i3DTutorials Announces XSI/Autodesk Special Holiday Sale for the Month of December

Miami, FL - December 2008 i3DTutorials, creators of industry leading training products for computer animation software, including SOFTIMAGE|XSI and Autodesk 3ds Max, are kicking off the holiday season with drastically reduced prices on all products. Emphasizing production proven techniques, users are taken through a series of demanding production scenes that mimic the complex scenarios and problems commonly found when producing 3D artwork for production. Learn new features and tools in SOFTIMAGE|XSI and Autodesk 3ds Max that will allow you to take advantage of the latest software technology and take your work to the next level. Learn different facets of the CG pipeline, including modeling, lighting, rendering, and much more. By taking you through the entire production process and showing you how the tools you learned apply to industry work and production, artists will have a more profound learning experience and understanding of how to use their newfound knowledge in a production environment. Addressing the need and demand for professional training; i3DTutorials offers many high quality training products that cater to professional artists, students, and instructors.

Learn efficient and fast modeling techniques for creating 3D assets through the use of polygon and subdivision surfaces with the following products:

• Introduction to Polygon Modeling 
• Introduction to SubD Modeling in SOFTIMAGE|XSI

If you need help creating production grade photo-realistic renders, or you are looking to learn time saving production techniques for lighting, look no further than these high quality training products:

• Introduction to Rendering in 3ds Max 2009
• Introduction to mental ray in SOFTIMAGE|XSI
• Rendering with SOFTIMAGE|XSI v.I: mental ray

i3DTutorials also offers more training that covers multitudes of subjects, including new technologies, such as the Interactive Creative Environment (ICE) found only in SOFTIMAGE|XSI 7. This holiday season; learn with the pros and save up to 50% on select products. This special holiday sale only comes once a year and will last through December 31^st- dont miss out on the lowest prices of the year!

To see our full product lineup and dramatically reduced prices, please go to the following link: http://www.i3dtutorials.com/lp/200812/

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About i3DTutorials

i3DTutorials is a digital content creation training company focused on creating the latest cutting edge training material for a broad range of computer graphics software. With a growing library of training titles for the most popular software, i3DTutorials is one of only a few companies creating hi-end training material for SOFTIMAGE|XSI and Autodesk software. With an emphasis on teaching industry techniques, i3DTutorials has training products designed for hobbyists, professionals, students, and professors. i3DTutorials training products cover a wide array of topics and features within computer graphics that are designed to have even students creating hi-end professional projects. For more information about i3DTutorials, please visit www.i3DTutorials.com
 

About Softimage

Softimage is a part of Avid Technology, Inc., and develops leading-edge 3D technology used in customer-centric solutions that enable professionals in the games, film and television industry to realize their creative vision. Award-winning feature films, television productions and top-selling video games are made using Softimage software. Its flagship product, SOFTIMAGE|XSI, is an extensible 3D animation software solution built on the most modern architecture in the industry and is used by leading media and entertainment companies such as Digital Domain, SEGA Corporation, CAPCOM, Animal Logic, and The Mill. Other solutions from Softimage include: SOFTIMAGE|FACE ROBOT^{, lifelike facial animation software; SOFTIMAGE|CAT, a complete character animation plug-in; and SOFTIMAGE Alienbrain, a digital asset management solution for artists;  For more information about Softimage, visit www.softimage.com.}

^{About Autodesk}

^{Autodesk, Inc. is the world leader in 2D and 3D design software for the manufacturing, building and construction, and media and entertainment markets. Since its introduction of AutoCAD software in 1982, Autodesk has developed the broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art digital prototyping solutions to help customers experience their ideas before they are real. Fortune 1000 companies rely on Autodesk for the tools to visualize, simulate and analyze real-world performance early in the design process to save time and money, enhance quality and foster innovation. For additional information about Autodesk, visit http://www.autodesk.com/.}