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PowerAnimator

PowerAnimator and Animator, also referred to simply as "Alias", the precursor to what is now Maya and StudioTools, is a highly integrated industrial 3D modeling, visual effects, and animation suite. It had a relatively long track record, starting with Technological Threat in 1988 and ending in Pokémon: the Movie 2000 in 1999. PowerAnimator ran natively on MIPS-based SGI IRIX and IBM AIX systems.

History
PowerAnimator was launched in 1988. ==Television and film==
Television and film
PowerAnimator was used to create the water creature in the 1989 film The Abyss, as well as the T-1000 character in Terminator 2: Judgment Day, at a cost of $460,000 per minute. It was also used heavily for the many visual effects of the 1996 film Independence Day. PowerAnimator also served as the solution used to produce South Park episodes digitally before production was moved to Maya starting with Season 5. == Game development ==
Game development
PowerAnimator was also used in game development, in particular as a part of Nintendo 64's SGI-based developer kit. It saw some use for modeling, texturing, visual effects, and animation for other titles and platforms as well. Notable titles: • Crash BandicootCasperWing Commander III: Heart of the TigerWing Commander IV: The Price of FreedomQuake • ''Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee'' == References ==
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