Download and install the latest version of Filestar.
Right click on one or more Si file(s) on your desktop and select Convert with Filestar.
Type convert to ani in the search box.
Press Convert.
Or let an AI agent do it: filestarcli -i photo.si -c "convert to ani" (how).
Let your AI agent convert Softimage Image to ANI
Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other agents can do this on your computer with Filestar. Your files stay on your machine.
Install Filestar and add it to your agents:
npm install -g filestar
filestarcli agent install
Then ask your agent:
“Convert the Softimage Image files in my Downloads folder to ANI”
Or run it yourself:
filestarcli -i photo.si -c "convert to ani"
Runs on your computer, so your files stay on it. Works on Windows, macOS and Linux. 50 free conversions with the npm install, no account needed.
Can my AI agent convert Softimage Image to ANI?
Yes. Install the Filestar CLI with npm install -g filestar and your agent can run filestarcli -i photo.si -c "convert to ani" on your computer, so your files stay on it.
A Softimage image, the raster image format written by Softimage 3D and its tools, identified by its 53 80 F6 34 header.
Ani files are Windows Animated Cursor files that are used for displaying custom animated mouse cursors in the Windows operating system. They are similar to animated GIFs and can be created with various image editing programs.
