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Piranha is a digital imaging application produced by Interactive Effects Inc. Its features include editing, compositing, conforming, color grading, 2D and 3D paint, and titling.[ 1] Piranha has been used to produce imagery for feature films, TV shows, and electronic entertainment titles since its debut in the mid-1990s.[ 2]
Version
Release date
Platform
Notes
Piranha Animator 2.0
Apr 1996
SGI
Initially released as addon to Amazon Paint [ 3]
Piranha Animator 2.5
Apr 1997
SGI
Integration with Amazon 3D Paint[ 4]
Piranha 3.0
Jul 1998
SGI
SGI Octane & Onyx video support[ 5]
Piranha 3.5
May 2002
SGI
Color corrector wheels, image compare[ 6]
Piranha 4.0
Feb 2004
SGI/Linux
First Linux release[ 7]
Piranha 5.0
2007
SGI/Linux
Introduced Piranha Player, Director, and Multipipe[ 8]
Piranha 7.0
Apr 2012
OS X / Linux
First OS X release. Price reduced to $995.
Piranha 8.0
Apr 2013
Windows / OS X / Linux
First Windows release. Support for 4k/8k resolution, stereoscopic 3D, HDRI[ 9]
^ IFX Piranha Announces 8 for Windows , Interactive Effects, Inc., April 21, 2013 .
^ Piranha Takes a Bite Out of Time , Digital Content Producer, April 1, 1999, archived from the original on December 5, 2014 .
^ Interactive Effects Announces PIRANHA ANIMATOR 2.0 , Interactive Effects, Inc., April 15, 1996, archived from the original on May 30, 1998
^ Interactive Effects to Release Amazon Paint/3D Paint V2.5 , Interactive Effects, Inc., January 27, 1997, archived from the original on January 28, 1999
^ Interactive Effects Announces New Amazon Technology to Debut at SIGGRAPH 98 , Interactive Effects, Inc., May 4, 1998, archived from the original on December 3, 1998
^ Piranha Version 3.5 , May 20, 2002, archived from the original on January 5, 2003
^ Announcing Piranha 4.0 , archived from the original on October 21, 2004
^ 3D Compositing , Bakhter.com, archived from the original on December 4, 2014
^ IFX Piranha Announces 8 for Windows , April 21, 2013