well autodesk did release their software for free to students...off to download Softimage then! :P ugh, hour wait on softimage, trying to find the Modtool you suggested
hehehe yeah the head was done at least 3 years ago in mudbox for some autodesk presentation, it was the hell to open that without a 3 years old license :X
Looks like something you'd get out of Autodesk 123d Catch. Even the artifacts and jaggyness with smaller objects. Not to mention it's also a cloud based scanning method.
This should do. http://docs.autodesk.com/3DSMAX/13/ENU/Autodesk%203ds%20Max%202011%20Help/index.html?url=./files/WSf742dab041063133-61da5a1f112a1cebf4a-7fdd.htm,topicNumber=d0e47892