i3D Tutorials Officially Launches

Miami, FL - December 17, 2007 - i3D, LLC, announces the official launch of www.i3DTutorials.com. i3DTutorials.com is designed as an internet 3D training service that caters to the 3D art/animation industry.

With this announcement and official launch, i3Dtutorials.com plans to offer software training for SOFTIMAGE|XSI, the professional 3D modeling, animation, rendering and character creation software, with easy-to-follow video tutorials designed for 3D artists ranging from complete beginners, all the way to studio professionals who need to keep up with an evolving pipeline.

"My goal has always been to teach newcomers about the art of CGI. Students are always taught how to use the software, but I want to show them how to make it an extension of their own imagination. It’s only then that the software becomes a digital paint brush, as opposed to just another difficult to use computer program.” says Founder and CEO, Leonard Gonzalez.

To initiate the launch, i3DTutorials.com is introducing four (4) downloadable video tutorials for SOFTIMAGE|XSI 3D software at a discounted holiday price. The videos include "Introduction to SOFTIMAGE|XSI", "Introduction to Polygon Modeling", "Introduction to mental ray Rendering", and "Maya to SOFTIMAGE|XSI Conversion". Through these tutorials, artists will be able to learn modeling, rendering and lighting techniques using one of the industry's leading 3D software packages, SOFTIMAGE|XSI.

i3DTutorials.com is primarily focused on training products that are easy to use for complete beginners to the world of 3d animation and visual effects, such as students and hobbyists. However, i3DTutorials also incorporates industry techniques and the same workflows used in professional studios in an easy to follow manner so that students can get the edge they need in today’s incredibly competitive job market. With the demand for SOFTIMAGE|XSI artists growing in the industry at an astonishing rate, i3DTutorials is quickly helping to fill the void in high quality and advanced training that is normally difficult to find. With several training products already in the works, i3DTutorials.com is striving to soon have the largest library of quality SOFTIMAGE|XSI training products available for aspiring and professional SOFTIMAGE|XSI artists.

About Softimage Co.

Softimage Co., a subsidiary of Avid Technology, Inc., delivers innovative 3D character creation and effects tools to animators and digital artists in the film, broadcast, post-production and games industries. Its product line includes SOFTIMAGE|XSI, the most advanced 3D animation and character creation software for the next generation games & film, and SOFTIMAGE|FACE ROBOT(tm), the first production for lifelike facial animation, SOFTIMAGE|CAT(tm), a complete character animation system plug-in, and ALIENBRAIN(tm), the first production asset management solution for creative teams. For more information about Softimage, please visit www.softimage.com