ow the Max people will be pretty pissed as well at this stage, seeing the heaps of new tech AD heaps on Maya's bloated corps, while 3ds rotts.
But i think the most insulting must be when they do all the "see we really doooooo listen to our clients" bullshit, thats gota sting. On 22 May 2014 18:15, olivier jeannel <olivier.jean...@noos.fr> wrote: > Grief will never be over. Relationship is over. > > These days I'm realizing naively how little love XSI received. > Now that they killed SI, I've never seen so many posts on the list from > autodesk employee. Now they listen, let me laugh... > The other day I opened Match mover. A part from the fact it wasn't able to > track the sequence, it was also unable to save and re open it's own .xsi > and it's own .fbx (only solution functioning was VBscript). But, C4D format > was functioning... > The feeling that xsi was abandonned since a long time. > Yep,12 million lines of code that was not worth making evolve, but worth > abandon rather than sell. > > I don't know if they realize how much trust they lost. And funnily, it's > not only from ex SI users. > > > > > > Le 22/05/2014 18:23, Stefan Kubicek a écrit : > > Exactly my pov. The different packages are too much in flux atm to make a > decision right now. > If I was forced to switch, I'd go Houdini though. > > > Still sticking with Softimage for now. There seem to be some changes > coming in the next year or two in almost every package so I'm gambling on > waiting a while before choosing a direction. Looking forward to the next > step, it may have some things I'll miss but I'm sure there will be > advantages to balance it out. One thing is for sure, wherever I end up will > have to have a Redshift plugin. > > > > On 22 May 2014 16:56, Emilio Hernandez <emi...@e-roja.com> wrote: > >> Well the same applies to me. >> >> I now am getting into deep scripting in Softimage. >> >> The big difference is that in Maya you script for necessitiy and in >> Softimage for the fun of it. >> >> The real saviours here are Redshift, Mootz, 3D Quakers, Paul, etc. >> >> For me it was never grief, it was anger. And the anger has passed. >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------- >> Emilio Hernández VFX & 3D animation. >> >> >> 2014-05-22 10:37 GMT-05:00 Stephen Davidson <magic...@bellsouth.net>: >> >> There is no grief, here. The software is definitely NOT over. Initially >>> I thought "Oh no" (clean version), >>> but once I thought about it, as I was getting my new license for >>> Redshift 3D, I realized that whatever I need this >>> existing software to do, I can do with ICE. I am only just starting to >>> learn how to use ICE, so it a wonderful >>> new feature, to me. >>> >>> I'm going to put any further efforts into learning more about ICE, >>> rather than spend my time trying to learn >>> another 3D package. >>> >>> 3rd Parties still seem to be developing for Softimage, although I'm >>> sure that will fade over time. >>> I turn 60 next month, so this is it for me. Even if I retire at 80. :) >>> >>> I will not swallow the Kool-aid. >>> >>> I feel bad for the kid who just graduated art school with a Softimage >>> background. >>> That is a tough spot to be in. Fortunately young minds learn faster. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 7:04 AM, Mirko Jankovic < >>> mirkoj.anima...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Who said that the grief is over? >>>> Every single day I think at least once... oh AD how I hate you. >>>> Also "your software is obsolete" from them ends up with "I can still >>>> work 10 times faster in my obsolete software". Eat my dust! >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 12:22 PM, activemotionpictu...@yahoo.com < >>>> activemotionpictu...@yahoo.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I know it's a sensible question, but now that the grief is over, >>>>> could some of you share how you're dealing with the " your software its's >>>>> obsolote" phrase around your maya/C4D/3dsMax colleague? >>>>> >>>>> I got my head under Modo blankets and hope the day comes around >>>>> quickly. >>>>> Yeh, just being honest here. >>>>> >>>>> :) >>>>> >>>>> Enviado desde Yahoo Mail en >>>>> Android<https://mx.overview.mail.yahoo.com/mobile/?.src=Android> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> Best Regards, >>> * Stephen P. Davidson* >>> >>> *(954) 552-7956 <%28954%29%20552-7956> * >>> sdavid...@3danimationmagic.com >>> >>> *Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic* >>> >>> >>> - Arthur C. Clarke >>> >>> <http://www.3danimationmagic.com> >>> >> >> > > > -- > www.matinai.com > > > > > -- > > ----------------------------------------------------- > Stefan Kubicek > ste...@keyvis.at<%22ste...@keyvis.at%22%20%3cste...@keyvis.at%3E> > ----------------------------------------------------- > Alfred Feierfeilstraße 3 > A-2380 Perchtoldsdorf bei Wien > Phone: +43 (0) 699 12614231 > www.keyvis.at > This email and its attachments are > confidential and for the recipient only > > >
