I totally agree 100% with everything that's been said here.
On 11 March 2014 12:04, Jean-Louis Billard <jean-lo...@photon3.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > I'd like to chime in if I may. > > I run a very small company in Brussels called Digital Golem that's been > around for almost 8 years, and our pipeline is essentially > Softimage->Arnold->Nuke, with a bit of ZBrush thrown in for good measure. > One of the biggest reasons we are able to be competitive in this tough > market is thanks to Softimage being a fully rounded and mature package > offering a complete toolset for our needs. > > I started using SI3D 20 years ago, (working mostly in London, as well as > being a Softimage certified trainer) and the same artist-friendly > philosophy that was the driving force behind the development of SI3D was > equally apparent in the next-gen XSI, and then some. I have yet to see > another 3D package offer so much of a toolset in such an efficient way. > I can honestly say that I would *never* have ventured into setting up a > company (with all the blood, sweat & tears involved) were it not for > Softimage. > > So the issue I'm confronted with now is that as a small company I have > absolutely no other viable option that will not involve large sums of cash > to be spent in re-tooling and re-pipelining, or a serious drop in > efficiency, and quality, while we re-train. Also I cannot afford to employ > an R&D team just to make things work. It is an extremely demoralising > situation. > > Now, no one here is under the illusion that Softimage hasn't got its share > of problems, and as Luc-Eric explained, there are issues right at the core > of Softimage that will be close to impossible to resolve and will become > showstoppers in future development. So ultimately we *will* need something > new, but right now nothing comes close to replacing Softimage, and if > something does turn up in 2 years time, we would need another 12-24 months > for the transition. > > SO, all this to say that I strongly support Greg's suggestion to give > Softimage another 4 years of life, and to add my voice to the many that are > hoping to sway Autodesk into finding a better solution. > > Cheers, > > Jean-Louis > > > > > > Jean-Louis Billard > > Digital Golem > BE: +32 (0) 484 263 563 > UK: +44 (0) 7973 660 119 > jean-lo...@digitalgolem.com > http://www.digitalgolem.com/ > 53 Rue Gustave Huberti > 1030 Brussels > > > > On 11 Mar 2014, at 03:49, Greg Punchatz <g...@janimation.com> wrote: > > Hello Autodesk, > > My name is Greg Punchatz , Senior Creative Director at Janimation. I have > a proposal, or call it a counter offer on the proper way to retire > Softimage. > > -- Chris Marshall Mint Motion Limited 029 20 37 27 57 07730 533 115 www.mintmotion.co.uk
