MachStudio Pro now ships with the ATI FirePro V8800

MachStudio Pro v1.4 is now available in North America for $3,999 (USD) or bundled with the ATI FirePro V8800 3D workstation graphics card for $4,999 (USD).  Previously the bundle included the ATI FirePro V8750, so moving to the FirePro V8800 is a significant upgrade in performance with no upgrade in price.

MachStudio Pro allows artists, designers, engineers, directors, and technical directors (TDs) to work with 3D lighting, camera views and multi-point perspectives in an interactive non-linear fashion for real-time high-fidelity views as they will appear in the final rendered format.  When paired with MachStudio Pro software, artists can take advantage of real-time performance and features exclusive to ATI graphics such as real-time displacement mapping using hardware tessellation.

If you already own an ATI FirePro card, particularly the DX11-optimized new FirePro line (V4800, V5800, V7800 or V8800) or even a high-performance Radeon HD 5870, you can download a free 30-day trial, full-featured copy of MachStudio Pro and test it out .