Alienbrain Versions

Alienbrain 8.1 comes in three configurations: Alienbrain Advanced, Alienbrain Essentials, and the free Alienbrain Reader is also available for read-only access to Alienbrain repositories.

For more information, see the detailed Alienbrain client comparison.

Alienbrain 8.1 Advanced

Alienbrain 8.1 Advanced goes above and beyond typical asset management requirements to handle the most demanding media and entertainment projects. Advanced includes all of the features of Essentials plus:

• Sophisticated reporting tools: elaborate reporting and communication tools help managers effectively track and control project status, detect resource conflicts in project workflows, and take appropriate action.

• Plug-ins for high-end design and animation tools such as Autodesk StudioTools; and a copy of the award-winning Araxis Merge™ Professional (a $269 value).

• Cross-platform compatibility: Alienbrain 8.1 Advanced brings asset management to Mac OS X and Linux so entire teams can share Alienbrain’s benefits regardless of personal preferences or project requirements.

Pricing and purchase options.

Alienbrain 8.1 Essentials

Alienbrain 8.1 Essentials offers asset management for almost any project at an excellent price. Essentials comes in two flavors, optimized for artists and programmers respectively.

• Essentials for Artists – Everything artists need: with unrivaled support for 3rd-party applications via intuitive 2D/3D integrations into leading art tools. Artists can visually with graphical assets using fast previews, thumbnails and an easy-to-learn user interface user interface.

• Essentials for Programmers – Everything the programmers need: with state-of-the-art software configuration management, advanced branching, change sets, a top-notch Visual Studio integration and a copy of the award-winning Araxis Merge™ Professional (a $269 value).

Pricing and purchase options.

Alienbrain 8.1 Reader

The free Alienbrain 8.1 Reader allows read-only access to Alienbrain 8.1 repositories. Typical applications for the Reader include:

• Rendering: read-only access for render nodes and batch processes

• Review & Approval: read-only access for reviewers who don’t modify assets

Alienbrain Client Comparison

Feature	Advanced	Essentials for Artists	Essentials for Programmers	Reader
Version Control Features
Check-in / Check-out
Multiple check-out
Check-out of previous versions
Automatic/manual merging (text)
Non-destructive rollback
Server-side recycle bin
Get Latest
Synchronize on get (structural)
Smart Get (check only for updates)
Get Version (by date, label, change set)
Get Version (structural)
Local file states (workspace view)
Local versions (get version x of y)
File shares				(1)
Version history with thumbnails
Visual differencing with thumbnails
Standard meta-data (keywords, …)				(1)
Configuration Management Features
Change Sets				(1)
History searches
Change Set searches
Setting Labels
Branching				(1)
Merging
Visual Merging tool for all file types
Keep merge result in a change set
Bundled with Araxis Merge Prof.		optional
Productivity Features
Thumbnails (configurable size)
Image Preview (image, office, text)
Image Scribbling and Annotations
References				(1)
File and folder coloring
Single button quick searches
Regular expression searches
Advanced status searches
Searches for local files (disk items)
Integrated messenger
Single Sign-On (on Windows platforms)
Management Tools
List export to HTML
List export to Word®, Excel®
Integrated sign-off workflow
Workflow Reports
Workflow overview
Workload by user
Overdue files by user
File Management Reports
Active check-outs by user
Stale check-outs by user
Modification activity by user
Integrations
Adobe® Photoshop®
Autodesk® 3ds maxtm
Autodesk® Maya®
Autodesk® AliasStudio
Softimage® XSI®
MS Visual Studio®
Customizability
Support for custom meta-data				(1)
Execution of custom event scripts
Preview own file types
GUI customization
Customizable toolbar
Custom  views/layout management
Custom merge tools
(1): non-modifying use of feature