At New York's MacWorld Expo,
Alias|Wavefront announced Maya 4.5, the seventh major release of its
popular Maya 3D animation software. With this new release, Maya for
Mac OS X will be synchronized with Maya on other supported hardware
platforms. Current Maya for Mac OS X users will benefit from a
substantial number of feature additions and enhancements including
new modeling tools, integrated 3D Paint, multi-processor support for
rendering and numerous UI and workflow enhancements. "Maya 4.5 for
Mac OS X is proof of Alias|Wavefront's continued commitment to
unparalleled innovation for Macintosh users," stated Alias|Wavefront
president Doug Walker. "The release features an enormous number of
developments across every aspect of the product based on feedback
from some of the world's best 3D artists. Sales of Maya on the Mac
have been extremely strong to date, significantly exceeding even our
high expectations; and so, we are very proud to share the innovations
of Maya 4.5 first with the talented artistic community gathered at
MacWorld New York." Maya 4.5 is expected to ship by the end of
September 2002.