Re: Friday Flashback #286

Funny you should say that, we were just talking about if it was possible to still buy a license or ten I'm going to look at all our old licenses at ASC to see if we have any ultimate suits so we can use soft when it makes sense. On Mon, Nov 21, 2016 at 1:25 AM Morten Bartholdy wrote: > Actu

Re: Friday Flashback #288

 analog screenshot in these Days!, and your right this is an flashback, maybe the greatest.Walter VolbersStephen Blair hat am 2. Dezember 2016 um 22:05 geschrieben:Screenshot of good old SOFTIMAGE|3D with Jurassic park scenehttp://wp.me/powV4-3no--Softimage Mailing List.To unsubscribe, send a

Re: Friday Flashback #291

Merry Christmas ! 2016-12-23 20:19 GMT+01:00 Stephen Blair : > "Season's greetings from Softimage" > http://wp.me/powV4-3nJ > > -- > Softimage Mailing List. > To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com > with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. > --

Re: Friday Flashback #291

Good memories - Merry Christmas everybody :) Morten > Den 23. december 2016 klokken 20:19 skrev Stephen Blair > : > > > "Season's greetings from Softimage" > http://wp.me/powV4-3nJ > -- > Softimage Mailing List. > To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com with

Re: Friday Flashback #296

The Mixer is still great and saves my bacon on every other production. Imagine mixing animation in XSI and exporting that back to Softimage 3.9 though :-D Morten > Den 3. februar 2017 klokken 20:38 skrev Stephen Blair > : > > > ILM use SOFTIMAGE|XSI to score Quidditch points > http://wp.m

Re: Friday Flashback #302

I was 8 years old, eh! On Fri, Apr 14, 2017 at 6:30 PM, Stephen Blair wrote: > Making of Jurassic Park > --from Sega Summer CES 1993 "Sneak Preview" video > > http://wp.me/powV4-3q1 > > -- > Softimage Mailing List. > To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com > wi

RE: Friday Flashback #303

Nice one. I always thought Foundation was a great idea. I wonder how much it boosted the user base back then? -Ed From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Blair Sent: Friday, May 19, 2017 2:31 PM To: Official Softimage

RE: Friday Flashback #305

So version 3.9.3 was officially released as version 4.0. Not entirely correct procedure, I would say ;) From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Blair Sent: Friday, June 16, 2017 9:01 PM To: Official Softimage Users Ma

RE: Friday Flashback #305

bug-fix service pack and not generate any sales interest. So they upped it to 4.0. Matt Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2017 17:24:50 +0200 From: "Sven Constable" Subject: RE: Friday Flashback #305 To: "'Official Softimage Users Mailing List. So version 3.9.3 was officially released

RE: Friday Flashback #305

AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: RE: Friday Flashback #305 That was largely a marketing decision. You have to remember the circumstances of the time: Due to being late to market with Sumatra and trailing Maya by 2 years, Softimage had to make some sales concessions to stop the bleedi

RE: Friday Flashback #306

It's nice to see a screenshot from a time before I went into 3D. Now I'm not feeling very old anymore. Just a bit... old. ;) From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Blair Sent: Friday, June 23, 2017 8:36 PM To: Offic

Re: Friday Flashback #306

Having grown up with the Irix version I actually didn't like the UI version for NT :) The buttons reminded me a bit of the ugliness of 3D Studio. Morten > Den 23. juni 2017 klokken 20:36 skrev Stephen Blair : > > > 20 year old screenshots > http://wp.me/powV4-3qX > -- > Softimage Mailin

RE: Friday Flashback #306

/#!forum/xsi_list Subject: Re: Friday Flashback #306 Having grown up with the Irix version I actually didn't like the UI version for NT :) The buttons reminded me a bit of the ugliness of 3D Studio. Morten > Den 23. juni 2017 klokken 20:36 skrev Stephen Blair : > > > 20 yea

Re: Friday Flashback #306

CEST) From: Morten Bartholdy Subject: Re: Friday Flashback #306 To: "Official Softimage Users Mailing List. Having grown up with the Irix version I actually didn't like the UI version for NT :) The buttons reminded me a bit of the ugliness of 3D Studio. Morten -- Softimage Mailing

RE: Friday Flashback #306

todesk.com] On Behalf Of Matt Lind Sent: Monday, June 26, 2017 9:24 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Friday Flashback #306 The funny thing is the first port of Softimage|3D to NT in 1995 had the IRIX UI, but it was changed to the windows-95 look with the next release because win

Re: Friday Flashback #307

Does anyone remember what the story behind this stamp graphics was? Morten > Den 30. juni 2017 klokken 18:04 skrev Stephen Blair : > > > Softimage Approved > http://wp.me/powV4-3r7 > -- > Softimage Mailing List. > To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com with

Re: Friday Flashback #308

Time is a fickle mistress "Wright sees Silicon Graphics remaining the superior platform for highend digital video and three-dimensional animation over Windows NT... Aldus and Adobe developed their applications first on Windows and second on Macintosh. But they realized over time tha

RE: Friday Flashback #308

image@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Friday Flashback #308 Time is a fickle mistress "Wright sees Silicon Graphics remaining the superior platform for highend digital video and three-dimensional animation over Windows NT... Aldus and Adobe developed their applications first on W

Re: Friday Flashback #311

I still remember the liberation of Phoenixtools Metamesh after years of trying to glue NURBS patches :) MB > Den 4. august 2017 klokken 21:49 skrev Stephen Blair > : > > > Softimage @ SIGGRAPH 2000 > http://wp.me/powV4-3rX > -- > Softimage Mailing List. > To unsubscribe, send a mail to

RE: Friday Flashback #311

, 2017 10:19 PM To: Official Softimage Users Mailing List. https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/xsi_list Subject: Re: Friday Flashback #311 I still remember the liberation of Phoenixtools Metamesh after years of trying to glue NURBS patches :) MB > Den 4. august 2017 klokken 21:49 s

RE: Friday Flashback #311

> Sent: Friday, August 04, 2017 10:19 PM > To: Official Softimage Users Mailing List. > https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/xsi_list > Subject: Re: Friday Flashback #311 > > I still remember the liberation of Phoenixtools Metamesh after years of > trying to glue NURBS patches

Re: Friday Flashback #311

> Sven > > > > -Original Message- > > From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com > > [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Morten > > Bartholdy > > Sent: Friday, August 04, 2017 10:19 PM > > To: Official Softimage Users Mailing Lis

Re: Friday Flashback #313

Great flashback! ... and also, "Rock Falcon" is back! :-) Showing a newly available, very simple, very easy and very fast, hot-swappable and "ready to wear" faсial anim setup. www.si-community.com -- FloatingFaceRig B

Re: Friday Flashback #313

Very cool! Glad to see people are still building tools for our beloved :) MB > Den 29. august 2017 klokken 20:35 skrev Jason S : > > > Great flashback! > > ... and also, "Rock Falcon" is back! :-) > > Showing a newly available, very simple, very easy and very fast, > hot-swappable and "read

Re: Friday Flashback #313

Thanks :) Also on rendering side, there is a new Octane with deeper integration with render region support, deformation motion blur, rendermapping and a bunch of new features. There's also an apparently equally excellent integration of Cycles already working for SI , with GPU support that

Re: Friday Flashback #313

Why wait? Redshift 3D fully supports Softimage, and uses GPU rendering. At $500 for the first year, and $250 / year thereafter, it is a steal! It saved my business! On Wed, Aug 30, 2017, 8:36 PM Jason S wrote: > > Thanks :) > > Also on rendering side, > > there is a new Octane with deeper inte

Re: Friday Flashback #313

I agree Redshift is way up there in terms of intergration (and everything) ! while  also maybe the introduction of a few more options might motivate Redishift to solve some SI specific issues.. By curiosity, do clip effect cropping and perhaps time offsette

Re: Friday Flashback #313

(sorry for lack of consistancy, but i was planning to render softimage scenes with animated textures (cycles), is that not possible with redshift yet?) thanks. 2017-09-04 2:59 GMT+02:00 Jason S : > I agree Redshift is way up there in terms of intergration (and everything) > ! > while also maybe

Re: Friday Flashback #313

Hi,  I'm quite sure you can,  I was referring to the ability to crop textures in "clip effects" which last time I checked was still not supported More of an inconvenience than a show stopper, but... On 09/04/17 19:13, Nicole Beeckmans-Jacqmai

Re: Friday Flashback #313

Hi,  I also wanted to point-out out that to this day, SI bug squashing has never stopped being an ongoing thing with Redshit. I was merely complaining about some of the long standing inconveniences :) Cheers! -J On 09

Re: Friday Flashback #315

Softimage's watershed moment. While in the limelight of Bunny, Blue Sky publicly announced they were switching from Softimage to Maya. Matt Date: Fri, 8 Sep 2017 11:05:42 -0400 From: Stephen Blair Subject: Friday Flashback #315 To: "Official Softimage Users Mailing List. https://groups.goo

Re: Friday Flashback #315

Still have that CD(/DVD?) somewhere :-) Rob \/-\/\/ On 8-9-2017 17:05, Stephen Blair wrote: 1998 Bunny hops to fame http://wp.me/powV4-3sC -- Softimage Mailing List. To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com with "unsubscribe" in

Re: Friday Flashback #315

Good times :) MB > Den 8. september 2017 klokken 17:05 skrev Stephen Blair > : > > > 1998 Bunny hops to fame > http://wp.me/powV4-3sC > -- > Softimage Mailing List. > To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com with > "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to

Re: Friday Flashback #317

Ta, really enjoyed that. On 20 October 2017 at 14:23, Stephen Blair wrote: > 2003 xsibase interview with Michael Arias > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__wp.me_powV4-2D3t4&d=DwIFaQ&c=76Q6Tcqc-t2x0ciWn7KFdCiqt6IQ7a_IF9uzNzd_2pA&r=GmX_32eCLYPFLJ529RohsPjjNVwo9P0jVMsrMw7PFsA&m=4R

Re: Friday Flashback #317

Tekkon kinkreet was a shock ! 2017-10-20 16:09 GMT+02:00 Jonathan Moore : > Ta, really enjoyed that. > > On 20 October 2017 at 14:23, Stephen Blair > wrote: > >> 2003 xsibase interview with Michael Arias >> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__wp.me_powV4-2D3t4&d=DwIFaQ&c=76Q6Tcqc

RE: Friday Flashback #319

It’s amazing how much the interface changed from concept to product. -Ed www.EdHarriss.com

RE: Friday Flashback #319

hey, this is confidential! :) From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Blair Sent: Friday, November 03, 2017 4:43 PM To: Official Softimage Users Mailing List. https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__group

RE: Friday Flashback #319

76Q6Tcqc-t2x0ciWn7KFdCiqt6IQ7a_IF9uzNzd_2pA&r=GmX_32eCLYPFLJ529RohsPjjNVwo9P0jVMsrMw7PFsA&m=0AnH-kpKsGAJ7SCyr6u6wPCq0ceaA89MxYSbvag_qNE&s=AUJccI0uGL1nvJ8lJawMc0hCRlRyw1iwuAGzWa_28sQ&e= Subject: RE: Friday Flashback #319 It’s amazing how much the interface changed from concept to product.

Re: Friday Flashback #319

Mailing List. https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/xsi_list Subject: RE: Friday Flashback #319   It’s amazing how much the interface changed from concept to product.   -Ed www.EdHarriss.com

Re: Friday Flashback #320

That link errors but this works 😊 https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__xsisupport.com_2017_11_17_friday-2Dflashback-2D320_&d=DwIGaQ&c=76Q6Tcqc-t2x0ciWn7KFdCiqt6IQ7a_IF9uzNzd_2pA&r=GmX_32eCLYPFLJ529RohsPjjNVwo9P0jVMsrMw7PFsA&m=XQlEs3B_qVC6SP-YM723ApoLez62gxp_y9ohdySkWdQ&s=2H-r8_hjfv

Re: Friday Flashback #321

Such a true statement. He just didn't know about Redshift 3D, at that time. If he had, he may have rethought the rendering solution. Best Regards, * Stephen P. Davidson* *(954) 552-7956*sdavid...@3danimationmagic.com 3D Animation Magic Facebook page

RE: Friday Flashback #321

;s=03tbFC5Spm0tiUFjN-a9fYDztQ1kMIvbXOTq9MCLuc0&e= Subject: Re: Friday Flashback #321 Such a true statement. He just didn't know about Redshift 3D, at that time. If he had, he may have rethought the rendering solution. Best Regards, Stephen P. Davidson (954) 552-7956 sdavid...

Re: Friday Flashback #321

Well that's a double flashback for a double EOL. On Friday, November 24, 2017, Stephen Blair wrote: > Even the best animation system is not complete without the extendible > capabilities of a fully functional, high-quality rendering solution. With > *mental > ray*, artists can easily create the

Re: Friday Flashback #325

Hell yeah ! 2017-12-29 17:00 GMT+01:00 Stephen Blair : > Dec 2003 > *3995 bucks says you're going to want to call your reseller* > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__wp.me_powV4-2D3uk&d=DwIFaQ&c=76Q6Tcqc-t2x0ciWn7KFdCiqt6IQ7a_IF9uzNzd_2pA&r=GmX_32eCLYPFLJ529RohsPjjNVwo9P0jVMsrMw

RE: Friday Flashback #326

first friday flashback, I quite didn't understand. Was this somehow related to a predecessor to UniversalBatch? From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Blair Sent: Friday, January 12, 2018 10:29 PM To: Official Softim

RE: Friday Flashback #326

GO8q__pzto0E3Cl8rBU&s=_Cma2vD-3imZ_IGZM3CEw5gao_gotqWCkCMWFpwXyCo&e=' Subject: RE: Friday Flashback #326 first friday flashback, I quite didn't understand. Was this somehow related to a predecessor to UniversalBatch? From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com<mail

RE: Friday Flashback #326

ohsPjjNVwo9P0jVMsrMw7PFsA&m=JIyqBGRHxfQK79BC6TZ79AZqivoNF4wVRRfioB_51jc&s=_KDBuxY1QFiQIoYRtw7AjLQpRp4EpkqbyEJlKWklXQc&e=' Subject: RE: Friday Flashback #326 first friday flashback, I quite didn't understand. Was this somehow related to a predecessor to UniversalBatch? From: softimage

RE: Friday Flashback #326

F9uzNzd_2pA&r=GmX_32eCLYPFLJ529RohsPjjNVwo9P0jVMsrMw7PFsA&m=9FbESRoP3bHQXfG9zX74Fxdjd2X8IVAtP14IUgLX7fA&s=OFH2iYhUXOps5HQk5tfcIbxN1PJojMWfgprPdCZe3YQ&e=' Subject: RE: Friday Flashback #326 You're sure? To my knowledge, Twister originally was codename for the interactive version of mental ray combined with node

Re: Friday Flashback #326

p;m=6463iWxu3UEOAKrlE9X79iNdMkssw6v31ECDrX2PIxI&s=P1neL1h2sQYTa-md--xYsoNYUl6PFIKGaAhbNSCzgT8&e= > forum/#!forum/xsi_list' > *Subject:* RE: Friday Flashback #326 > > > > You're sure? To my knowledge, Twister originally was codename for the > interactive version of mental ray combi

Re: Friday Flashback #326

an 2018 15:40:05 -0500 From: Ed Manning Subject: Re: Friday Flashback #326 To: "Official Softimage Users Mailing List. I seem to remember getting a closed-door demo of Twister that included the ability to render Alias/Wavefront scenes. Could that have been a dream? -- Softimage M

Re: friday flashback #328

Not just that, you had to get a loan to pay for the damn machine ;) Rob \/-\/\/ On 27-1-2018 23:53, Stephen Blair wrote: In 1997, we were working with 128MB of RAM? seems inconceivable now https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__wp.me_powV4-2D3ut&d=DwI

Re: friday flashback #328

And here we go from Giga to Tera.. https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__dell.to_2GpVzsL&d=DwIFaQ&c=76Q6Tcqc-t2x0ciWn7KFdCiqt6IQ7a_IF9uzNzd_2pA&r=GmX_32eCLYPFLJ529RohsPjjNVwo9P0jVMsrMw7PFsA&m=X5PAD35kB66FeBQ2qtHhIvM3imUEMkCsc1RxFAZGSqg&s=QvDE_2TRIUehcNI3Cx6I2VuosQpFIQaEeMyVdJlSJv0&e=

Re: friday flashback #328

I used many older weaker computers prior to entering the industry, but my first professional workstation was an SGI Indigo R4000 with 32 MB RAM and a 4mm DAT tape drive. The hardware shading choices were constant, diffuse, or wireframe. No textures. Rendering a 640 x 480 image with anti-alias

Re: Friday Flashback #329

Better times - sadly Morten > Den 2. februar 2018 klokken 19:25 skrev Stephen Blair > : > > > What's Cool This Week ! > (Feb 2001) > > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__wp.me_powV4-2D3uw&d=DwIBaQ&c=76Q6Tcqc-t2x0ciWn7KFdCiqt6IQ7a_IF9uzNzd_2pA&r=GmX_32eCLYPFLJ529RohsPjjNVwo

Re: Friday Flashback #329

We had the greatest software!! The best! It's true! Sad. Rob \/-\/\/ On 6-2-2018 10:01, Morten Bartholdy wrote: Better times - sadly Morten Den 2. februar 2018 klokken 19:25 skrev Stephen Blair : What's Cool This Week ! (Feb 2001) https://urldefense.pro

Re: Friday Flashback #329

I still do! From: Rob Wuijster Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2018 9:06 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Friday Flashback #329 We had the greatest software!! The best! It's true! Sad. Rob \/-\/\/On 6-2-2018 10:01, Morten Bartholdy

Re: Friday Flashback #329

And will for years to come, dammit. On 6 February 2018 at 09:46, wrote: > I still do! > > *From:* Rob Wuijster > *Sent:* Tuesday, February 06, 2018 9:06 AM > *To:* softimage@listproc.autodesk.com > *Subject:* Re: Friday Flashback #329 > > > We had the greatest so

Re: Friday Flashback #329

Enjoy while you can Paul :) Morten > Den 6. februar 2018 klokken 10:46 skrev p...@bustykelp.com: > > > I still do! > > From: Rob Wuijster > Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2018 9:06 AM > To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com > Subject: Re: Friday Flashback #329 >

Re: Friday Flashback #329

8 9:06 AM > > *To:* softimage@listproc.autodesk.com > > <mailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com> > > *Subject:* Re: Friday Flashback #329 > > > > We had the greatest software!! > > The best! > > It's true! > > Sad. > > > >

Re: Friday Flashback #330

Fascinating era ! Phil Tippet said it almost killed him to switch from hand animated stop motion to CGI. 2018-02-09 20:34 GMT+01:00 Stephen Blair : > Real Troopers, 1997 > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__wp.me_powV4-2D3uz&d=DwIFaQ&c=76Q6Tcqc-t2x0ciWn7KFdCiqt6IQ7a_IF9uzNzd_2pA

RE: Friday Flashback #330

https-3A__groups.google.com_forum_-23-21forum_xsi-5Flist&d=DwIFaQ&c=76Q6Tcqc-t2x0ciWn7KFdCiqt6IQ7a_IF9uzNzd_2pA&r=GmX_32eCLYPFLJ529RohsPjjNVwo9P0jVMsrMw7PFsA&m=_pY6D5SbE6Hsz_6beQvTYY0aCrvLelfdlipIm8WuoFc&s=3GGKACoWA9RKJc6SiOV4_dh29M6g2XVYN4T_2_y1b1k&e= Subject: Re: Friday Flashback #330 Fascinat

Re: Friday Flashback #330

You can probably say it almost killed many of us too ;-) Matt Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2018 21:08:43 +0100 From: Olivier Jeannel Subject: Re: Friday Flashback #330 To: "Official Softimage Users Mailing List. https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__groups.google.com_forum_-23-21foru

RE: Friday Flashback #330

Lind Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2018 2:20 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Friday Flashback #330 You can probably say it almost killed many of us too ;-) Matt Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2018 21:08:43 +0100 From: Olivier Jeannel Subject: Re: Friday Flashback #330 To: "Official

RE: Friday Flashback #330

9P0jVMsrMw7PFsA&m=qBFYXk76EKpwW0z4PZy5vj7qH_dGB8q4fcpryxZqGRc&s=Fx2VarIloNdga9OgCypDRN7KsbyJMWocg6P-1xSBSiY&e=' Subject: RE: Friday Flashback #330 No, it didn't kill anybody. It gave me a thrill watching the bugs every second they moved with the gravity and weight. The animations ar

RE: Friday Flashback #330

es of geometry. Matt Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2018 20:05:38 +0100 From: "Sven Constable" Subject: RE: Friday Flashback #330 To: "'Official Softimage Users Mailing List. I wonder if they designed the bugs *a bit* with NURBS modeling in mind. I once modelled and rigged that bu

RE: Friday Flashback #330

mo reel, you were likely using company equipment in the off hours. So, you either did the work, or you didn't work at all. Matt Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2018 02:39:58 +0100 From: "Sven Constable" Subject: RE: Friday Flashback #330 To: "'Official Softimage Users Mailing

RE: Friday Flashback #330

todesk.com Subject: RE: Friday Flashback #330 I meant working in the 'Dot Com' era nearly killed a lot of us too as we were putting in so many hours with (by today's standards) very primitive tools in what was the wild west of 3D's uprising as a medium. Working with stop-

RE: Friday Flashback #330

where the future of the technology should go. A lot of really good ideas (many of which are significantly better than what we use today) are lying on the floor somewhere instead of being actively used. Matt Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2018 04:29:43 +0100 From: "Sven Constable" Subject

Re: Friday Flashback #330

uld go. A lot of > really good ideas (many of which are significantly better than what we use > today) are lying on the floor somewhere instead of being actively used. > > Matt > > > > > > > Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2018 04:29:43 +0100 > From: "Sven Constable" &g

Re: Friday Flashback #330

orum_-23-21forum_xsi-5Flist&d=DwIFAg&c=76Q6Tcqc-t2x0ciWn7KFdCiqt6IQ7a_IF9uzNzd_2pA&r=GmX_32eCLYPFLJ529RohsPjjNVwo9P0jVMsrMw7PFsA&m=YmMTHOhfPmmBWK5_e25gCHODTejBHcUCWeZKSVUFVds&s=vAcIR2nrVguNxO3Leg8glrB6aZntaqOL4qrrZDxIcwM&e=' Subject: RE: Friday Flashback #330 That time w

Re: Friday Flashback #330

LJ529RohsPjjNVwo9P0jVMsrMw7PFsA&m=MuhuqyvbLLZwWg1fQPkkSlBv1d5iJFkpeCnrPipJ8aI&s=a_lUsKwmDMB3soHO81Zuxh5oxYh0zYqlnNALYaws0x4&e= > forum/#!forum/xsi_list' > > *Subject:* RE: Friday Flashback #330 > > That time was more interesting, wasn't it? We had to fight agains

RE: Friday Flashback #333

in a file cabinet at AD? May I ask if the cabinet was labelled "Dangerous technology to us. Do not open!" Locked with a chain, no? :) From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Blair Sent: Saturday, March 03, 2018 2:26

RE: Friday Flashback #194

2004? You sure that’s correct? Softimage|3D was already a few years past retirement at that point. Matt From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Blair Sent: Friday, October 17, 2014 10:02 AM To: softimage@listproc.a

Re: Friday Flashback #194

Hi Matt That's the timestamp on the file, and on the wikipedia page for Cavia, it lists: - *Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex * - (2004, PlayStation 2 )

Re: Friday Flashback #194

Softimage|3D 4.0 was still being used in Japan long after XSI was released. On 17-Oct-14 14:11, Stephen Blair wrote: Hi Matt That's the timestamp on the file, and on the wikipedia page for Cavia, it lists: * /Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex

Re: Friday Flashback #194

I installed and opened-up SI 3D a while ago.  it was like looking at a toy. everything was super simple, almost like toy, the Material editor.. lol , Huuge buttons, it was hard to see how we made pretty complex things with it. On 10/17/14 14:14

Re: Friday Flashback #194

It was also a bit like a friendly kitten / rocket lol nothing like it until XSI1.5,  which was 3-4 years after the last real (v3.7) version Wonder what would eventually supercede XSI 2015 on that kitten/rocket front. On 10/17/14 15:06, J

Re: Friday Flashback #194

On 10/17/14 15:33, Jason S wrote: Wonder what would eventually supercede XSI 2015 on that kitten/rocket front. Maybe a humanized Maya? I would think not much more likely than it could replace SI|3D during those 3-4 years.

Re: Friday Flashback #195

another flashback i stumbled upon: check out 1:15 in this video http://vimeo.com/108884141 On Fri, Oct 24, 2014 at 6:43 PM, Stephen Blair wrote: > SOFTIMAGE|3D system requirements circa 1999: 96MB RAM, 2GB free hard disk > space > http://wp.me/powV4-36I >

Re: Friday Flashback #195

No flashback there, that was shot this year If I am not mistaken ;) On 27 October 2014 09:29, christian wrote: > another flashback i stumbled upon: > check out 1:15 in this video http://vimeo.com/108884141 > > On Fri, Oct 24, 2014 at 6:43 PM, Stephen Blair > wrote: > >> SOFTIMAGE|3D system requ

Re: Friday Flashback #195

Hah what is that about? The motion control rig? Simon Reeves London, UK *si...@simonreeves.com * *www.simonreeves.com * *www.analogstudio.co.uk * On 27 October 2014 09:29, christian wrote: > another flashback i stumbled upon: > check

Re: Friday Flashback #195

Soft 3d did have awesome channel drivers On Mon, Oct 27, 2014 at 7:02 AM, Simon Reeves wrote: > Hah what is that about? The motion control rig? > > > > Simon Reeves > London, UK > *si...@simonreeves.com * > *www.simonreeves.com * > *www.analogstudio.co.uk

Re: Friday Flashback #195

oah! this case rocks. If I was you I would remove the books and use it as a PC case

Re: Friday Flashback #195

You could put  a quadruple titan station inside, an array of flashing led lights in the front, and have that as your supercomputer render node :] On 11/03/14 5:13, Andi Farhall wrote: http://www.futuretech.blinkenlights.nl/pcw9-90pi4

RE: Friday Flashback #199

Memories… Good times. Thanks for that. Ed From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Blair Sent: Friday, November 21, 2014 12:15 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Friday Flashback #199 Friday Flashback #199 N

Re: Friday Flashback #199

Coincidentally someone just requested the rights of one of the animation we did in 2002...strange. Leoung On 21/11/2014 12:52 PM, Ed Harriss wrote: Memories… Good times. Thanks for that. Ed *From:*softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] *O

RE: Friday Flashback #199

Do you have a photo of the Manta poster? From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Ed Harriss Sent: Friday, November 21, 2014 12:52 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: RE: Friday Flashback #199 Memories… Good

Re: Friday Flashback #199

t; *From:* softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto: > softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] *On Behalf Of *Ed Harriss > *Sent:* Friday, November 21, 2014 12:52 PM > *To:* softimage@listproc.autodesk.com > *Subject:* RE: Friday Flashback #199 > > > > Memories… > > Go

RE: Friday Flashback #199

@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: RE: Friday Flashback #199 Do you have a photo of the Manta poster? From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Ed Harriss Sent: Friday, November 21, 2014 12:52 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com

Re: Friday Flashback #199

shape :) > > > > > > *From:* softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto: > softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] *On Behalf Of *Scott Lange > *Sent:* Friday, November 21, 2014 7:03 PM > *To:* softimage@listproc.autodesk.com > *Subject:* RE: Friday Flashback #199 > > &

RE: Friday Flashback #199

: Friday Flashback #199 http://bit.ly/1xcs28M I think someone sent me a picture of the framed poster. That's somewhere on one of my hard drives and I can't find it right now. On Fri, Nov 21, 2014 at 1:02 PM, Scott Lange mailto:sc...@turbulenceffects.com> > wrote:

RE: Friday Flashback #199

with exceptional deseases. Not sure about the answer I gave them. sven From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Scott Lange Sent: Friday, November 21, 2014 7:22 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: RE: Friday Flashback

Re: Friday Flashback #201

The MEKARATE video: Somewhat disturbing. Very entertaining. Thanks for "unearthing" it. Greetz Leendert -- Leendert A. Hartog AKA Hirazi Blue Administrator NOT the owner of si-community.com

Re: Friday Flashback #202

only the guy from purolator would have this particular flashback imho On Dec 12, 2014 9:16 AM, "Stephen Blair" wrote: > Six years already since we moved out of Softimage HQ > http://wp.me/powV4-38G >

Re: Friday Flashback #202

And perhaps those trying to forget? Still quite a memorable moment for everyone, when death was at the door, not the purolator guy. (I say screw death) On 12/12/14 10:25, Luc-Eric Rousseau wrote: only the guy from

Re: Friday Flashback #202

i bet you didn't look at the pictures before replying On Dec 12, 2014 12:00 PM, "Jason S" wrote: > > And perhaps those trying to forget? > > Still quite a memorable moment for everyone, > when death was at the door, not the purolator guy. > > (I say screw death) > > > On 12/12/14 10:25, Luc-Eric

Re: Friday Flashback #202

Man, has it really been that long? I have to head that way for work every few weeks and last week I went into the Tim's to grab lunch - #soup&sandwich4lyfe On 12 December 2014 at 15:37, Luc-Eric Rousseau wrote: > > i bet you didn't look at the pictures before replying > On Dec 12, 2014 12:00 PM,

Re: Friday Flashback #202

Title: CGTalk - 10 reasons to go from MAX to XSI "Still quite a memorable moment for everyone," reffering to "when death was at the door" .. and not the actual Softimage building reception door. Where maybe the future -was- written on the wall.

Re: Friday Flashback #207

Interesting. On Fri, Jan 16, 2015 at 10:32 AM, Stephen Blair wrote: > 'Theocracy of Hackers' Rules Autodesk Inc., A Strangely Run Firm > A 1992 article about Autodesk. An interesting read that describes an > Autodesk rather different than the one I knew... > > http://wp.me/powV4-39B >

Re: Friday Flashback #208

On 01/23/15 8:38, Stephen Blair wrote: what was the purpose of the User name on the status line? Reminding us of Micheal Arias? :) Micheal was almost like an ambassador between Soft and various shops in Japan,

<    1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   >