Fighter 2]]'' (1995)
  
===[[Dreamcast]]===
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====[[Dreamcast]]====
 
*''[[Virtua Fighter 3tb]]'' (1998)
 
*''[[Virtua Fighter 3tb]]'' (1998)
 
*''[[Shenmue]]'' (1999)
 
*''[[Shenmue]]'' (1999)
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===Softimage XSI===
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===Games developed with Softimage XSI===
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
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[[Category:Programs]]
 
[[Category:Programs]]

Revision as of 14:29, 23 January 2017

Softimage is a brand of high-end 3D rendering tools created by the fittingly-named Softimage, Inc. During the 1990s, Softimage's products were at the cutting edge of visual design, and were used in the production of a wide variety of visual media, including TV, film and video games.

Since 2008 all Softimage-related assets have been owned by Autodesk, and subsequently branded as "Autodesk Softimage".

Softimage 3D

Softimage3D logo.svg

Released in 1988, Softimage 3D (stylised "Softimage|3D") was Softimage's core product until the release of Softimage XSI in 2000. It was included alongside several workstations offered by Silicon Graphics, and was at one point part of the official Sega Saturn development kit.

Games developed with Softimage 3D

Mega-CD

Arcade

Saturn

PC

Dreamcast

Softimage XSI

Games developed with Softimage XSI

References