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Autodesk ® Entertainment Creation Suites Industry-leading 3D content creation tools in one cost-effective package. Compete more effectively, and accelerate new business, with specialized toolsets that extend your creative capabilities. With a comprehensive suite of tools at exceptional value, you can create sophisticated entertainment content more efficiently.

Entertainment Creation Suite Task Coverage

Previsualization Modeling Simulation & Effects Rendering & Compositing

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MotionBuilder 3ds Maya & 3ds Max Softimage 3ds Max, Maya & Softimage Previsualize scenes, experiment Efficient Rig, create, edit, reuse Create, package and share Quickly and easily create with camera angles and framing, toolset. . stunning effects faster with ICE. realistic images with physically and effectively plan visual accurate lighting. Maya MotionBuilder Maya & 3ds Max effects and stunts. Subdivision surface, polygonal, Clean up and edit mocap data. Sophisticated toolsets for Enhance rendered passes and Maya and NURBS modeling. Retarget animations. dynamic simulation. incorporate them into live Lay out and manage multiple action footage. Mudbox Blend and layer animations camera shots. Organic sculpting and texture nondestructively. painting toolset. Softimage Softimage Quickly create lip-synced with ICE. facial animation.

The Autodesk® Entertainment Creation Suite is Explore Your Creative Options Dare to be Dynamic available in two editions. The Standard edition offers Use the sophisticated real-time engine in MotionBuilder Harness the power of the innovative Softimage ICE a choice of either Autodesk® Maya® or Autodesk® to effectively previsualize and plan your shots, toolset and the simulation capabilities within Maya 3ds Max® software, and includes Autodesk® experiment with camera angles, and explore and 3ds Max to create highly realistic dynamic effects MotionBuilder® real-time character animation software, creative options. with particles, rigid-bodies, soft-bodies, hair, fur, and Autodesk® Mudbox™ and texture cloth, fluids, liquids, and crowds. painting software. With the Premium edition, you Create Stunning Detail additionally have access to Autodesk® Softimage® Extend the modeling and texturing toolsets in 3ds Max Prepare for Pixel Perfection software to create sophisticated effects, procedural and Maya with the intuitive, artist-friendly sculpting Select from a range of rendering options in 3ds Max, models, and high-quality facial animation. and painting capabilities of Mudbox, and add Maya, and Softimage that take advantage of today’s powerful procedural modeling with the Softimage GPU-accelerated workstations so you can work Interactive Creation Environment (ICE). in a high-fidelity interactive environment, and create realistic images with physically accurate Bring Your Characters to Life lighting. And combine rendered passes with Take advantage of extensive tools for character live-action footage using the included high-quality rigging and animation in Maya and 3ds Max. Clean-up, compositing solutions. blend, layer, and retarget -capture and other animation data in MotionBuilder. And easily create lip-synced facial animation in the Autodesk® Face Robot® toolset. Image courtesy of Justin Harris. Build Flexible Pipelines That Meet Modern Production Demands.

Image courtesy of Digital Kitchen. Is your pipeline ready for tomorrow’s production Autodesk MotionBuilder Facing these challenges? challenges? Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suites Increase overall animation output and explore real- can help you power through your projects from start time animation for and virtual • Customers expect increasingly realistic to finish. Complementary toolsets are designed to movie-making, with Autodesk® MotionBuilder® content. work together to help you optimize your productivity software. With its real-time 3D engine and dedicated and maximize your creativity. With single-step toolsets for character rigging, nonlinear animation • Production timelines and budgets are interoperability between the products, and more editing, motion-capture data manipulation, and shrinking. consistent user interfaces, you can use the tool you interactive dynamics, MotionBuilder is an ideal • Clients frequently request last-minute need for the task at hand without slowing down. complementary toolset to Maya or 3ds Max. changes. • You need to offer more services to stay competitive. Create compelling digital entertainment with Easily create highly detailed organic models, using Autodesk® Maya® software, a powerful solution for artist-friendly 3D sculpting, texturing, and painting • More projects require complex, custom modeling, animation, , rendering, and toolsets. Autodesk® Mudbox™ software combines effects. compositing on a highly extensible production an intuitive with powerful stencils and • More projects require sophisticated facial platform. Maya is a leading 3D content creation solution brush tools to help you create realistic 3D characters, and character animation. in film, games, television, advertising, publishing, and environments, and props. Round-trip workflows with ® • Customers want more detailed models and graphic design productions. Choose between Windows , Maya, 3ds Max, or Softimage, let you refine the ® ® scenes. Mac OS X, and operating systems. topology of your model as you work. • Motion-capture data is difficult to edit and integrate. Whether you’re looking to create differentiated 3D Specialized toolsets within Autodesk® Softimage® • More and more data needs to be shared assets or visual effects for games, television, or film, software extend a Maya or 3ds Max pipeline. With between applications. Autodesk® 3ds Max® software provides an extensive the innovative node-based Interactive Creative • Data is lost or needs to be recreated set of , animation, effects, rendering, Environment (ICE), you can create advanced simulations, between different applications. and compositing tools. Known for its robust polygon character rigs, and procedural geometry within your modeling toolset and extensive rendering options, Maya or 3ds Max scene. And, with the included • Managing software costs for a complete 3ds Max is supported by a strong, vibrant community, Autodesk® Face Robot® toolset, you can quickly and 3D pipeline is a high priority. and a large base of trained professional users worldwide. easily create high-quality facial animation.

Use the power and advanced capabilities of the Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suites Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suite Standard Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suite Premium to help you create modern, flexible pipelines that support today’s projects and scale for Autodesk® Maya® or Autodesk® 3ds Max® Autodesk® Maya® or Autodesk® 3ds Max® tomorrow’s opportunities. Autodesk® MotionBuilder® Autodesk® MotionBuilder®

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Autodesk® Softimage® Learn More or Purchase Access specialists worldwide who can provide product expertise, a deep understanding of your industry, and value that extends beyond your software. To license Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suite software, contact an Autodesk Authorized Reseller. Locate a reseller near you at www.autodesk.com/reseller.

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