Another newbie " tech" question

[ahmed-3d]

what is the difference between MAYA and XSI?
if they do the same thing , which one is the best?
which one is most used in the PLANET and which one is fast enough?

[richard-sher]

They are made by different companies. Like Ford and Chevrolet.

They are both great. Each have good and bad sides.

There are more Maya licenses. Both are very fast, some faster at specific tasks than the other.

I suggest that you go to Softimage.com and Alias.com and download both free demo versions and decide which one you like the best.