pmG Worldwide Llc. announced immediate availability of an affordably priced version of its highly acclaimed character animation and rendering software, messiah: studio, for $299.
"There is considerable interest in messiah:studio's very strong character animation tools and fantastic rendering quality. However, for many artists, messiah:studio fell well outside of their price range. Addressing this need, messiah:studio workstation is a new solution with all our powerful core animation and rendering features, at a more affordable price," said Lyle Milton, co-president of pmG.
With this new product comes a re-branding of pmG's flagship animation and rendering package: messiah:studio professional, priced at $995. With its included plug-in development tools, connectivity to custom and commercial software packages and unlimited render nodes, messiah:studio professional is a powerhouse production tool for feature and game development studios.
"Workstation rounds out our offerings," said Fori Owurowa, co-president. "This new product offers greater choice and flexibility to studios of every size. The combination of workstation, professional and messiah:animate allows production pipelines to be configured in a way that takes advantage of all software in a facility's toolset. And with our production proven APIs, even custom tools can be integrated more seamlessly into those pipelines."
Founded in 2000, pmG (www.projectmessiah.com) has become a recognized leader and innovator in character animation and rendering technologies. Having pioneered and popularized realtime interactivity for character animation, pmG's award-winning technologies have enabled CG professionals to experience great increases in productivity and enhanced creativity.
Bill Desowitz, former editor of VFXWorld, is currently the Crafts Editor of IndieWire.
