The irony of course is that Autodesk is doing to Softimage what SGI did to themselves ;)
Kudos to the creative for knowing SGI existed ________________________________ From: Eric Lampi [ericla...@gmail.com] Sent: 06 January 2014 05:25 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: rumor, Soft dead within the next year First place I worked at I saw a young woman creative from an agency come into the 3D area. She was squinting at the monitor and I couldn't tell what she was looking at, then she says "Oh thank God, they're SGI!". Eric Freelance 3D and VFX animator http://vimeopro.com/user7979713/3d-work On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 10:03 AM, Stephen Davidson <magic...@bellsouth.net<mailto:magic...@bellsouth.net>> wrote: Well said Stefan, marketing also convinces studios that it's the software, and not the artist, that does all the "cool" stuff. A misconception that I have been battling for over a quarter of a century, now. Software is only a tool. Softimage is a great tool. When I freelanced at studios, I would often hear the studio salesperson talk about the software and equipment, that they use, with prospective clients. They would not mention the people, which in my opinion is their biggest asset. I haven't worked at a studio for almost 9 years. I never get asked what software I use. My clients just ask how much, and how fast. Softimage continues to help me give them the answers they want to hear. On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 4:21 AM, Stefan Kubicek <s...@tidbit-images.com<mailto:s...@tidbit-images.com>> wrote: Is it just my biased point of view that all studios that closed or filed for bancruptcy last year were Maya based? It could of course be that there are more Maya based studios closing than Softimage based ones simply because there are more Maya based studios, but I still smell a pattern there. I always felt that the number of users on Softimage is directly related to marketing efforts. I remember Alias/Wavefront doing a remarkable job in the early days of Maya in this regard. I never saw anything like that happening for Softimage at any time of it's existence. Ultimately, there are only two types of 3D artists: those who use Softimage, and those who have never tried. -> Get more prople to seriously try it. So guys, I spent a weekend working with Maya…HOW THE F@CK THIS PROGRAM IS USED IN PRODUCTION????????? This is the same question I always ask myself after using Maya when required... and Maya being the "Industry Standard" makes you understand so many things about the industry standards... [http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/8965/erojamailpleca.jpg] 2014/1/6 Szabolcs Matefy <szabol...@crytek.com<mailto:szabol...@crytek.com>> So guys, I spent a weekend working with Maya…HOW THE F@CK THIS PROGRAM IS USED IN PRODUCTION????????? Ok, I can use Maya, I have a quite solid background working with Maya, but seriously guys…It’s so overcomplicated, and brainkilling…In Softimage almost everything is just fine (OK, we need development), but in Maya, the easiest task takes quite long compared to SI…Finally I found myself fixing UVs, Unfolding, etc. in Softimage…Anyway, I need some samples in Maya, so I take a big breath, and continue working with Maya…But seriously, Softimage is way better in many point of view. It has no artisan, has no PaintFX, but for example rendering is way faster (with MR), shading setup is way faster, modeling is lot faster, and so on. So I really don’t understand, how come that Softimage is not acknowledged at all. I swear guys, that I’ll spread the Word of Softimage Cheers Szabolcs From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com> [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com>] On Behalf Of Henry Katz Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2014 8:18 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com> Subject: Re: rumor, Soft dead within the next year Good thing I asked. On 01/04/2014 05:40 PM, Stephen Blair wrote: Softimage doesn't support Python 3.x On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 3:26 PM, Henry Katz <hk-v...@iscs-i.com<mailto:hk-v...@iscs-i.com>> wrote: Steve, No issues with python 3.3 as well, before I bruise my knuckles on the bleeding edge? Cheers, Henry On 01/03/2014 02:47 AM, Steven Caron wrote: really? install pyqt set softimage to use system python, uncheck... file>preferences>scripting>use python installed with softimage run the example scripts pyqtforsoftimage plugin provides. or just 'import PyQt4' s On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 10:27 PM, Angus Davidson <angus.david...@wits.ac.za<mailto:angus.david...@wits.ac.za>> wrote: A non nonsense guide to installing pYQT would be great. So many great tools are never used because people cant get past trying to get the install to work. -- ------------------------------------------- Stefan Kubicek ------------------------------------------- keyvis digital imagery Alfred Feierfeilstraße 3 A-2380 Perchtoldsdorf bei Wien Phone: +43/699/12614231<tel:%2B43%2F699%2F12614231> www.keyvis.at<http://www.keyvis.at> ste...@keyvis.at<mailto:ste...@keyvis.at> -- This email and its attachments are -- --confidential and for the recipient only-- -- Best Regards, Stephen P. 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