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MotionBuilder is professional 3D character animation software. It is used for Motion capture and traditional keyframe animation. MotionBuilder is produced by Autodesk in Montreal.

messiahStudio is a powerful animation & rendering software package specifically designed to handle the most demanding character animation & rendering needs. It has been quietly used in feature films, commercials, games, music videos and print ads for over 10 years; and is now one of the fastest growing CG packages on the market. It's innovative animation centeric workflow is first priority in every aspect of the program, which makes for a unique and fun experience. People have reported feeling "giddy" and "inspired" after seeing just a small sampling of what the program can do. messiahStudio can be used as a complete stand-alone animation and rendering package, or as a powerful addition to Modo, Maya, 3DMAX, SoftImage XSI, LightWave, Cinema 4D or an in-house proprietary application; through extensive animation export capabilities (fbx, mdd, collada), Host Connection plugins and Host API. Maya users love it's powerful and easy rigging capabilities, such as the ability to setup custom control rigs with visual Armatures, without the need to write MEL scripts. And messiah's "smart bones", that work the way you want, immediately, without requiring weight maps (though weighting systems can be used too)."messiahStudio is all the power you've wanted, but thought you couldn't afford." »