Talk:Softimage 3D

On the supported Operating Systems of SOFTIMAGE|3D

Notwithstanding the fact that SOFTIMAGE|3D version 4.0 was released in the midst of the transition to SOFTIMAGE|XSI and therefore its userbase was already decimated by then, I am of the opinion that the article should include GNU/Linux as one of its supported operating systems. To back my claim, I have uploaded to archive.org a copy of the product datasheet (here) which reads [sic]: "SOFTIMAGE|3D v.4.0 is certified for Windows NT, IRIX and LINUX operating systems"; furthermore, if one takes into account the information published at the support page for the aforementioned release (available at web.archive.org), not only did this last version add support for GNU/Linux (Red Hat Linux, to be more precise), but it also added support for Microsoft Windows XP Professional, whereas previous releases of SOFTIMAGE|3D were only available for SGI IRIX, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 (as of SI|3D 3.0, c. 1996), and Microsoft Windows NT 5.0 (as of SI|3D 3.9, c. 2000).

Addendum, AWN.com cited an animator at Industrial Light & Magic saying that "SOFTIMAGE|3D on Linux is a top 3D animation system". June, 2002.

-- Marcelo 'codeN' Gonzalez (talk) 00:51, 21 August 2016 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Soft3DLogo.png

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BetacommandBot 15:45, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:Softimage Dinosaur.gif

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