Hey Angus, What Wits course teach's 3D, and 3D in Softimage in SA, Have to say its pretty cool. I Havent heard of any Uni in SA that teach's 3D and if they do its usually Maya.
On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 4:45 PM, Raffaele Fragapane < raffsxsil...@googlemail.com> wrote: > I suggest anybody who has issues with the current system, but is genuinely > interested in their products (not just mine, there are some very solid > things out on CGS and more coming) gets in touch with them and sees what > they can do. > > TODs are a fresh thing, there's still plasticity to the offer, and if > enough educational institutions ask for it, a bundle license and a > possibility to cache locally will be considered I'm sure. > > Same for users. > They aren't a bunch of money grabbing enterpreneurs, I can honestly say > that, they are just trying to balance getting something out of their > initiatives with keeping the userbase happy. So just get in touch. I've > seen them entertaining threads literally dozens long with just the one > customer more than once. They do care enough :) > > > On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 4:35 PM, Angus Davidson <angus.david...@wits.ac.za > > wrote: > >> Hi Raff >> >> Our university course is in South Africa. Streaming from anywhere >> except Digital Tutors (which is stil not great but manageable) is a >> disaster. We would really like the option to be able to buy the course and >> setup someway of allowing our students to stream it locally (as I wouldnt >> want to give them direct access to the file - that would just be asking for >> trouble) >> >> Do you know if there are any plans for something similar? I know we are >> not the only place of learnign that has issues with this. >> >> Kind regards >> >> Angus >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Raffaele Fragapane [raffsxsil...@googlemail.com] >> *Sent:* 10 April 2013 06:44 AM >> >> *To:* softimage@listproc.autodesk.com >> *Subject:* Re: set raycast direction with a Null? >> >> In principle I'm not fond of the idea of assuming everybody is a >> pirate and forcing these always online models on people, so no argument >> there. They did have a case for it it turns out, but (again in principle) I >> would have rather have opted out of it and risked losing a few sales, it >> wasn't possible though. >> >> The player is ok, that I can tell you, they wrap Vimeo's very thinly, >> and Vimeo's is a fairly good, html 5 capable player. No way around not >> being able to see the video if you're offline though for now (again going >> by the assumption they are online only), and that -is- annoying, and has >> kept me away from a couple resources too. >> >> It might be possible to rip them with some videograbbing site or >> streamcatch software, it's just an mp4 managed h264 stream at the end of >> the day, or if you know personally any of my ex-alumni they might have the >> original downloadables around, but I wouldn't know, and it'd be that gray >> area where you have to decide for yourself whether it's ethical or not. >> You wouldn't be offending me for ripping my vids to file if you bought >> them, I can tell you that much :p >> >> >> On Wed, Apr 10, 2013 at 2:02 PM, Sam <sbowl...@cox.net> wrote: >> >>> Thanks Raff. I understand about the problem with Piracy, but some of >>> the players these guys come up with are truly terrible and make it very >>> difficult to navigate the videos. That’s my only real concern with >>> streaming, well, that and if my internet goes out in middle of me watching >>> the video. **** >>> >>> ** ** >>> >>> I loved the visuals in Sucker Punch, but I did think the story could >>> have been better. It is still worth watching, just for the amazing visuals. >>> **** >>> >>> >>> >> >> This communication is intended for the addressee only. It is >> confidential. If you have received this communication in error, please >> notify us immediately and destroy the original message. You may not copy or >> disseminate this communication without the permission of the University. >> Only authorised signatories are competent to enter into agreements on behalf >> of the University and recipients are thus advised that the content of this >> message may not be legally binding on the University and may contain the >> personal views and opinions of the author, which are not necessarily the >> views and opinions of The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. All >> agreements between the University and outsiders are subject to South African >> Law unless the University agrees in writing to the contrary. >> ** >> >> > > > -- > Our users will know fear and cower before our software! Ship it! Ship it > and let them flee like the dogs they are! > -- ------------------- Simon Ben Anderson blog: http://vinyldevelopment.wordpress.com/
