Phoenix Tools and Areté
Entertainment recently released Psunami 1.0, a plug-in for
Softimage|XSI v. 2.X that allows photo-realistic animation of wave
surfaces including all the tools for simulating and visualizing a
variety of water surfaces. The company is currently in an advanced
development phase of its volumetric cloud/smoke effect Psyclone for
Softimage|XSI. By adding Psyclone to Softimage|XSI, the user can
create evolving cloud/smoke simulations, including fly-through and
fly-around effects. Psyclone includes an advanced optics shader that
allows full control of volumetric lighting properties, such as
self-shadowing, visibility and specular highlights. The beta release
of Psyclone on Softimage|XSI will be shown at the Softimage stand
(Booth # 8071) at SIGGRAPH 2002, and will be officially released in
August 2002. For further information, visit www.phoenixtools.com