Houdini is definitely the biggest contender right now... but I definitely see Blender as a *huge *threat to Autodesk. That software is going places and if they can just get a few dev's on board that understand pipeline and workflow a bit better... it will blow up.
I love love love Houdini but it's modeling workflow is poop *imo... *which unfortunately is a sizable portion of my day to day tasks. Even if it's just to quickly fix something small. Modo is quite nice too... but I can't get past the shitty material editor and I mostly do lighting and rendering, so this is for me hard to deal with. On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 2:19 PM, Jordi Bares <jordiba...@gmail.com> wrote: > Funny enough I keep receiving tweets from Autodesk related to great work > and articles done with… Softimage!!! amazing… > > I wish they sell the software to someone serious about it to rescue from > its current state, it has been all downhill since Autodesk took over. > > Regarding the competitors, the only serious alternative right now is > Houdini and although a step learning curve it is truly worth it. > > I want to see how Modo does but I am even more interested to what happens > to The Foundry as a company as it is partially owned by an investor group > that will surely sell soon to get there profits… > > :-P > > Let's see > > Jordi Bares > jordiba...@gmail.com > > On 8 Aug 2013, at 22:05, Daniel Kim <dani...@magicboxandapps.com> wrote: > > Good point.**** > I’ve changed 3d pipeline from Maya or Max to SI several times in past new > job. I said SI is real great 3D software, but AD doesn’t even have SI on > their product list. What I have to show them was pull down All product menu > and find it out.**** > What other people see is SI is like a bundle of Max or Maya… That’s why I > often imagine what if SI is just one of 3D independent software like Modo, > Cinema4D, or Houdini… I am not sure, but I believe SI could be a lot better > than now.**** > > Daniel**** > > *From:* softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage- > boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] *On Behalf Of *Stephen Davidson > *Sent:* Friday, August 09, 2013 5:30 AM > *To:* softimage@listproc.autodesk.com > *Subject:* Re: Why did I pay support?? Why did I buy a suite ? I want my > moneyback!**** > ** ** > to take it one step further.... If you click on the Maya link, and then > click on "products"**** > at the top of the page, Softimage is not listed. I think they are pushing > people to the**** > Suite, but that is unclear.**** > > ** ** > On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 12:41 PM, Rares Halmagean <ra...@rarebrush.com> > wrote:**** > Wow. Just wow. So anyone interested in checking out softimage and does a > quick search would get a diversion like this from AD. Very telling.**** > > > > **** > On 8/8/2013 11:35 AM, Mirko Jankovic wrote:**** > > *Autodesk Softimage* visual effects and 3D game development software > enables artists to create stunning character animation and visual effects. > **** > ** ** > Yes game development and they haven;t even try to make good connection to > most popular game engines as well....**** > But they trying so hard to kill SI and it still doesn;t help says > something how good actualy itis, after all updates given to Maya and still > hard to push people from SI to it.. he**** > > ** ** > On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 6:33 PM, Angus Davidson <angus.david...@wits.ac.za> > wrote:**** > For those of us who dont seem to get the paid results could you copy and > paste ?**** > > ;)**** > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Stephen Davidson [magic...@bellsouth.net] > *Sent:* 08 August 2013 06:20 PM > *To:* softimage@listproc.autodesk.com > *Subject:* Re: Why did I pay support?? Why did I buy a suite ? I want my > moneyback!**** > I think I can shed light on where Autodesk is going, as far as Softimage > is concerned.**** > Go to Google and search for "Autodesk Softimage".**** > What is the first paid search result? **** > This is the one that Autodesk marketing paid Google money to display.**** > There is your answer.**** > > ** ** > On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 10:51 AM, Steffen Dünner <steffen.duen...@gmail.com> > wrote:**** > ** ** > 2013/8/8 Eugen Sares <sof...@mail.sprit.org>**** > Wait, wasn't there a 3rd 3D application among those?**** > ** ** > Yes, this: http://area.autodesk.com/products/features/extensionmudbox :( > > Cheers**** > Steffen > --**** > > PGP-ID(RSA): 0xD6E0CE93**** > > Fingerprint: 879F 572C FEE4 9DE5 53A8 3C1C 22A9 C8DE D6E0 CE93**** > > > > **** > ** ** > > --**** > > Best Regards, > * Stephen P. Davidson ** > (954) 552-7956 > * sdavid...@3danimationmagic.com**** > > *Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic***** > > > - Arthur C. 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