Well my first contribution to this subject is start a mailing list of Softimage/Maya transition. Please.
People who are interested in dropping Softimage to go to Maya for any reason will go there and start asking in a more pertinent way, and it would stay into that scope, instead of being exposed to flak. My two cents. And thank you for introducing your self Jill. ------------------------------------------------------- Emilio Hernández VFX & 3D animation. 2014-03-25 13:22 GMT-06:00 Perry Harovas <perryharo...@gmail.com>: > Everyone- > > Jill is a good person. She has never lied to me, we have known each other > since the days when I first used Maya. > Jill means everything she is saying here, and I wanted to make sure to say > this, because I am perhaps the last person that > you would expect to say that, given my anger the last few weeks... > > Jill is really a veteran in this field, and has been previously involved > at the highest levels with Maya, years ago. > She was key in the implementation of the smoke and ocean fluids in Maya > many years ago. > > I want to be one of the first to say that this is a very welcome addition > to the team, and regardless of my desire to move on to other DCC apps, I > feel that > my effort would not be wasted if I helped Jill understand what could make > Maya better. > > I will, I am sure, get some flak for this, but I just wanted to let you > all know that I have full confidence in Jill > as an honest and capable person. > > Jill, so nice to see you here, and thank you for your introduction to the > list. > > Perry > > > > > On Tue, Mar 25, 2014 at 3:09 PM, Jill Ramsay (Contractor) < > jill.ram...@autodesk.com> wrote: > >> Hello everyone, >> >> Let me introduce myself. I'm Jill Ramsay, and I've just joined Chris V's >> team. Some of you with mixed pipelines may remember me from the Alias days >> when I managed Maya for a few years. I've been lurking on this list for >> the past couple of weeks, and the first thing I want to do is to offer my >> condolences to those feeling a great sense of loss; you are clearly a very >> passionate bunch of people and your pain and sadness is very evident. >> >> I know you all have choices, and if your choice is to stay with Softimage >> for as long as possible, or to transition to a non-Autodesk solution, then >> I respect that. However, if you have chosen or are considering choosing to >> transition to Maya, I'm here to help in any way I can. You can email me >> directly at jill.ram...@autodesk.com<mailto:jill.ram...@autodesk.com>. >> (If you choose to transition to 3ds Max, and need any assistance there, let >> me know and I'll pass you on to someone who can help). >> >> One thing that's become very clear to me is that there are some things >> that Softimage does extremely well. Not just big ticket features like ICE, >> but streamlined workflows that help you to be more productive. I want to >> understand those things and if and how we can implement them in Maya, for >> the benefit of all of our users. >> >> I'm sure you don't need me to tell you that your list has been hijacked >> in the past couple of weeks with transition discussions, a lot them >> revolving about what Maya can or can't offer you. In order to give back >> this list to the people who need to get on with their everyday work in >> Softimage, I invite you to bring those discussions to a new discussion >> group within the Maya forum: >> http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Softimage-Workflow-Feature/bd-p/softimageworkflow. >> Everyone is very welcome there, and our product designers will be standing >> by to take your feedback and answer your questions where they can, as will >> I. >> >> I'm looking forward to having some constructive, useful discussions. >> Thank you in advance for your input. >> >> Best regards, >> >> Jill Ramsay >> > > > > -- > > > > > > Perry Harovas > Animation and Visual Effects > > http://www.TheAfterImage.com <http://www.theafterimage.com/> > > -25 Years Experience > -Member of the Visual Effects Society (VES) >
