<s>
Messiah	B-Application
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
messiah:studio	B-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
3D	O
animation	O
and	O
rendering	O
application	O
developed	O
by	O
pmG	O
Worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
runs	O
on	O
the	O
Win32	B-Library
and	O
Win64	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
marketed	O
to	O
run	O
on	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
Linux	B-Application
via	O
Wine	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Messiah	B-Application
's	O
fourth	O
version	O
,	O
messiah:studio	B-Application
was	O
released	O
April	O
2009	O
and	O
version	O
5.5b	O
as	O
messiah:animate	B-Application
was	O
released	O
November	O
2006	O
.	O
messiahStudio6	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Messiah	B-Application
seems	O
no	O
longer	O
maintained	O
since	O
2013	O
(	O
abandoned	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Messiah	B-Application
was	O
developed	O
as	O
a	O
commercial	O
plugin	B-Application
for	O
Lightwave	B-Device
5.5	O
to	O
7.5	O
,	O
by	O
principal	O
programmers	O
Fori	O
Owurowa	O
,	O
Dan	O
Milling	O
and	O
Lyle	O
Milton	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
,	O
pmG	O
released	O
messiah:animate	B-Application
;	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
application	O
that	O
provided	O
animators	O
with	O
an	O
advanced	O
rigging	O
and	O
animation	O
toolset	O
geared	O
towards	O
the	O
animation	O
of	O
complex	O
organic	O
characters	O
and	O
shapes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
new	O
package	O
offered	O
an	O
Animation	O
Host	O
Connection	O
which	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
transfer	O
animation	O
data	O
into	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
packages	O
including	O
Cinema4D	B-Device
,	O
Lightwave	B-Device
,	O
3D	B-Language
Studio	I-Language
Max	I-Language
,	O
Softimage	B-Device
3D	I-Device
and	O
Maya	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2001	O
,	O
pmG	O
announced	O
messiah:studio	B-Application
,	O
a	O
stand-alone	O
package	O
comprising	O
messiah:animate	B-Application
and	O
messiah:render	O
,	O
boasting	O
numerous	O
animation	O
enhancements	O
coupled	O
with	O
an	O
all	O
new	O
render	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previously	O
,	O
messiah:studio	B-Application
stored	O
license	O
information	O
on	O
a	O
HASP	O
hardware	O
dongle	B-Device
,	O
but	O
now	O
stores	O
license	O
information	O
on	O
a	O
USB	O
stick	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Speed	O
-	O
Messiah	B-Application
has	O
OpenGL	B-Application
playback	O
and	O
real-time	O
previewing	O
of	O
fully	O
subdivided	O
models	O
,	O
particle	O
systems	O
and	O
dynamics	O
objects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flexibility	O
-	O
Messiah	B-Application
offers	O
modular	O
interoperability	O
with	O
many	O
major	O
packages	O
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
make	O
animation	O
modifications	O
in	O
either	O
messiah:studio	B-Application
or	O
a	O
host	O
program	O
and	O
see	O
instant	O
feedback	O
and	O
updates	O
in	O
the	O
other	O
package	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Messiah:studio	B-Application
offers	O
a	O
realtime	O
full	O
motion	O
and	O
deformation-based	O
character	O
animation	O
toolset	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Setup	O
-	O
Messiah	B-Application
's	O
setup	O
mode	O
allows	O
for	O
non-destructive	O
animated	O
character	O
modifications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Muscle	O
Bones	O
are	O
possible	O
in	O
Messiah	B-Application
with	O
a	O
single	O
click	O
,	O
providing	O
squash	O
and	O
stretch	O
on	O
arms	O
,	O
legs	O
,	O
bodies	O
,	O
tails	O
and	O
tentacles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hierarchical	O
expressions	O
-	O
Messiah	B-Application
offers	O
a	O
mathematical	O
expression	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Messiah	B-Application
's	O
expressions	O
system	O
allow	O
automation	O
of	O
existing	O
animation	O
,	O
control	O
over	O
morphs	O
,	O
dynamic	O
parenting	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Armatures	O
-	O
Messiah	B-Application
's	O
Armature	O
system	O
provides	O
a	O
visual	O
method	O
for	O
creating	O
character	O
and	O
program	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Animate	O
immediate	O
-	O
Messiah	B-Application
's	O
Animate	O
Immediate	O
mode	O
allows	O
feedback	O
and	O
manipulation	O
during	O
object	O
selection	O
and	O
transformation	O
by	O
combining	O
individual	O
mouse	O
clicks	O
for	O
selection	O
and	O
then	O
movement	O
into	O
one	O
fluid	O
motion	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Messiah:studio	B-Application
includes	O
messiah:render	O
,	O
a	O
hybrid	O
scanline/raytracing	O
render	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Messiah	B-Application
also	O
allows	O
for	O
the	O
output	O
of	O
.rib	O
files	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
RenderMan	B-Application
and	O
offers	O
network	O
rendering	O
via	O
the	O
ButterflyNetRender	O
(	O
BNR	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Features	O
of	O
messiah	B-Application
render	O
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Animation	O
control	O
of	O
parameters	O
is	O
available	O
through	O
messiah	B-Application
's	O
expression	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subpoly	O
displacement	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
high	O
detail	O
displacement	O
mapping	O
of	O
models	O
using	O
data	O
from	O
programs	O
such	O
as	O
Zbrush	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subsurface	B-Algorithm
scattering	I-Algorithm
,	O
for	O
skin	O
and	O
fluid	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Global	B-Algorithm
illumination	I-Algorithm
,	O
using	O
Monte	O
Carlo	O
,	O
Photon	O
and	O
hybrid	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whilst	O
messiah:studio	B-Application
offers	O
no	O
native	O
modelling	O
tools	O
it	O
is	O
capable	O
of	O
exporting	O
and	O
importing	O
many	O
common	O
3d	O
filetypes	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
.3ds	O
,	O
.lwo	O
,	O
and	O
.obj	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Messiah	B-Application
can	O
import	O
and	O
export	O
motion	B-Application
capture	I-Application
,	O
via	O
.bvh	O
files	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
transfer	O
datasets	O
using	O
the	O
host	O
API	O
suite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
17	O
April	O
2008	O
,	O
pmG	O
released	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
and	O
SDK	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Host	O
Connections	O
plugins	B-Application
,	O
so	O
that	O
users	O
could	O
update	O
and	O
adapt	O
the	O
connections	O
software	O
and	O
plugin	B-Application
files	O
for	O
external	O
programs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Messiah	B-Application
has	O
been	O
used	O
for	O
character	O
animation	O
and	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
VFX	O
shots	O
in	O
several	O
feature	O
films	O
and	O
shorts	O
,	O
including	O
Ghost	O
Rider	O
,	O
Harry	O
Potter	O
,	O
Hellboy	O
,	O
Into	O
the	O
Deep	O
,	O
Jimmy	B-Device
Neutron	I-Device
:	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
Genius	I-Device
,	O
Syriana	O
,	O
The	O
Triplets	O
of	O
Belleville	O
,	O
X-Men	O
,	O
and	O
Zambezia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Messiah	B-Application
has	O
been	O
used	O
in	O
television	O
productions	O
,	O
including	O
The	O
Adventures	O
of	O
Jimmy	B-Device
Neutron	I-Device
:	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
Genius	I-Device
,	O
Robbie	O
the	O
Reindeer	O
,	O
Andy	O
's	O
Airplanes	O
and	O
the	O
upcoming	O
Plankton	O
Invasion	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
commercials	O
.	O
</s>
