Softimage Co, announced the shipping of Softimage|XSI 6.5 Essentials targeting artists, and Softimage|XSI 6.5 Advanced created for production facilities. At a price of US $ 2,995, Softimage|XSI 6.5 Essentials is packed with Hair, Fur, and Syflex Cloth features.  Softimage|XSI 6.5 Advanced is packed with five batch rendering licenses for facilities and priced at US $4,995. To read more about the new features, click here.