LK Lightning 2.5 Available & Now Free

[Leonard Koch]

Hi List,

I have a new version of LK Lightning for you today. I hope you don't mind
my posting it here.
The headlining feature for version 2.5 is *Stages* which allows you to
create much more complicated behaviours by assigning different sets of
controllers to particles based on which stage they are in.With these stages
also comes a new category of compounds. *Triggers* that allow you to move
particles between them.You can assign a new stage to strands that have been
split off as well and thus give them a different set of rules. This is
something that was requested many times by 2.0 users and is indeed super
useful.Additionally there are a bunch of other useful tools for particle
effects in here that stem from an awesome job I got to do at Digital Golem:
http://www.digitalgolem.com/portfolio/detroit-electric-sp01/

*LK Lightning is also free for everyone now.*
With Softimage going EOL I just don't feel good charging people for an
extension to a software that has been sentenced to death.Freelancers and
companies who've approached me wanting to buy LKL in the past couple of
months have already received it free of charge and with the new version I'm
making it available to everyone.
I hope that the community can put 2.5 to good use and hope to still see
many awesome projects made with it and Softimage.
You can get LK Lightning 2.5 here: http://leonardkoch.com/download/

Re: LK Lightning 2.5 Available & Now Free

[Prodeep Ghosh]

Thanks Leonard! Great Stuff...

On Fri, Nov 13, 2015 at 4:52 PM,  wrote:

> Hi Leonard – awesome – this is very generous of you.
>
> > With Softimage going EOL I just don't feel good charging people for an
> extension to a software that has been sentenced to death.
>
> I understand what you are saying.
> If anything, you are giving Softimage a bit more life -in a very
> Frankenstein way.
> Don’t doubt for a moment that you are giving added value to those still
> holding on to Softimage -
> and that is worth a compensation – EOL platform or not.
>
>
>



-- 
Prodeep Ghosh

Re: ICE - text file & string manipulation

[peter_b]

Thanks Matt,

you do confirm what I concluded from my testing so far, that ICE string 
manipulation is indeed rather limited.
I assumed it was going to be better than that - and double kudos to those 
people who have pushed this to some degree (thinking of mr Mootz' Topolizer 
for instance - that does rely on strings quite a bit)




Your suggestion of putting all data for one particle on a line is 
interesting - but that doesn’t fit my case very well.
The data is not really per frame animation data, that could be done as 
fcurves. That was just my idea for how to treat a lot of different setups in 
one go. I'll have data sets per 'setup', each needing to be built up from 
the data. If I can do them on a timeline (a bit like an obj sequence for 
geometry) I can treat them all at once in a single scene.


I can specify the format of the data delivered to me (as long as it remains 
practical), which is a great luxury.
And I'm probably not going to bother with the file format part - and just 
import the strings I need manually.


I read you loud and clear that automation for the sake of it can be a trap 
(especially if you need to learn new skills for just one case)  - and that 
some simple manual work can go a long way in getting to the end result 
faster.
So far it looks like the tedious part -filtering the bulk of the data, and 
getting it onto particles or instances- is going to work, and the more 
tricky bits can be done manually - for a semi-automated solution. Which 
sounds more in line with my skills.





-Original Message- 
From: Matt Lind

Sent: Thursday, November 12, 2015 9:44 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: ICE - text file & string manipulation

ICE string manipulation is crude and only intended to do simple
concatenation and tokenizing for simple cases such as appending an object
name and model name to form a full path.  It doesn't have the functionality
of a scripting language.  ICE string manipulation cannot convert text to
floating point values with integrity either, or if it can, it involves a lot
more workarounds than it's worth to employ.

Based on your short description, you only need to import data as FCurves
onto the parameters of an ICE compound you apply to your particle systems.
The FCurves can be easily generated and applied via script, or re-applied in
the event you change the file.  The script can also employ a UI to load/save
the data, present options to the user for processing the data, and so on.
ICE cannot do any of that.

You should consider is how data is formatted in the file to make life
easier.  For example, your file describes values for all scene elements in
the scene per frame.  An FCurve is a series of values for an individual
parameter.  By grouping the values per parameter instead of per frame of the
scene, the data will be easier to parse (eg; put all 'values' on one line,
put all particle 1 array on a separate line, put all particle 2 array on a
separate line, etc...).  Another thing to consider is how the data is
arranged per line.  If the data is as you illustrate, you'll have to do much
more parsing and tokenizing to extract data and assign to the appropriate
scene element.  If you put all the related values together in a string, half
the work is already done.  You just then need to identify where it needs to
be applied.  At the most crude level you can use a file format as you've
shown, but with tweaks.

Constructing file formats and tools to read/write them is a field of it's
own that can go very deep in study.  Unless you see yourself using this
custom file format long term, the time invested building the framework
probably won't be realized after the fact as benefit.  While it may suck to
do all the work by hand now, in the long term it may be less work overall.
food for thought as it's very easy to fall into the trap of developing
automation because you can and not because you need to.


Matt







Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2015 22:17:21 +0100
From: 
Subject: Re: ICE - text file & string manipulation
To: 

Thanks Gustavo and Cesar,

seems you agree that scripting is the way to go ? at least as far as getting
data from file into ICE.
that?s way above my head for the time I?ll have to sort this out ? so I
might end up copy pasting data from the text file.


I?ve been playing a bit with string manipulation in ICE ? for now just
typing a string myself in ICE and then trying to filter the data I need out
of that. It?s not easy ( trying to wrap my head around strings in ICE) but
I?m getting there ? and so far it?s quite fast.
I?m first dumping everything in one long string (hm, I?ll have to scale my
data 1000 fold ? so I?m worried this will become a problem) ? and using a
special character to split into an array, and each frame I?ll access one
element of the array ? from which I extract the data.
encapsulating the data I want with a dedicated character before and after
seems to be the 

Re: LK Lightning 2.5 Available & Now Free

[Morten Bartholdy]

Thanks a lot Leonard - this is very generous of you. Very cool tool.

Morten



Den 13. november 2015 kl. 11:09 skrev Leonard Koch
:

> Hi List,
> 
> I have a new version of LK Lightning for you today. I hope you don't mind
> my posting it here.
> The headlining feature for version 2.5 is Stages which allows you to create
> much more complicated behaviours by assigning different sets of controllers
> to particles based on which stage they are in.With these stages also comes
> a new category of compounds. Triggers that allow you to move particles
> between them.You can assign a new stage to strands that have been split off
> as well and thus give them a different set of rules. This is something that
> was requested many times by 2.0 users and is indeed super
> useful.Additionally there are a bunch of other useful tools for particle
> effects in here that stem from an awesome job I got to do at Digital Golem:
>  http://www.digitalgolem.com/portfolio/detroit-electric-sp01/
> 
> 
> LK Lightning is also free for everyone now.
> With Softimage going EOL I just don't feel good charging people for an
> extension to a software that has been sentenced to death.Freelancers and
> companies who've approached me wanting to buy LKL in the past couple of
> months have already received it free of charge and with the new version I'm
> making it available to everyone.
> I hope that the community can put 2.5 to good use and hope to still see
> many awesome projects made with it and Softimage.
> You can get LK Lightning 2.5 here: http://leonardkoch.com/download/
> 

Re: LK Lightning 2.5 Available & Now Free

[Patrick Neese]

This is awesome.  Thank you!

On Fri, Nov 13, 2015 at 7:53 AM, Leonard Koch 
wrote:

> Yeah I've already written an entire renderer in it.
> Great stuff that platform.
> On Nov 13, 2015 14:36, "Matt Morris"  wrote:
>
>> You're a bit early with the christmas present Leonard ;) Thanks dude!
>>
>> On 13 November 2015 at 13:28, Leonard Koch 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Also thanks go to Julien Dubuisson from RodeoFX for doing the Linux
>>> compile!
>>> On Nov 13, 2015 14:26, "Leonard Koch"  wrote:
>>>
 Thanks for the kind words everyone. I'm glad you appreciate it so much.

 @Phil
 Yes there is full backwards compatibility.
 Just make sure that if you want to use stages, that you use the 2.5
 core and the 2.5 emitters.
 On Nov 13, 2015 14:09, "phil harbath" 
 wrote:

> is it backward compatible with 2.0 files?
>
> thanks
> Phil
>
> *From:* Leonard Koch 
> *Sent:* Friday, November 13, 2015 5:09 AM
> *To:* softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
> *Subject:* LK Lightning 2.5 Available & Now Free
>
> Hi List,
>
> I have a new version of LK Lightning for you today. I hope you don't
> mind my posting it here.
> The headlining feature for version 2.5 is *Stages* which allows you
> to create much more complicated behaviours by assigning different sets of
> controllers to particles based on which stage they are in.With these 
> stages
> also comes a new category of compounds. *Triggers* that allow you to
> move particles between them.You can assign a new stage to strands that 
> have
> been split off as well and thus give them a different set of rules. This 
> is
> something that was requested many times by 2.0 users and is indeed super
> useful.Additionally there are a bunch of other useful tools for particle
> effects in here that stem from an awesome job I got to do at Digital 
> Golem:
> http://www.digitalgolem.com/portfolio/detroit-electric-sp01/
>
> *LK Lightning is also free for everyone now.*
> With Softimage going EOL I just don't feel good charging people for an
> extension to a software that has been sentenced to death.Freelancers and
> companies who've approached me wanting to buy LKL in the past couple of
> months have already received it free of charge and with the new version 
> I'm
> making it available to everyone.
> I hope that the community can put 2.5 to good use and hope to still
> see many awesome projects made with it and Softimage.
> You can get LK Lightning 2.5 here: http://leonardkoch.com/download/
>

>>
>>
>> --
>> www.matinai.com
>>
>

Re: LK Lightning 2.5 Available & Now Free

[Adam Sale]

cheers man!

On Fri, Nov 13, 2015 at 7:32 AM, Scott Lange 
wrote:

> Wow Leonard, Thank You! That is very generous.
>
>
>
> *From:* softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:
> softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] *On Behalf Of *Leonard Koch
> *Sent:* Friday, November 13, 2015 5:10 AM
> *To:* softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
> *Subject:* LK Lightning 2.5 Available & Now Free
>
>
>
> Hi List,
>
>
> I have a new version of LK Lightning for you today. I hope you don't mind
> my posting it here.
> The headlining feature for version 2.5 is *Stages* which allows you to
> create much more complicated behaviours by assigning different sets of
> controllers to particles based on which stage they are in.With these stages
> also comes a new category of compounds. *Triggers* that allow you to move
> particles between them.You can assign a new stage to strands that have been
> split off as well and thus give them a different set of rules. This is
> something that was requested many times by 2.0 users and is indeed super
> useful.Additionally there are a bunch of other useful tools for particle
> effects in here that stem from an awesome job I got to do at Digital Golem:
> http://www.digitalgolem.com/portfolio/detroit-electric-sp01/
>
> *LK Lightning is also free for everyone now.*
> With Softimage going EOL I just don't feel good charging people for an
> extension to a software that has been sentenced to death.Freelancers and
> companies who've approached me wanting to buy LKL in the past couple of
> months have already received it free of charge and with the new version I'm
> making it available to everyone.
> I hope that the community can put 2.5 to good use and hope to still see
> many awesome projects made with it and Softimage.
> You can get LK Lightning 2.5 here: http://leonardkoch.com/download/
>

RE: LK Lightning 2.5 Available & Now Free

[Scott Lange]

Wow Leonard, Thank You! That is very generous. 

 

From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Leonard Koch
Sent: Friday, November 13, 2015 5:10 AM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: LK Lightning 2.5 Available & Now Free

 

Hi List,


I have a new version of LK Lightning for you today. I hope you don't mind my 
posting it here.
The headlining feature for version 2.5 is Stages which allows you to create 
much more complicated behaviours by assigning different sets of controllers to 
particles based on which stage they are in.With these stages also comes a new 
category of compounds. Triggers that allow you to move particles between 
them.You can assign a new stage to strands that have been split off as well and 
thus give them a different set of rules. This is something that was requested 
many times by 2.0 users and is indeed super useful.Additionally there are a 
bunch of other useful tools for particle effects in here that stem from an 
awesome job I got to do at Digital Golem: 
http://www.digitalgolem.com/portfolio/detroit-electric-sp01/

LK Lightning is also free for everyone now.
With Softimage going EOL I just don't feel good charging people for an 
extension to a software that has been sentenced to death.Freelancers and 
companies who've approached me wanting to buy LKL in the past couple of months 
have already received it free of charge and with the new version I'm making it 
available to everyone.
I hope that the community can put 2.5 to good use and hope to still see many 
awesome projects made with it and Softimage.
You can get LK Lightning 2.5 here: http://leonardkoch.com/download/

Re: can I still get softimage?

[Martin]

Since autodesk licenses are restricted to where you purchased it, It will 
depend on where your are.

In Japan, it's about US$6K + $1K for subscription. (I'm rounding the number, It 
costs a little more than that) which I think is extremely expensive even if I'm 
having 1 EOL package for free.

No matter where you are, It should cost as much as a Maya/Max license.

Martin
Sent from my iPhone

> On 2015/11/13, at 22:31, Chris Johnson  wrote:
> 
> Do you know what the cost of that is off hand? Around?
> 
>> On Fri, Nov 13, 2015 at 8:29 AM, Rob Chapman  wrote:
>> not necessarily only the suite, you can currently get Maya 2016 with 
>> softimage option. Standalone license with no maintenance.  have to be quick, 
>> this 'offer' wont be available for long as everything soon will be cloud 
>> subscription and softimage aint ever going to be on there
>> 
>>> On 13 November 2015 at 13:21, Personal  wrote:
>>> I think that is only option.
>>> 
>>> -- 
>>> Micic Srecko
>>> ---
>>> Mail: 
>>> srecko.mi...@gmail.com
>>> Skype:srecko.micic
>>> ---
 On 13/11/2015 14:17:20, Chris Johnson  wrote:
 
 Sorry guysI disappeared from the list for a while...I'm sure this 
 subject has come up a number of times!?
 
 What is the cheapest/best way to get a license of soft? Or can I still 
 even do that? Last time I touched base with a reseller I had to buy the 
 Suite which was around $10,000 Canadian!
 
 
 
 -- 
 Chris Johnson | www.someonescousin.com | 416.473.1624
 
  
 
 
 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Chris Johnson | www.someonescousin.com | 416.473.1624
> 
>  
> 
> 
> 

Friday Flashback #249

[Stephen Blair]

Softimage Sumatra screenshot from 2000 showing the render tree for a “rust”
effect
http://wp.me/powV4-3f5

Re: LK Lightning 2.5 Available & Now Free

[Dan Yargici]

Thanks Leonard! Very generous of you!

Sent from my phone...
On 13 Nov 2015 5:03 pm, "Adam Sale"  wrote:

> cheers man!
>
> On Fri, Nov 13, 2015 at 7:32 AM, Scott Lange 
> wrote:
>
>> Wow Leonard, Thank You! That is very generous.
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:
>> softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] *On Behalf Of *Leonard Koch
>> *Sent:* Friday, November 13, 2015 5:10 AM
>> *To:* softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
>> *Subject:* LK Lightning 2.5 Available & Now Free
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi List,
>>
>>
>> I have a new version of LK Lightning for you today. I hope you don't mind
>> my posting it here.
>> The headlining feature for version 2.5 is *Stages* which allows you to
>> create much more complicated behaviours by assigning different sets of
>> controllers to particles based on which stage they are in.With these stages
>> also comes a new category of compounds. *Triggers* that allow you to
>> move particles between them.You can assign a new stage to strands that have
>> been split off as well and thus give them a different set of rules. This is
>> something that was requested many times by 2.0 users and is indeed super
>> useful.Additionally there are a bunch of other useful tools for particle
>> effects in here that stem from an awesome job I got to do at Digital Golem:
>> http://www.digitalgolem.com/portfolio/detroit-electric-sp01/
>>
>> *LK Lightning is also free for everyone now.*
>> With Softimage going EOL I just don't feel good charging people for an
>> extension to a software that has been sentenced to death.Freelancers and
>> companies who've approached me wanting to buy LKL in the past couple of
>> months have already received it free of charge and with the new version I'm
>> making it available to everyone.
>> I hope that the community can put 2.5 to good use and hope to still see
>> many awesome projects made with it and Softimage.
>> You can get LK Lightning 2.5 here: http://leonardkoch.com/download/
>>
>
>

Re: Friday Flashback #249

[Matt Lind]

Of all the rapid change that occurs in this industry over the years, it's 
amazing how little the Softimage interface changed during it's lifespan. 
Other than a few buttons being replaced with more compact icons in later 
releases, this screen shot doesn't look much different from today.


Matt




Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2015 13:52:14 -0500
From: Stephen Blair 
Subject: Friday Flashback #249
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com

Softimage Sumatra screenshot from 2000 showing the render tree for a ?rust?
effect
http://wp.me/powV4-3f5

Re: LK Lightning 2.5 Available & Now Free

[Michael Amasio]

Another Thank you!

On Fri, Nov 13, 2015 at 11:03 AM, Dan Yargici  wrote:

> Thanks Leonard! Very generous of you!
>
> Sent from my phone...
> On 13 Nov 2015 5:03 pm, "Adam Sale"  wrote:
>
>> cheers man!
>>
>> On Fri, Nov 13, 2015 at 7:32 AM, Scott Lange 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Wow Leonard, Thank You! That is very generous.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> *From:* softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:
>>> softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] *On Behalf Of *Leonard Koch
>>> *Sent:* Friday, November 13, 2015 5:10 AM
>>> *To:* softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
>>> *Subject:* LK Lightning 2.5 Available & Now Free
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi List,
>>>
>>>
>>> I have a new version of LK Lightning for you today. I hope you don't
>>> mind my posting it here.
>>> The headlining feature for version 2.5 is *Stages* which allows you to
>>> create much more complicated behaviours by assigning different sets of
>>> controllers to particles based on which stage they are in.With these stages
>>> also comes a new category of compounds. *Triggers* that allow you to
>>> move particles between them.You can assign a new stage to strands that have
>>> been split off as well and thus give them a different set of rules. This is
>>> something that was requested many times by 2.0 users and is indeed super
>>> useful.Additionally there are a bunch of other useful tools for particle
>>> effects in here that stem from an awesome job I got to do at Digital Golem:
>>> http://www.digitalgolem.com/portfolio/detroit-electric-sp01/
>>>
>>> *LK Lightning is also free for everyone now.*
>>> With Softimage going EOL I just don't feel good charging people for an
>>> extension to a software that has been sentenced to death.Freelancers and
>>> companies who've approached me wanting to buy LKL in the past couple of
>>> months have already received it free of charge and with the new version I'm
>>> making it available to everyone.
>>> I hope that the community can put 2.5 to good use and hope to still see
>>> many awesome projects made with it and Softimage.
>>> You can get LK Lightning 2.5 here: http://leonardkoch.com/download/
>>>
>>
>>

Re: LK Lightning 2.5 Available & Now Free

[Ivan Vasiljevic]

You're the maaan Leonard!!!

Cheers.
Ivan

On Fri, Nov 13, 2015 at 11:09 AM, Leonard Koch 
wrote:

> Hi List,
>
> I have a new version of LK Lightning for you today. I hope you don't mind
> my posting it here.
> The headlining feature for version 2.5 is *Stages* which allows you to
> create much more complicated behaviours by assigning different sets of
> controllers to particles based on which stage they are in.With these stages
> also comes a new category of compounds. *Triggers* that allow you to move
> particles between them.You can assign a new stage to strands that have been
> split off as well and thus give them a different set of rules. This is
> something that was requested many times by 2.0 users and is indeed super
> useful.Additionally there are a bunch of other useful tools for particle
> effects in here that stem from an awesome job I got to do at Digital Golem:
> http://www.digitalgolem.com/portfolio/detroit-electric-sp01/
>
> *LK Lightning is also free for everyone now.*
> With Softimage going EOL I just don't feel good charging people for an
> extension to a software that has been sentenced to death.Freelancers and
> companies who've approached me wanting to buy LKL in the past couple of
> months have already received it free of charge and with the new version I'm
> making it available to everyone.
> I hope that the community can put 2.5 to good use and hope to still see
> many awesome projects made with it and Softimage.
> You can get LK Lightning 2.5 here: http://leonardkoch.com/download/
>



-- 
Ivan Vasiljevic
-
Lighting TD
Founder, Digital Asset Tailors
-
web:http://digitalassettailors.com/
email:  i...@digitalassettailors.com

Re: LK Lightning 2.5 Available & Now Free

[toonafish]

Wonderfull, thanks a lot Leonard !

-Ronald

> On 13 Nov 2015, at 11:09, Leonard Koch  wrote:
> 
> Hi List,
> 
> I have a new version of LK Lightning for you today. I hope you don't mind my 
> posting it here.
> The headlining feature for version 2.5 is Stages which allows you to create 
> much more complicated behaviours by assigning different sets of controllers 
> to particles based on which stage they are in.With these stages also comes a 
> new category of compounds. Triggers that allow you to move particles between 
> them.You can assign a new stage to strands that have been split off as well 
> and thus give them a different set of rules. This is something that was 
> requested many times by 2.0 users and is indeed super useful.Additionally 
> there are a bunch of other useful tools for particle effects in here that 
> stem from an awesome job I got to do at Digital Golem: 
> http://www.digitalgolem.com/portfolio/detroit-electric-sp01/ 
> 
> 
> LK Lightning is also free for everyone now.
> With Softimage going EOL I just don't feel good charging people for an 
> extension to a software that has been sentenced to death.Freelancers and 
> companies who've approached me wanting to buy LKL in the past couple of 
> months have already received it free of charge and with the new version I'm 
> making it available to everyone.
> I hope that the community can put 2.5 to good use and hope to still see many 
> awesome projects made with it and Softimage.
> You can get LK Lightning 2.5 here: http://leonardkoch.com/download/ 
> 

Re: LK Lightning 2.5 Available & Now Free

[Olivier Jeannel]

It's just so funny how some of us became specialized !
Leonard, you became Mr Lightnings now :D

Great movie, well done !

On Fri, Nov 13, 2015 at 11:52 AM, toonafish  wrote:

> Wonderfull, thanks a lot Leonard !
>
> -Ronald
>
> On 13 Nov 2015, at 11:09, Leonard Koch  wrote:
>
> Hi List,
>
> I have a new version of LK Lightning for you today. I hope you don't mind
> my posting it here.
> The headlining feature for version 2.5 is *Stages* which allows you to
> create much more complicated behaviours by assigning different sets of
> controllers to particles based on which stage they are in.With these stages
> also comes a new category of compounds. *Triggers* that allow you to move
> particles between them.You can assign a new stage to strands that have been
> split off as well and thus give them a different set of rules. This is
> something that was requested many times by 2.0 users and is indeed super
> useful.Additionally there are a bunch of other useful tools for particle
> effects in here that stem from an awesome job I got to do at Digital Golem:
> http://www.digitalgolem.com/portfolio/detroit-electric-sp01/
>
> *LK Lightning is also free for everyone now.*
> With Softimage going EOL I just don't feel good charging people for an
> extension to a software that has been sentenced to death.Freelancers and
> companies who've approached me wanting to buy LKL in the past couple of
> months have already received it free of charge and with the new version I'm
> making it available to everyone.
> I hope that the community can put 2.5 to good use and hope to still see
> many awesome projects made with it and Softimage.
> You can get LK Lightning 2.5 here: http://leonardkoch.com/download/
>
>
>

Re: LK Lightning 2.5 Available & Now Free

[Juan Brockhaus]

wow! way too generous! thanks a lot!
that ad looks great, btw! well done!

cheers
Juan


On Fri, Nov 13, 2015 at 12:04 PM, Olivier Jeannel 
wrote:

> It's just so funny how some of us became specialized !
> Leonard, you became Mr Lightnings now :D
>
> Great movie, well done !
>
> On Fri, Nov 13, 2015 at 11:52 AM, toonafish  wrote:
>
>> Wonderfull, thanks a lot Leonard !
>>
>> -Ronald
>>
>> On 13 Nov 2015, at 11:09, Leonard Koch  wrote:
>>
>> Hi List,
>>
>> I have a new version of LK Lightning for you today. I hope you don't mind
>> my posting it here.
>> The headlining feature for version 2.5 is *Stages* which allows you to
>> create much more complicated behaviours by assigning different sets of
>> controllers to particles based on which stage they are in.With these stages
>> also comes a new category of compounds. *Triggers* that allow you to
>> move particles between them.You can assign a new stage to strands that have
>> been split off as well and thus give them a different set of rules. This is
>> something that was requested many times by 2.0 users and is indeed super
>> useful.Additionally there are a bunch of other useful tools for particle
>> effects in here that stem from an awesome job I got to do at Digital Golem:
>> http://www.digitalgolem.com/portfolio/detroit-electric-sp01/
>>
>> *LK Lightning is also free for everyone now.*
>> With Softimage going EOL I just don't feel good charging people for an
>> extension to a software that has been sentenced to death.Freelancers and
>> companies who've approached me wanting to buy LKL in the past couple of
>> months have already received it free of charge and with the new version I'm
>> making it available to everyone.
>> I hope that the community can put 2.5 to good use and hope to still see
>> many awesome projects made with it and Softimage.
>> You can get LK Lightning 2.5 here: http://leonardkoch.com/download/
>>
>>
>>
>

Re: LK Lightning 2.5 Available & Now Free

[Royston Michaels]

WOW, thx Leonard.
Happy Friday

On 13 November 2015 at 13:04, Olivier Jeannel 
wrote:

> It's just so funny how some of us became specialized !
> Leonard, you became Mr Lightnings now :D
>
> Great movie, well done !
>
> On Fri, Nov 13, 2015 at 11:52 AM, toonafish  wrote:
>
>> Wonderfull, thanks a lot Leonard !
>>
>> -Ronald
>>
>> On 13 Nov 2015, at 11:09, Leonard Koch  wrote:
>>
>> Hi List,
>>
>> I have a new version of LK Lightning for you today. I hope you don't mind
>> my posting it here.
>> The headlining feature for version 2.5 is *Stages* which allows you to
>> create much more complicated behaviours by assigning different sets of
>> controllers to particles based on which stage they are in.With these stages
>> also comes a new category of compounds. *Triggers* that allow you to
>> move particles between them.You can assign a new stage to strands that have
>> been split off as well and thus give them a different set of rules. This is
>> something that was requested many times by 2.0 users and is indeed super
>> useful.Additionally there are a bunch of other useful tools for particle
>> effects in here that stem from an awesome job I got to do at Digital Golem:
>> http://www.digitalgolem.com/portfolio/detroit-electric-sp01/
>>
>> *LK Lightning is also free for everyone now.*
>> With Softimage going EOL I just don't feel good charging people for an
>> extension to a software that has been sentenced to death.Freelancers and
>> companies who've approached me wanting to buy LKL in the past couple of
>> months have already received it free of charge and with the new version I'm
>> making it available to everyone.
>> I hope that the community can put 2.5 to good use and hope to still see
>> many awesome projects made with it and Softimage.
>> You can get LK Lightning 2.5 here: http://leonardkoch.com/download/
>>
>>
>>
>

Re: LK Lightning 2.5 Available & Now Free

[Jens Lindgren]

Thanks Leonard! Very cool of you to give this away :)

/Jens

On Fri, Nov 13, 2015 at 12:17 PM, Royston Michaels 
wrote:

> WOW, thx Leonard.
> Happy Friday
>
> On 13 November 2015 at 13:04, Olivier Jeannel 
> wrote:
>
>> It's just so funny how some of us became specialized !
>> Leonard, you became Mr Lightnings now :D
>>
>> Great movie, well done !
>>
>> On Fri, Nov 13, 2015 at 11:52 AM, toonafish  wrote:
>>
>>> Wonderfull, thanks a lot Leonard !
>>>
>>> -Ronald
>>>
>>> On 13 Nov 2015, at 11:09, Leonard Koch  wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi List,
>>>
>>> I have a new version of LK Lightning for you today. I hope you don't
>>> mind my posting it here.
>>> The headlining feature for version 2.5 is *Stages* which allows you to
>>> create much more complicated behaviours by assigning different sets of
>>> controllers to particles based on which stage they are in.With these stages
>>> also comes a new category of compounds. *Triggers* that allow you to
>>> move particles between them.You can assign a new stage to strands that have
>>> been split off as well and thus give them a different set of rules. This is
>>> something that was requested many times by 2.0 users and is indeed super
>>> useful.Additionally there are a bunch of other useful tools for particle
>>> effects in here that stem from an awesome job I got to do at Digital Golem:
>>> http://www.digitalgolem.com/portfolio/detroit-electric-sp01/
>>>
>>> *LK Lightning is also free for everyone now.*
>>> With Softimage going EOL I just don't feel good charging people for an
>>> extension to a software that has been sentenced to death.Freelancers and
>>> companies who've approached me wanting to buy LKL in the past couple of
>>> months have already received it free of charge and with the new version I'm
>>> making it available to everyone.
>>> I hope that the community can put 2.5 to good use and hope to still see
>>> many awesome projects made with it and Softimage.
>>> You can get LK Lightning 2.5 here: http://leonardkoch.com/download/
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>


-- 
Jens Lindgren

VFX Supervisor & Lead TD
Magoo 3D Studios 

Re: LK Lightning 2.5 Available & Now Free

[Leonard Koch]

Also thanks go to Julien Dubuisson from RodeoFX for doing the Linux
compile!
On Nov 13, 2015 14:26, "Leonard Koch"  wrote:

> Thanks for the kind words everyone. I'm glad you appreciate it so much.
>
> @Phil
> Yes there is full backwards compatibility.
> Just make sure that if you want to use stages, that you use the 2.5 core
> and the 2.5 emitters.
> On Nov 13, 2015 14:09, "phil harbath"  wrote:
>
>> is it backward compatible with 2.0 files?
>>
>> thanks
>> Phil
>>
>> *From:* Leonard Koch 
>> *Sent:* Friday, November 13, 2015 5:09 AM
>> *To:* softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
>> *Subject:* LK Lightning 2.5 Available & Now Free
>>
>> Hi List,
>>
>> I have a new version of LK Lightning for you today. I hope you don't mind
>> my posting it here.
>> The headlining feature for version 2.5 is *Stages* which allows you to
>> create much more complicated behaviours by assigning different sets of
>> controllers to particles based on which stage they are in.With these stages
>> also comes a new category of compounds. *Triggers* that allow you to
>> move particles between them.You can assign a new stage to strands that have
>> been split off as well and thus give them a different set of rules. This is
>> something that was requested many times by 2.0 users and is indeed super
>> useful.Additionally there are a bunch of other useful tools for particle
>> effects in here that stem from an awesome job I got to do at Digital Golem:
>> http://www.digitalgolem.com/portfolio/detroit-electric-sp01/
>>
>> *LK Lightning is also free for everyone now.*
>> With Softimage going EOL I just don't feel good charging people for an
>> extension to a software that has been sentenced to death.Freelancers and
>> companies who've approached me wanting to buy LKL in the past couple of
>> months have already received it free of charge and with the new version I'm
>> making it available to everyone.
>> I hope that the community can put 2.5 to good use and hope to still see
>> many awesome projects made with it and Softimage.
>> You can get LK Lightning 2.5 here: http://leonardkoch.com/download/
>>
>

Re: can I still get softimage?

[Chris Johnson]

Do you know what the cost of that is off hand? Around?

On Fri, Nov 13, 2015 at 8:29 AM, Rob Chapman  wrote:

> not necessarily only the suite, you can currently get Maya 2016 with
> softimage option. Standalone license with no maintenance.  have to be
> quick, this 'offer' wont be available for long as everything soon will be
> cloud subscription and softimage aint ever going to be on there
>
> On 13 November 2015 at 13:21, Personal  wrote:
>
>> I think that is only option.
>>
>> --
>> Micic Srecko
>> ---
>> Mail:
>> srecko.mi...@gmail.com
>> Skype:srecko.micic
>> ---
>>
>> On 13/11/2015 14:17:20, Chris Johnson  wrote:
>> Sorry guysI disappeared from the list for a while...I'm sure this
>> subject has come up a number of times!?
>>
>> What is the cheapest/best way to get a license of soft? Or can I still
>> even do that? Last time I touched base with a reseller I had to buy the
>> Suite which was around $10,000 Canadian!
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Chris Johnson | www.someonescousin.com | 416.473.1624
>>
>>  
>> 
>> 
>>
>>
>>
>


-- 

Chris Johnson | www.someonescousin.com | 416.473.1624

 

Re: can I still get softimage?

[Oliver Weingarten]

Look here:

http://www.autodesk.com/products/softimage/overview

PDF: Softimage Last Release Announcement FAQ - Update 



Quote:
"Customers who wish to purchase new or additional seats of Softimage 
2015 can do so by purchasing either the Maya with Softimage or 3ds Max 
with Softimage transition offerings. These offerings are available via 
their local reseller and cannot be purchased through the Autodesk 
e-store. Each transition offering, Maya with Softimage or 3ds Max with 
Softimage, can be purchased as a new standalone license for the same 
price as a standalone license of Maya or 3ds Max. Please note that after 
the two-year transition period customers will no longer be able to 
purchase or rent new Softimage licenses or rental plans of the Softimage 
transition offerings from Autodesk. "


Cheers,
oli



Am 13.11.2015 um 14:17 schrieb Chris Johnson:
Sorry guysI disappeared from the list for a while...I'm sure this 
subject has come up a number of times!?


What is the cheapest/best way to get a license of soft? Or can I still 
even do that? Last time I touched base with a reseller I had to buy 
the Suite which was around $10,000 Canadian!




--

Chris Johnson | www.someonescousin.com 
 | 416.473.1624


 
 
 

RE: can I still get softimage?

[Mr Alexei Godek]

My spider sense tingled

 

From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Rob Chapman
Sent: 13 November 2015 13:43
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: can I still get softimage?

 

£2,262 per unit from XTFX 

 

On 13 November 2015 at 13:31, Chris Johnson  > wrote:

Do you know what the cost of that is off hand? Around?

 

On Fri, Nov 13, 2015 at 8:29 AM, Rob Chapman  > wrote:

not necessarily only the suite, you can currently get Maya 2016 with softimage 
option. Standalone license with no maintenance.  have to be quick, this 'offer' 
wont be available for long as everything soon will be cloud subscription and 
softimage aint ever going to be on there

 

On 13 November 2015 at 13:21, Personal  > wrote:

I think that is only option.

 

-- 

Micic Srecko

---

Mail: 

srecko.mi...@gmail.com  

Skype:srecko.micic

---

On 13/11/2015 14:17:20, Chris Johnson  > wrote:

Sorry guysI disappeared from the list for a while...I'm sure this subject 
has come up a number of times!?

What is the cheapest/best way to get a license of soft? Or can I still even do 
that? Last time I touched base with a reseller I had to buy the Suite which was 
around $10,000 Canadian!





-- 

Chris Johnson |   www.someonescousin.com | 
416.473.1624

   


 

   

  


-- 

  Chris Johnson | 
www.someonescousin.com | 416.473.1624

   

   

   

Re: LK Lightning 2.5 Available & Now Free

[Softimage]

Wow that is amazingly generous!
Thank you
Lawrence 

> On 13 Nov 2015, at 10:35, Ivan Vasiljevic  wrote:
> 
> You're the maaan Leonard!!!
> 
> Cheers.
> Ivan
> 
>> On Fri, Nov 13, 2015 at 11:09 AM, Leonard Koch  
>> wrote:
>> Hi List,
>> 
>> I have a new version of LK Lightning for you today. I hope you don't mind my 
>> posting it here.
>> The headlining feature for version 2.5 is Stages which allows you to create 
>> much more complicated behaviours by assigning different sets of controllers 
>> to particles based on which stage they are in.With these stages also comes a 
>> new category of compounds. Triggers that allow you to move particles between 
>> them.You can assign a new stage to strands that have been split off as well 
>> and thus give them a different set of rules. This is something that was 
>> requested many times by 2.0 users and is indeed super useful.Additionally 
>> there are a bunch of other useful tools for particle effects in here that 
>> stem from an awesome job I got to do at Digital Golem: 
>> http://www.digitalgolem.com/portfolio/detroit-electric-sp01/
>> 
>> LK Lightning is also free for everyone now.
>> With Softimage going EOL I just don't feel good charging people for an 
>> extension to a software that has been sentenced to death.Freelancers and 
>> companies who've approached me wanting to buy LKL in the past couple of 
>> months have already received it free of charge and with the new version I'm 
>> making it available to everyone.
>> I hope that the community can put 2.5 to good use and hope to still see many 
>> awesome projects made with it and Softimage.
>> You can get LK Lightning 2.5 here: http://leonardkoch.com/download/
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Ivan Vasiljevic
> -
> Lighting TD
> Founder, Digital Asset Tailors
> -
> web:http://digitalassettailors.com/
> email:  i...@digitalassettailors.com
> 
> 

Re: can I still get softimage?

[Rob Chapman]

not necessarily only the suite, you can currently get Maya 2016 with
softimage option. Standalone license with no maintenance.  have to be
quick, this 'offer' wont be available for long as everything soon will be
cloud subscription and softimage aint ever going to be on there

On 13 November 2015 at 13:21, Personal  wrote:

> I think that is only option.
>
> --
> Micic Srecko
> ---
> Mail:
> srecko.mi...@gmail.com
> Skype:srecko.micic
> ---
>
> On 13/11/2015 14:17:20, Chris Johnson  wrote:
> Sorry guysI disappeared from the list for a while...I'm sure this
> subject has come up a number of times!?
>
> What is the cheapest/best way to get a license of soft? Or can I still
> even do that? Last time I touched base with a reseller I had to buy the
> Suite which was around $10,000 Canadian!
>
>
>
> --
>
> Chris Johnson | www.someonescousin.com | 416.473.1624
>
>  
> 
> 
>
>
>

Re: LK Lightning 2.5 Available & Now Free

[Matt Morris]

You're a bit early with the christmas present Leonard ;) Thanks dude!

On 13 November 2015 at 13:28, Leonard Koch  wrote:

> Also thanks go to Julien Dubuisson from RodeoFX for doing the Linux
> compile!
> On Nov 13, 2015 14:26, "Leonard Koch"  wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the kind words everyone. I'm glad you appreciate it so much.
>>
>> @Phil
>> Yes there is full backwards compatibility.
>> Just make sure that if you want to use stages, that you use the 2.5 core
>> and the 2.5 emitters.
>> On Nov 13, 2015 14:09, "phil harbath" 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> is it backward compatible with 2.0 files?
>>>
>>> thanks
>>> Phil
>>>
>>> *From:* Leonard Koch 
>>> *Sent:* Friday, November 13, 2015 5:09 AM
>>> *To:* softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
>>> *Subject:* LK Lightning 2.5 Available & Now Free
>>>
>>> Hi List,
>>>
>>> I have a new version of LK Lightning for you today. I hope you don't
>>> mind my posting it here.
>>> The headlining feature for version 2.5 is *Stages* which allows you to
>>> create much more complicated behaviours by assigning different sets of
>>> controllers to particles based on which stage they are in.With these stages
>>> also comes a new category of compounds. *Triggers* that allow you to
>>> move particles between them.You can assign a new stage to strands that have
>>> been split off as well and thus give them a different set of rules. This is
>>> something that was requested many times by 2.0 users and is indeed super
>>> useful.Additionally there are a bunch of other useful tools for particle
>>> effects in here that stem from an awesome job I got to do at Digital Golem:
>>> http://www.digitalgolem.com/portfolio/detroit-electric-sp01/
>>>
>>> *LK Lightning is also free for everyone now.*
>>> With Softimage going EOL I just don't feel good charging people for an
>>> extension to a software that has been sentenced to death.Freelancers and
>>> companies who've approached me wanting to buy LKL in the past couple of
>>> months have already received it free of charge and with the new version I'm
>>> making it available to everyone.
>>> I hope that the community can put 2.5 to good use and hope to still see
>>> many awesome projects made with it and Softimage.
>>> You can get LK Lightning 2.5 here: http://leonardkoch.com/download/
>>>
>>


-- 
www.matinai.com

Re: can I still get softimage?

[Rob Chapman]

£2,262 per unit from XTFX

On 13 November 2015 at 13:31, Chris Johnson 
wrote:

> Do you know what the cost of that is off hand? Around?
>
> On Fri, Nov 13, 2015 at 8:29 AM, Rob Chapman  wrote:
>
>> not necessarily only the suite, you can currently get Maya 2016 with
>> softimage option. Standalone license with no maintenance.  have to be
>> quick, this 'offer' wont be available for long as everything soon will be
>> cloud subscription and softimage aint ever going to be on there
>>
>> On 13 November 2015 at 13:21, Personal  wrote:
>>
>>> I think that is only option.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Micic Srecko
>>> ---
>>> Mail:
>>> srecko.mi...@gmail.com
>>> Skype:srecko.micic
>>> ---
>>>
>>> On 13/11/2015 14:17:20, Chris Johnson  wrote:
>>> Sorry guysI disappeared from the list for a while...I'm sure this
>>> subject has come up a number of times!?
>>>
>>> What is the cheapest/best way to get a license of soft? Or can I still
>>> even do that? Last time I touched base with a reseller I had to buy the
>>> Suite which was around $10,000 Canadian!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Chris Johnson | www.someonescousin.com | 416.473.1624
>>>
>>>  
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
> --
>
> Chris Johnson | www.someonescousin.com | 416.473.1624
>
>  
> 
> 
>
>
>

Re: LK Lightning 2.5 Available & Now Free

[Sebastien Sterling]

Are you looking at Fabric Leonard ?

On 13 November 2015 at 13:28, Leonard Koch  wrote:

> Also thanks go to Julien Dubuisson from RodeoFX for doing the Linux
> compile!
> On Nov 13, 2015 14:26, "Leonard Koch"  wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the kind words everyone. I'm glad you appreciate it so much.
>>
>> @Phil
>> Yes there is full backwards compatibility.
>> Just make sure that if you want to use stages, that you use the 2.5 core
>> and the 2.5 emitters.
>> On Nov 13, 2015 14:09, "phil harbath" 
>> wrote:
>>
>>> is it backward compatible with 2.0 files?
>>>
>>> thanks
>>> Phil
>>>
>>> *From:* Leonard Koch 
>>> *Sent:* Friday, November 13, 2015 5:09 AM
>>> *To:* softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
>>> *Subject:* LK Lightning 2.5 Available & Now Free
>>>
>>> Hi List,
>>>
>>> I have a new version of LK Lightning for you today. I hope you don't
>>> mind my posting it here.
>>> The headlining feature for version 2.5 is *Stages* which allows you to
>>> create much more complicated behaviours by assigning different sets of
>>> controllers to particles based on which stage they are in.With these stages
>>> also comes a new category of compounds. *Triggers* that allow you to
>>> move particles between them.You can assign a new stage to strands that have
>>> been split off as well and thus give them a different set of rules. This is
>>> something that was requested many times by 2.0 users and is indeed super
>>> useful.Additionally there are a bunch of other useful tools for particle
>>> effects in here that stem from an awesome job I got to do at Digital Golem:
>>> http://www.digitalgolem.com/portfolio/detroit-electric-sp01/
>>>
>>> *LK Lightning is also free for everyone now.*
>>> With Softimage going EOL I just don't feel good charging people for an
>>> extension to a software that has been sentenced to death.Freelancers and
>>> companies who've approached me wanting to buy LKL in the past couple of
>>> months have already received it free of charge and with the new version I'm
>>> making it available to everyone.
>>> I hope that the community can put 2.5 to good use and hope to still see
>>> many awesome projects made with it and Softimage.
>>> You can get LK Lightning 2.5 here: http://leonardkoch.com/download/
>>>
>>

Re: can I still get softimage?

[Andres Stephens]

Around 3.5k USD.
Till February or April 2016, I think the offer is.

 Original message 
From: Chris Johnson 
Date: 13/11/2015  08:31  (GMT-05:00)
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: can I still get softimage?

Do you know what the cost of that is off hand? Around?

On Fri, Nov 13, 2015 at 8:29 AM, Rob Chapman  wrote:

> not necessarily only the suite, you can currently get Maya 2016 with
> softimage option. Standalone license with no maintenance.  have to be
> quick, this 'offer' wont be available for long as everything soon will be
> cloud subscription and softimage aint ever going to be on there
>
> On 13 November 2015 at 13:21, Personal  wrote:
>
>> I think that is only option.
>>
>> --
>> Micic Srecko
>> ---
>> Mail:
>> srecko.mi...@gmail.com
>> Skype:srecko.micic
>> ---
>>
>> On 13/11/2015 14:17:20, Chris Johnson  wrote:
>> Sorry guysI disappeared from the list for a while...I'm sure this
>> subject has come up a number of times!?
>>
>> What is the cheapest/best way to get a license of soft? Or can I still
>> even do that? Last time I touched base with a reseller I had to buy the
>> Suite which was around $10,000 Canadian!
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Chris Johnson | www.someonescousin.com | 416.473.1624
>>
>>  
>> 
>> 
>>
>>
>>
>


--

Chris Johnson | www.someonescousin.com | 416.473.1624