StudioGPU MachStudio Pro Opens Up Creative Options for Students
Powerful Non-Linear Real-Time 3D Workflow and Rendering Software Now Available with Attractive Student Pricing
SIGGRAPH 2010 — Los Angeles, CA — July 26, 2010 — StudioGPU announced today the full-feature version of its award-winning MachStudio™ Pro non-linear real-time 3D workflow and rendering software is now available at educational pricing to qualified students. MachStudio Pro bundled with the high-performance ATI FirePro™ V7800 workstation graphics card from AMD is available at the student price of $999 (USD), while the software only version is available for $499 (USD).
Visit StudioGPU in the AMD Booth (# 301) during SIGGRAPH 2010 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, July 27-29 to see the real-time non-linear workflow benefits of MachStudio Pro on the latest ATI FirePro 3D workstation graphics accelerators.
Many leading studios around the world, including Weta Workshop, Zoic Studios, and The Third Floor are using MachStudio Pro; leveraging the horsepower of off-the-shelf professional graphics processing units (GPUs) to achieve real-time and near real-time 3D workflow and rendering performance on the desktop.
MachStudio Pro allows artists, designers, engineers, directors, and technical directors (TDs) to work with 3D lighting, camera views and multi-point perspectives in an interactive non-linear fashion with real-time high-fidelity views as they will appear in the final rendered format. Coupled with the ATI FirePro V7800 workstation graphics card from AMD, artists get the benefits of a high-end workstation solution featuring ATI Eyefinity technology, 2 GB ultra high-speed GDDR5 memory and more than quadruple the computational power of previous generation products. The ATI FirePro V7800 offers 1440 stream processors and a parallel processing architecture that helps maximize throughput by automatically directing horsepower where it is needed. With ATI FirePro graphics accelerators, customers can take advantage of MachStudio Pro features that are exclusive to ATI accelerators such as real-time hardware tessellation and displacement mapping.
“Students should be encouraged to explore creativity however possible,” says Rob O’Neill, director of the Digital Arts Research Lab at Pratt Institute and partner at Kickstand in New York City. “By offering MachStudio Pro at educational pricing for students, StudioGPU is helping to remove the production barriers that can easily stifle a student’s access to cutting-edge tools. Now with MachStudio Pro, students can focus on the art of animation instead of the workflow limitations of long renders.”
About MachStudio Pro
Award-winning MachStudio Pro supports Microsoft Windows 7, Windows XP Professional and Windows Vista operating systems on most professional graphic accelerator cards. The MachStudio Pro student bundle is available for $999 (USD) to qualified students in North America. This version includes a full version of the MachStudio Pro software and an ATI FirePro V7800 workstation graphics accelerator card. A software only student version is available in North America for $499 (USD). Proof of full-time enrollment in an Associate, Bachelor, Masters or Doctoral program is required to qualify for all student versions. The commercial version of MachStudio Pro software is available in North America for $3,999 (USD) or bundled with the ATI FirePro V8800 3D workstation graphics accelerator card for $4,999 (USD). For pricing in other regions, visit www.studiogpu.com/buy/locator. Education and volume licensing is also available upon request. For more information about MachStudio Pro and to download the free full-featured MachStudio Pro 30-day trial software, visit the StudioGPU web site at www.studiogpu.com.
About StudioGPU
StudioGPU develops software and technology that frees digital artists from the creative shackles of time, money and resources. MachStudio Pro empowers artists and designers working in film, broadcast, game development, computer-assisted design (CAD), and pre- and post-production to create and manipulate fully rendered film-quality 3D design and animation in real-time.
Press Contact:
Kelly Dove
512-394-8789
kdove@kgkdpr.com
Tags:
