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Alembic is an open framework for storing and sharing 3D geometry data and also includes a C++ library, a file format, and client plug-ins and applications. It was developed in 2010 by Sony Pictures Imageworks and ILM and is currently still being expanded.
Artist Helge Mathee of Exocortex shows in this both tutorials how to implement an the Alembic plug-in in Autodesk Softimage and what is possible with it.
Online step-for-step guide here.
Alembic for Softimage – Open Beta from helge mathee on Vimeo.
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