EIAS v7.0.1 Released

#1

Electric Image Animation System v7.0.1 has been released. It is available for immediate download at EITG Downloads. Here are the release notes:

Bug Fixes and Improvements in 7.0.1
Renderama now works with Leopard
Renderama again renders properly from Mac to PC
.hdr files not passed to PC slaves by Rama
RT reflection/refraction sky map crash
RPF_Saver shader not working in UB
Drag and drop of textures not working on PC
Motion blur not working on frames 2 and on for Rama projects
Multi-layer not handling polygon outlines properly
EI_Layers wasn’t handling the shadow layer properly
Fixed problem with EI_Layers shader and clip maps
Multi-file texture system not working properly
GI glossy and transparent objects not working correctly
PSD file numbering conventions now agree with AE’s conventions
Fixed dragging left/right bug in Texture Info window and Link Info window
Fixed problems with GI + Bump/Displacement
Camera now starts up much faster than before. The multi-second delay associated with memory allocation has been eliminated.

Making Renderama work properly with Leopard required that the entire system for transferring files be rewritten using UNIX functions instead of Mac Toolbox functions. It took longer than expected, but we believe you will be pleased with the results since the Mac UB build of Renderama now transfers files faster than the previous version.

#2

…thanks for the update.

Any news on Modeler’s release?

#3

Expected re-release date for Modeler is expected around April/May of 2008.

#4

Could we expect any new feature in EIM, however minor? Or will it just be, as it was stated at first, a “simple” up-to-date ACIS Engine transplant plus Mac UB port?

#5

My guess is that there will be many new features… at a minimum, it would be a new ASICs engine, which would be a big improvement. And if they go with a different engine, there will be new features with it.

Cj

#6

…Brian, thanks for the update.

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