Piranha (compositing software)
Piranha is a digital imaging application produced by Interactive Effects, Inc. Its features include editing, compositing, conforming, color grading, 2D and 3D paint, and titling.[1] Piranha has been used to produce imagery for feature films, TV shows, and electronic entertainment titles since its debut in the mid-1990s.[2]
Release history
| Version |
Release date |
Platform |
Price |
Notes |
| Piranha Animator 2.0 |
Apr 1996 |
SGI |
$5,000 |
Initially released as addon to Amazon Paint[3] |
| Piranha Animator 2.5 |
Apr 1997 |
SGI |
- |
Integration with Amazon 3D Paint[4] |
| Piranha 3.0 |
Jul 1998 |
SGI |
- |
SGI Octane & Onyx video support[5] |
| Piranha 3.5 |
May 2002 |
SGI |
- |
Color corrector wheels, image compare[6] |
| Piranha 4.0 |
Feb 2004 |
SGI/Linux |
- |
First Linux release[7] |
| Piranha 5.0 |
2007 |
SGI/Linux |
- |
Introduced Piranha Player, Director, and Multipipe[8] |
| Piranha 7.0 |
Apr 2012 |
OS X / Linux |
$995 |
First OS X release. Price reduced to $995. |
| Piranha 8.0 |
Apr 2013 |
Windows / OS X / Linux |
$995 |
First Windows release. Support for 4k/8k resolution, stereoscopic 3D, HDRI[9] |
|
References
- ↑ IFX Piranha Announces 8 for Windows, Interactive Effects, Inc., April 21, 2013 .
- ↑ Piranha Takes a Bite Out of Time, Digital Content Producer, April 1, 1999 .
- ↑ Interactive Effects Announces PIRANHA ANIMATOR 2.0, Interactive Effects, Inc., April 15, 1996, archived from the original on May 30, 1998
- ↑ Interactive Effects to Release Amazon Paint/3D Paint V2.5, Interactive Effects, Inc., January 27, 1997, archived from the original on January 28, 1999
- ↑ Interactive Effects Announces New Amazon Technology to Debut at SIGGRAPH 98, Interactive Effects, Inc., May 4, 1998, archived from the original on December 3, 1998
- ↑ Piranha Version 3.5, May 20, 2002, archived from the original on January 5, 2003
- ↑ Announcing Piranha 4.0, archived from the original on October 21, 2004
- ↑ 3D Compositing, Bakhter.com
- ↑ IFX Piranha Announces 8 for Windows, April 21, 2013
