vai is a tool to preview and inspect all 3D assets in a vfx production pipeline.
Michael Wolf, lead developer of vai, was a guest at the LightWave Digest podcast and talked about the development of vai.
We will be showing vai to the public for the first time at FMX 2024. There will be a on Friday, April 26th at 11:15 in Raum Mannheim.
We look forward to meeting you there in person.
vai is a viewer for all common 3d interchange file formats used in vfx.
It features a multi-document interface and includes tools to present and analyze assets.
vai can play back animations.
vai will be developed in close cooperation with our community.
Live video streams will show and explain the next steps in development.
vai will be available for Windows, Linux and macOS
vai will be developed in close cooperation with our community.
Our customers will be able to vote on which new features will be developed next.
vai supports the following file formats:
db&w was founded by Dagmar Bornemann and Michael Wolf in April 2003 in Stuttgart, Germany.
We are dedicated to developing advanced 3D computer graphics software. We apply newest techniques to current 3D software in the form of plug-in tools, standalone software products, as individual solutions or as OEM versions for our customers.
The simple answer is: "When it's ready.".
We have a few criteria that need to be fulfilled for us to consider a release:
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The two main directions will be assets management / browsing as well as using vai as a review tool.
We also expect feature requests to allow for closer collaboration with shot management software.
The indie license is designed for individuals and small studios. The license is perpetual but there will be a yearly maintenance fee for 12 months of updates. This license is node locked to two machines, these can be changed at any time by the customer.
The studio license is a floating license that comes with a license server. It is designed for mid size or larger studios that need at least five seats of vai. This license is also perpetual with a yearly fee for 12 months of updates.
The rental license is designed for studios that need a few more licenses for a short amount of time. These are floating licenses and include all updates for the rental period.
We will additionally make vai available on various third party stores such as the Microsoft Store, macOS app store or Steam.
If you stop maintenance and then resume less than 12 months after you stopped, you will just be able to join back as if nothing happened.
After that you'll be asked a fee of half the price of maintenance to jump back aboard.
We haven't finalised the prices yet, but we expect them to be at least 50% more expensive than the pre-release prices.
