Hi Sandy Here at wits we have reached out to the places that have traditionally used softimage to see what they were thinking of switching to. Its interesting to hear Blackginger is also using Houdini as well as I was under the impression it was mostly a Maya place.
Do you know any other places that are using Houdini and even Modo in their Pipelines here in SA Kind regards Angus On 2014/03/07, 11:55 AM, "Sandy Sutherland" <sandy.mailli...@gmail.com> wrote: >Very little worthwhile lists for the dark side G. but we are running >houdini here now and Blackginger do too, in quite a big way - so it is >very much gaining ground. > >S. > >On 2014/03/07 9:53 AM, Gerbrand Nel wrote: >> Hey guys >> This goes against my grain, but I can sit around bitching, or I can >> move on. >> My initial instinct says not to support AD, but I'm a freelancer and >> it is important for me to slot into a team, or lead a team with the >> same software. >> Right now the South African market has a nice collection of both Soft >> and Maya freelancers and studios. >> Not much Houdini near where I live. >> It stands to reason that in the future there will be more Maya than >> anything else. >> Only time will tell, but for now it can't hurt to get really good in >> Maya (I hear one needs to be in order to fix all its fucking bugs) >> So the question is: Does a mailing list like this exist for the dark >> side, and if not, will you join me in making sure there is such a list >> for us orphans who needs to bend over and take it in the dark place? >> Thanks >> G >> > <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%;"> <tr> <td align="left" style="text-align:justify;"><font face="arial,sans-serif" size="1" color="#999999"><span style="font-size:11px;">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. </span></font></td> </tr> </table>