Terminator 2 - what software?

scourgewarper

I was watching one of the Zbrush website testimonials of a guy talking about how back in the day he worked on the T1000 effects and I was just wondering what kind of software/techniques they used back then cos its aged pretty well imo and that was almost 20 years ago now.

He talked about manipulating vertices so I assume it was a distant relative of max or maya of some sort, does anyone know what software was used back then for terminator 2? In fact any article about the evolution of 3d program would be interesting.

Vrav

There was an interesting history in the preface of the subdivisionmodeling.com wiki before it got obliterated (has it ever gone back up?); it linked to other interesting histories as well. I remember watching a video documentary on TV about Pixar and how it got started; it was pretty interesting, talked about the start of early CG films and all that good stuff. Interviewed a couple really big names, but I can't remember them.

Edit: whoop: http://www.slashfilm.com/2008/04/16/the-pixar-story-movie-trailer/

JohnnyRaptor

my guess would be Softimage.

rube

yeah most likely softimage3d or alias poweranimator (whatever form it would have been in back then) and almost definitely done with NURBS since that was the time when NURBS were king.

Daaark

I just read an article I had on it in a print magazine, and it doesn't mention the 3D software. They credit ILM. They also credit a film recorder, an early scanner, and an early copy of photoshop used to paint over any ugly spots in the render.

arshlevon

Softimage,
this was used most in films back then, they also used it on Jurassic park. ILM ave always been big softimage users

T2 is under 1991..


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Softimage

JohnnyRaptor

RIP Softimage

Farfarer

Apparently Alias Studio 3 and Renderman?

http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/6601/tfaq5.html#s58

scourgewarper

Good link VRAV & Talon, I haven't come across that article on sub-d forums although there was an effort to archive a lot of stuff.

I always wanted to know what all that code was on arnies HUD! Ok major geek moment but I remember pausing the video to try and read what it said back in the day.