Perforce Software Extends Version Control Support to Softimage

Perforce Software announced a new integration between Perforce, the Fast Software Configuration Management System, and Softimage|XSI, a 3D modeling and animation solution for the film, broadcast, post-production and interactive entertainment industries. Extending Perforce’s version control functionality to SOFTIMAGE|XSI enables artists to more efficiently version, store and manage their computer graphics, 3-D animation, and visual effects from within the familiar 3-D design tool. First introduced in 2004, the Perforce Plug-in for Graphical Tools provides artists access to version control from within 3ds max, Maya, and Photoshop. Integrated with Perforce, P4GT is a plug-in that requires no special setup knowledge from the user. From a Perforce drop-down menu, users of Softimage|XSI, Photoshop, 3ds max, and Maya, can know precisely which files are managed by Perforce, check files in and out, access multiple versions of their work, view a revision history of all digital assets without having to leave the graphical tool’s familiar environment, and see the status of all other digital assets and software code in the Perforce repository.