EI v6.6 UB Now Available

#1

EIAS UB v6.6 now available. Please check information below:

#2

25 January 2007

EI Technology Group is proud to announce the release of EIAS 6.6. This version delivers EIAS natively to the Intel Macintosh as a Universal Binary. This release was beta tested extensively to ensure the most reliable and productive environment for your 3D development. This upgrade is a MUST HAVE for anyone who values speed and efficiency during the development process. The breathtaking speed enhancements of EIAS 6.6 with the new Intel Macintosh systems is something every Electric Image Animation System user will benefit from. EIAS 6.6 improved render times on a simple test rendering from 4 minutes 8 seconds to a remarkable 2 minutes 28 seconds. That’s nearly twice as fast as the previous versions! For a $99 upgrade you can cut your development hours in half! This small investment is something that any EIAS user cannot afford to pass up.

If you have purchased any plugins or shaders for EIAS please contact the vendor or visit their website for more details about Universal Binary upgrades. A complete list of plugin and shader vendors can be found at our website, www.eitechnologygroup.com. New Universal Binary Plugins have already been ported by many plugin vendors including Northern Lights 3D, Konkeptoine, Triade Shader Labs, Ramjac, and Paralumino. Please contact the respective vendor for more information.

EIAS v6.6 is $99 for current v6.5 owners. Users that do not have a “Duo” key will be required to perform a key/dongle upgrade to run EIAS v6.6 on new Intel Macintosh Computers. Upgrade prices for EIAS users with versions prior to v6.0 start at $299.* If you would like to purchase the upgrade today, click here: Buy Now. This is an early order form for those who subscribe to the newsletter. Order now to beat the rush and be the first to maximize development efficiency!

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EI Technology Group has a special offer for all Macintosh Users who haven’t upgraded to a new Intel Macintosh System. Order your new MacBook Pro or Mac Pro and receive the EIAS 6.6 upgrade for free!* You will also get free shipping and handling and No Sales Tax!* Purchase an all new Mac Pro with Quad Core for just $2489 and get a free upgrade version of EIAS 6.6, free shipping, and no sales tax! This offer may also be combined with any offer that Apple is advertising. So don’t wait, order your new Intel Macintosh today and receive a free upgrade of EIAS 6.6 today!* To place orders please email or call us at 210-377-2525. Free upgrade offer valid for EIAS 6.5 customers only. Additional offers available for previous EIAS versions.

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EI Technology Group’s new and improved website is almost complete. The new website features a range of brand new features including updated forums, wiki, support system, and loads of fresh content and material. The website is being tested extensively and finely tuned in order to deliver the best user-friendly platform of any 3D product website. This new website is part of EI Technology Group’s revamped user experience initiative for 2007. Stay tuned for more!

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#3

Is there somewhere a “what’s new” list?

Or is the only difference the universal binary?

#4

Hey Manuel…

I’ll contact EITG and get a summary and post it here. There have been some minor updates in functionality, but the big thing is UB.

Edit: Talked with EI. The v6.6 upgrade is solely a UB upgrade. Enhancements in functionality will be in v7.

#5

Thanks for the info

#6

I know they probably won’t say what’s going to be in 7, but do you know if there’s a timeframe for its release?

#7

That’s strange !

On EITG website, ther isn’t any mention of the 6.6 upgrade, not in the news, nor in the forums, not even in the store pages yet ! :cry:

I’d be interested in the upgrade, but i can’t find any price path…

Does EITG wait for the new website to come up ?

Regards,
Laurent aka Tartiflette :slight_smile:

P.S. : I did flush the cache…

#8

Hello Laurent,

Our new site isn’t up yet. If you send me an email, I will email you a copy of the newsletter. Within the newsletter is a ‘buy now’ link which will take you to the order page.
Please email me at phil@eitechnologygroup.com

Busy/busy (that’s a good thing)

Best Regards,
Phil Martin

#9

Thanks Phil for the fast reply !

mail sent !

Regards,
Laurent aka Tartiflette :slight_smile:

#10

There are actually some minor functionality changes (exceptionally minor one might say).

I’ve just heard from Onyx about their products and they’re currently in the middle of a development cycle and haven’t actually looked at making any of their products UB yet, but they assure me that they will be looking into it once the cycle is complete.

Ian

#11

Whoops… I’m sorry guys. I forgot to include the newsletter link to the store. Here yah go:

https://eitechnologygroup.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=BASK&Store_Code=EIS&Action=ADPR&Product_Code=EIAS66U&Attributes=Yes&Quantity=1

#12

No problem Brian ! :thumbsup:

Thanks for the link !

Regards,
Laurent aka Tartiflette :slight_smile:

#13

Hi all, does anyone know whether it will be more expensive to sit out the 6.6 UB upgrade and go straight to 7 (which I appreciate has no current release date).

We’re running PowerMacs here and don’t have any immediate plans to switch to Intel.

I’m still reeling from buying an iMac for home 2 weeks before the Intel machines came out - as most of my favourite apps weren’t Universal at that time I didn’t chase to get it swapped - in the immortal words of Homer - DOH !

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