Re: The Softimage mailing list

[Andres Stephens]

There is a Softimage discord server.

discord 
invite

-Draise
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Subject: Re: The Softimage mailing list

I still transfer rigs from SI to Unity, if that's any idication of how 
core-to-the-bone it is for me.

ICE still saves the day over any Modo, Maya, Max system, any day blindfolded.

I owe it to this list to pilot ICE to such extent. I should put a 10 year ICE 
annyversary reel sometime
I would dedicate it to this amazing group list and its talented and friendly 
colleagues.

Again, anyone not interested in moving to a Discord server?

Cheers.

On Wed, Nov 13, 2019, 9:02 PM Eric Turman 
mailto:i.anima...@gmail.com>> wrote:
LOL...I'm using Softimage at this very moment...still. I want to learn more 
Houdini and Blender 2.8 is much better, but I am working on a book cover and I 
need to get the job done more quickly than the time it would take to get it 
done in either of those two. Softimgage has not reached the end of its useful 
life for me ;)

On Wed, Nov 13, 2019 at 5:48 PM Ed Manning 
mailto:etmth...@gmail.com>> wrote:
I'll stop using Soft when they pry it from my cold, dead hands.

Does look like it's time to learn Blender, though.

Houdini is working more and more like Soft with every release. Or I should 
probably say the artist-centric part of its workflow is. So maybe I'll go there 
instead of Blender, but Blender + Epic support is really enticing...



On Wed, Nov 13, 2019 at 10:17 AM Mirko Jankovic 
mailto:mirko.yanko...@protonmail.com>> wrote:
I've rendered bunch of projects done with octane in blender and they were all 
pure crap compared to redshift. rendering 5 times longer and still haveing 
bunch of noise, just to name one of the issues.
I have no idea how someone can even compare cycles and redshift :))
sorry but... so long way from facts...



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On Wednesday, 13 November 2019 15:47, Marc-Andre Carbonneau 
mailto:marc-andre.carbonn...@ubisoft.com>> 
wrote:


What about Octane with Blender?



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On 2019/11/12 01:30, Stephen Davidson wrote:

If only Redshift would work with Blender.

Why??? Cycles is so much better imho. I wish cycles worked in houdini so I can 
get rid of redshift.

So long, and thanks for all the fish

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Re: The Softimage mailing list

[Fabricio Chamon]

Hey Everyone!

I’ve been silently watching this list for a few years now. Just wanted to
say a big thank you for every single person that make it a great community!

This list helped me countless times, so I can’t appreciate it enough.
Really.

I kept on doing 3d (now in Houdini), but Soft has a special palce in my
heart =)

In the future I hope to meet some of you so in person, so we can have a
beer and discuss how great SI was at the time.

Cheers all.

Em seg, 18 de nov de 2019 às 09:33, Andres Stephens 
escreveu:

> There is a Softimage discord server.
>
> discord invite
>   >
>
> -Draise
> +57 3138116821
> --
> *From:* softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com <
> softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com> on behalf of Pierre Schiller <
> activemotionpictu...@gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 13, 2019 10:35:49 PM
> *To:* Official Softimage Users Mailing List.
> https://u9432639.ct.sendgrid.net/wf/click?upn=lIXdN6W56FnEjHCwrBXqOq0HQNpV0huvAGw1zu6Xp8eVQuk2cNZiNFjx2k-2FfTNchiLG9o7ECJDJ0Mw-2FRzSlfldhFWvv2G7M9xrogMv-2BiUgrG-2BmCVAfC2HxBWG0Czpbw8UUe9Xkbh68Twjp-2FiA-2FSErDaB0QMN6TZInAAMY3U5tTiO1pHL3fqc59MeZ53LOZG-2Fxgw7w1ET7NsZfhM1NrTIoU8e4itqB8an6cilichw7ugVnCs-2Bwed9bSquuodJl4wL3PlTXpIO5wcLvXRKdeVH91vi9muSMORcCEgPclL9bWwdBwH79LDSIC5kHXD4I-2BqgVWHO-2F7xPjli1wLLdQObMWh9A8eGijJv-2B8PEr-2B-2Bud7twvYoFKcaaRFdUUw89FfQZuujDAKoAOa-2FaB-2FICZ3kFgjg-3D-3D_a6oQc7tnfcb0GKvoO27fPkrQ0ATQyF1SDBXJOg7-2FbuTQh-2BpmaaD46trMxi3pTyL-2FWYqAio4sz2Gr9AkhJrylCYGAWiIk9xBGTK3w8sLgMOZ-2FzIB8wECyboS8lDf-2FhwluqdXDFcBwF1m19RDlp8nTHqIFjv0ZnglAXm9TKMGT-2BuJQo8-2Bj83HBe8C6gjAe4aaVI6lpeVKWCESl2AvrkBLJszRQX85zPK3OL0-2FherO-2FPpA-3D
>   <
> softimage@listproc.autodesk.com>
>
> *Subject:* Re: The Softimage mailing list
>
> I still transfer rigs from SI to Unity, if that's any idication of how
> core-to-the-bone it is for me.
>
> ICE still saves the day over any Modo, Maya, Max system, any day
> blindfolded.
>
> I owe it to this list to pilot ICE to such extent. I should put a 10 year
> ICE annyversary reel sometime
> I would dedicate it to this amazing group list and its talented and
> friendly colleagues.
>
> Again, anyone not interested in moving to a Discord server?
>
> Cheers.
>
> On Wed, Nov 13, 2019, 9:02 PM Eric Turman  wrote:
>
> LOL...I'm using Softimage at this very moment...still. I want to learn
> more Houdini and Blender 2.8 is much better, but I am working on a book
> cover and I need to get the job done more quickly than the time it would
> take to get it done in either of those two. Softimgage has not reached the
> end of its useful life for me ;)
>
> On Wed, Nov 13, 2019 at 5:48 PM Ed Manning  wrote:
>
> I'll stop using Soft when they pry it from my cold, dead hands.
>
> Does look like it's time to learn Blender, though.
>
> Houdini is working more and more like Soft with every release. Or I should
> probably say the artist-centric part of its workflow is. So maybe I'll go
> there instead of Blender, but Blender + Epic support is really enticing...
>
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 13, 2019 at 10:17 AM Mirko Jankovic <
> mirko.yanko...@protonmail.com> wrote:
>
> I've rendered bunch of projects done with octane in blender and they were
> all pure crap compared to redshift. rendering 5 times longer and still
> haveing bunc

The Softimage mailing list

[Francois Lord]

Well, that day has come.

I am not watching this list as often as I used to. My Softimage days are
behind me now. I used to open it up to present some example scenes I had
for my Arnold class at NAD that I did not have the time to convert to
Maya. But now all my scenes work in Maya so I don't need to open it
anymore.

I still miss Softimage. Maya simply doesn't have the elegant workflow to
match. Houdini is better but not as simple and intuitive as Soft. I have
to admit though that I've had a lot of fun learning Solaris in the past
few months. It reminds me of when I first played with ICE. It reminds me
of the sheer power that is accessible at your fingertips but you don't
know how to harness it yet.

You guys keep talking about the end of a community. As Luc-Eric said, we
just need to move over to the google group, which currently server as
archive. It's been archiving the posts since many years now. It has 1328
registered members. I am the owner of that group and I can switch it
from an archive to a normal group at any time. We just need to decide on
a date.

It could be on January 1st.

Francois

On 2019-11-18 2:44 a.m., Enter Reality wrote:
> Hi all,
> I would like to thank all of you that contribute to extending my
> knowledge of XSI and showcasing some of the cool stuff I've seen
> around, so thank you beautiful people :D
>
> As for me, I've joined the dark side and switched to Maya, and beside
> hating all the constant crashes and all its fault, I also learned a
> bit of MEL scripting and developed some advanced stuff for character
> rigging, so this is a huge plus in my bookbut still hating every
> second :D
>
> It'll be nice to still get in contact, say using Linkedin, so that
> people can still see what they're doing and stay in contact.
>
> Has been a really fun ride, my heart is still with XSI, so long fellas!
>
> Nicolas
>
> Il giorno lun 18 nov 2019 alle ore 02:21 Alan Fregtman
> mailto:alan.fregt...@gmail.com>> ha scritto:
>
> Hi all! 👋
>
> I've barely said a word since the EOL, but I made many friends
> back in the day. I helped many and many helped me back when I was
> in need. You are a bunch of wonderful people and while I don't
> make a living with XSI anymore, I don't regret choosing to start
> my career with it. <3
>
> I also have to tip my virtual hat to Raffaele, whom I met here,
> for his "Python for XSI TDs" intro course that was the beginning
> of my falling in love with the Python language. After my
> professional XSI days ran out, I decided to pivot to a fulltime
> /Pipeline Developer/ role and it's been really fun so far. (You
> might even say.. /out of this world
> 
> 

Re: The Softimage mailing list

[Matt Lind]

I would suggest sooner.  Say December 15, 2019.

For the past few years, as Luc-Eric alluded to, there have been hiccups with 
the list server near the holidays.  Better to make the transition before the 
next hiccup while everybody is still in their daily routines to notice what is 
happening.  Not that this list gets much traffic anymore, but making the 
transition sooner would reduce the noise and panic from people asking what’s 
going on.

Matt





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Sent: Monday, November 18, 2019 5:48 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: The Softimage mailing list


Well, that day has come.

I am not watching this list as often as I used to. My Softimage days are behind 
me now. I used to open it up to present some example scenes I had for my Arnold 
class at NAD that I did not have the time to convert to Maya. But now all my 
scenes work in Maya so I don't need to open it anymore.

I still miss Softimage. Maya simply doesn't have the elegant workflow to match. 
Houdini is better but not as simple and intuitive as Soft. I have to admit 
though that I've had a lot of fun learning Solaris in the past few months. It 
reminds me of when I first played with ICE. It reminds me of the sheer power 
that is accessible at your fingertips but you don't know how to harness it yet.

You guys keep talking about the end of a community. As Luc-Eric said, we just 
need to move over to the google group, which currently server as archive. It's 
been archiving the posts since many years now. It has 1328 registered members. 
I am the owner of that group and I can switch it from an archive to a normal 
group at any time. We just need to decide on a date.

It could be on January 1st.

Francois
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