RE: Any Dinosaurs Still Lurking?

[Ed Harriss]

I’m still here.
Don’t use XSI much anymore though…

I’m not dead!
I don’t want to go on the cart!
-Ed


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Subject: Re: Any Dinosaurs Still Lurking?
Yeah...another one over herei already was a dinossaur when xsi was 
released...hehehe...man!...been working with softimage since 1995...

2018-05-14 13:36 GMT+01:00 Tim Borgmann >:

I'm still here and actually following the 'Houdini: non vfx jobs?' very 
interested. I added Houdini 2 and a half years ago to my daily weapons but 
still use SI on some projects. Some tasks are simply so much faster and easier 
to do in SI. It always depends on the project.

Cheers

Tim


still here, cold dead hands and all that

i'll be the one to lock the door on the way out of this list and hang the 
closed sign on the outside of it

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Subject: Re: Any Dinosaurs Still Lurking?

Still here,
Using Soft a bit less all of a sudden, but if I need to do something fast 
always.

laurence

On 11 May 2018 at 17:23, Bradley Gabe 
> wrote:

Just curious?

Now that I’m a resident in San Antonio, I was reminiscing about old SIGGRAPHs 
on the Riverwalk, and came to the realization that the Softimage mailing lists, 
for me at least, were my Facebook before there was official social media.

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RE: Friday Flashback #319

[Ed Harriss]

It’s amazing how much the interface changed from concept to product.

-Ed
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(Not dead yet!)


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Subject: Friday Flashback #319

Twister shader balls
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RE: test

[Ed Harriss]

Yes, "How To Make A Cube" is a true classic
http://www.geocities.ws/porlp/tutorial5.htm

My personal favorite is "How to Get a Job"
http://www.geocities.ws/porlp/tutorial_ten.htm

I think this test has been a huge success so far.
Ed

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Subject: RE: test


You just invoked a timemachine Ed, going straight back to good times :) "How to 
make a cube" is an alltime favorite.


> Den 1. august 2017 klokken 20:38 skrev Ed Harriss <ed.harr...@sas.com>:
>
>
> Porl
>
>
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> [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Chris 
> Marshall
> Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2017 12:06 PM
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> Subject: Re: test
>
> pong
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RE: test

[Ed Harriss]

Porl


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Subject: Re: test

pong


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RE: Friday Flashback #303

[Ed Harriss]

Nice one. I always thought Foundation was a great idea. I wonder how much it 
boosted the user base back then?

-Ed



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Subject: Friday Flashback #303

SOFTIMAGE|XSI Foundation for 2K
http://wp.me/powV4-3qc
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RE: Softimage mailing 2016 year in review

[Ed Harriss]

It's very important to know how to model a cube. Porl taught me a lot. 
One of his finer tutorials on cube modeling:
http://www.reocities.com/hollywood/lot/2768/tutorial5.htm
I'd be lost without it.


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[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Sven Constable
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Subject: RE: Softimage mailing 2016 year in review

here you go:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BMtWFkF3EM


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[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Morten Bartholdy
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Subject: Re: Softimage mailing 2016 year in review

I also totally forgot how to model a cube, so where is Porl???

Morten



> Den 11. januar 2017 klokken 15:23 skrev Dan Yargici <danyarg...@gmail.com>:
> 
> 
> "Where’s Porl when you need him?"
> 
> *Porl twitches, stops chewing, and looks up from the carcass of the 
> random internet commentator he was devouring in some dark, long 
> forgotten corner of the internet... the black fog clears from his eyes 
> and a grin slowly spreads across his face...*
> 
> ...or something
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, Jan 11, 2017 at 2:03 PM, Ed Harriss <ed.harr...@sas.com> wrote:
> 
> > Where’s Porl when you need him?
> >
> >
> >
> > *From:* softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com
> > [mailto:softimage-bounces@ listproc.autodesk.com] *On Behalf Of 
> > *Chris Marshall
> > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 11, 2017 4:53 AM
> > *To:* Official Softimage Users Mailing List. 
> > https://groups.google.com/ forum/#!forum/xsi_list 
> > <softimage@listproc.autodesk.com>
> > *Subject:* Re: Softimage mailing 2016 year in review
> >
> >
> >
> > that was Kim and Brad!? That's going back a way!
> >
> >
> >
> > On 10 January 2017 at 20:35, phil harbath 
> > <phil.harb...@jamination.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > cgsoup still pops up on a search.  nice to know[image: Smile]
> >
> >
> >
> > *From:* Bradley Gabe
> >
> > *Sent:* Tuesday, January 10, 2017 2:39 PM
> >
> > *To:* Official Softimage Users Mailing List.https://groups.google.
> > com/forum/#!forum/xsi_list
> >
> > *Subject:* Re: Softimage mailing 2016 year in review
> >
> >
> >
> > My goal was to not post anything on the list this year.
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RE: Softimage mailing 2016 year in review

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Where’s Porl when you need him?

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Subject: Re: Softimage mailing 2016 year in review

that was Kim and Brad!? That's going back a way!

On 10 January 2017 at 20:35, phil harbath 
> wrote:
cgsoup still pops up on a search.  nice to know[Smile]

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My goal was to not post anything on the list this year.

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RE: Softimage mailing 2016 year in review

[Ed Harriss]

It can be a group post. We’ll all make a single email account together and post 
from that. As a team we’ll be hitting a giant sent button.

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[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of phil harbath
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I’m pretty sure that was for Creative Sheep.

From: Sven Constable
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Subject: RE: Softimage mailing 2016 year in review

The last post is already reserved by Ed Harriss.

From: 
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 [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Jeff McFall
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Subject: RE: Softimage mailing 2016 year in review

Never posted much myself and don’t meant to sound morbid, but I am silently 
waiting to see if I can get the final post in.   Might take a while though…



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http://wp.me/powV4-3nR

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RE: Friday Flashback #275

[Ed Harriss]

Pong…

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Ping ….

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Subject: Re: Friday Flashback #275

still here too

On 22 August 2016 at 13:42, Morten Bartholdy 
> wrote:
ICE baby - part of pretty much every project I do :-D

//MB

Den 19. august 2016 klokken 23:46 skrev Stephen Blair 
>:

ice!
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RE: Convert PIC files

[Ed Harriss]

Softimage also comes with a couple of command line tools that might work for 
you: imf_copy.exe and imgconv.exe

Ed

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Subject: RE: Convert PIC files


If they are pic sequences, you can always use Sotimage's compositor.
On Jun 20, 2016 6:58 AM, "Leendert A. Hartog" 
> wrote:
The makers of XnConvert also offer a command line image processor called 
NConvert,
which would set you back $100 for commercial use,
but might prove handy when trying to convert a massive amount of files...
http://www.xnview.com/en/nconvert/

Greetz
Leendert
AKA Hirazi Blue
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Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2016 09:16:25 +0200
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Subject: Re: Convert PIC files
XnConvert might be an option: http://www.xnview.com/en/xnconvert/


Martin Yara > hat am 20. Juni 
2016 um 09:07 geschrieben:
I have to convert tons of Softimage PIC files to TGAs, is there any fast way to 
do this ?

I think I'll be doing it with Photoshop batches, but I would like a faster / 
better solution if there is any.

Thanks

Martin

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RE: Friday Flashback #274

[Ed Harriss]

Is this what you were talking about?
http://imgur.com/9fnxNAa
Ran across it today while searching for some batteries.
Can’t believe I still have it.

13 years ago?
Was it really that long?
Amazing.

Ed

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Subject: Re: Friday Flashback #274

no worries. lost in the mists of time
thankfully

On 18 May 2016 at 11:59, Stephen Blair 
> wrote:
Nope, I don't think I have anything about that

On Wed, May 18, 2016 at 6:11 AM, Chris Marshall 
> wrote:
Do you have any photos from the XSI tattoo give away? That must've been about 
13years ago? Maybe longer.


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RE: Autodesk acquires Solid Angle

[Ed Harriss]

“If we reduce AD's behaviors to 'corporate greed' like this forum tends to do, 
then alienating thousands of users is illogical.”

Didn’t they do that already? ;)
This is the Softimage list, isn’t it?


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[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Artur W
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Subject: Re: Autodesk acquires Solid Angle

Many AD corporate decisions seem irrational and strange to us.
Why should this case be any different?

I truly wish everything would go as we wanted. Constant progress and 
development of Arnold.

2016-04-19 0:20 GMT+02:00 Steven Caron 
>:
Yes, some aren't excited about paying AD money but that is what I am saying... 
AD will need to keep these people happy or they will ditch Arnold. Breaking 
Arnold in C4D or Houdini is a lose lose scenario. They don't sell a Maya 
license and they don't sell an Arnold license. If we reduce AD's behaviors to 
'corporate greed' like this forum tends to do, then alienating thousands of 
users is illogical.

On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 3:00 PM, Artur W 
> wrote:
Yes, but as we know a lot of people pay them not very willingly. Matter of 
choice.
So, conspiracy theory, all they need to do after they plant arnold within Maya 
and/or Max is to just mess SDK a bit. Not as if they haven't already on purpose 
or by accident.
Vray suddenly having glitches and bugs, the promises of fixes prolong.

Just imagining things, but who knows.



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RE: Goodbyes (was this is the end...)

[Ed Harriss]

...and Monkeys!

Where's Porl?

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[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Scott Lange
Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2016 1:24 PM
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Cheese!

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 [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of adrian wyer
Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2016 1:02 PM
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what's that... speak up, us old folks don't hear too good... dang gummit, kids 
today with your ice trees and your terra flops

i remember when all this was fields, and the discussion list was all about 
cheese and monkeys.


why when i was a lad.. mumble mumble..


NURSE!!   need some fresh sheets over here

a


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Sent: 02 February 2016 15:24
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Subject: Re: Goodbyes (was this is the end...)

I appreciate the sentiment folks, you've already thanked me enough over the 
years. :-)

For the first time, I am concerned that the list might disappear once and for 
all, and possibly without warning. At the moment, this has been my only contact 
with the old user base. I'm afraid if the list goes, I won't be able to keep up 
as I am being sucked into an entirely different, all-consuming vortex.

RE: this is the end......

[Ed Harriss]

It is a black-letter day.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeEx5W4P6Vs

RE: Happy New Year list

[Ed Harriss]

Yes, happy new year.
And… I’m not dead yet!


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[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of pedro santos
Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2016 8:56 AM
To: Softimage Mailing List 
Subject: Re: Happy New Year list

A good and better 2016 to everyone.

On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 1:50 PM, Matt Morris 
> wrote:
Happy New Year chaps!

On 5 January 2016 at 13:32, Rob Chapman 
> wrote:

All the best for 2016!
On 5 Jan 2016 13:13, "Juan Brockhaus" 
> wrote:
happa new year everyone.
:-)
Juan

On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 2:00 PM, Tim Bolland 
> wrote:
Happy New Year!

From: Mirko Jankovic
Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2016 1:46 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: Happy New Year list

Alive and well!

Happy New Year and wish you all many many more hours in Softimage!

On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 1:30 PM, Morten Bartholdy 
> wrote:

List is still alive :)



Happy NewYear all!



Morten





Den 5. januar 2016 kl. 11:27 skrev Chris Marshall 
>:
That's it.

Happy New Year everyone.
Cheers
Chris


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RE: Friday Flashback #249

[Ed Harriss]

So true! But I hope graphic designers at DCC companies do more than just icons.


From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Steven Caron
Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 2:46 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: Friday Flashback #249

haha, touche!

On Fri, Dec 4, 2015 at 11:40 AM, Luc-Eric Rousseau 
<luceri...@gmail.com<mailto:luceri...@gmail.com>> wrote:
well, you guys like text buttons and hate icons, so it would have been
a lonely job.

On 4 December 2015 at 14:25, Ed Harriss 
<ed.harr...@sas.com<mailto:ed.harr...@sas.com>> wrote:
> A DCC app being developed without a graphic designer on staff?
> Simply stunning. - There are no words.
>
>
> -Original Message-
> 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 Luc-Eric Rousseau
> Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 2:07 PM
> To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com>
> Subject: Re: Friday Flashback #249
>
> That was more because we had no graphic designer at all since maybe 2004.

RE: Friday Flashback #249

[Ed Harriss]

A DCC app being developed without a graphic designer on staff?
Simply stunning. - There are no words.


-Original Message-
From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Luc-Eric Rousseau
Sent: Friday, December 04, 2015 2:07 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: Friday Flashback #249

That was more because we had no graphic designer at all since maybe 2004.

RE: Friday Flashback #243

[Ed Harriss]

My Email stripped the link out.
What about yours?
http://xsisupport.com/2015/10/02/friday-flashback-243/

Ed

From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Blair
Sent: Friday, October 02, 2015 1:57 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Friday Flashback #243

From the 1999 SOFTIMAGE|3D Demo CD

Sega and Tantrum Entertainment:
how some of the best in the gaming industry are using Softimage

RE: Friday Flashback #239

[Ed Harriss]

Haha!! it isn’t, but it very well could have been.
Nice pic.

Ed

From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Sven Constable
Sent: Friday, September 04, 2015 2:53 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: RE: Friday Flashback #239

photo looks familiar to me. Isn't that from Ed Harriss at his home? :)
Nice weekend all.

sven

From: 
softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com>
 [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Blair
Sent: Friday, September 04, 2015 8:21 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com>
Subject: Friday Flashback #239

Vintage Softimage software CDs and docs, and some vintage SGI boxes
http://wp.me/powV4-3dX

RE: Maxon sets up shop in Montreal

[Ed Harriss]

Maxon… as in Maxon Cinema4D?
If so, exciting!

I’ve been using C4D and it’s got some really, really great stuff but there are 
a few areas that could use some Softimage style love. ;)
Regardless, we are working on integrating it into our pipeline.

Ed

From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Greg Punchatz
Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2015 9:14 AM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Maxon sets up shop in Montreal

Ex softie Alain Laferrière leading a new dev team :)

RE: Maya thinks they're clever....and that's the problem

[Ed Harriss]

You know all those “cool” names?
Well, it’s Brad’s fault. (Isn’t it always?)

Long live Outliner Cheese and Directed Acyclic Monkeys!


Ed

RE: test

[Ed Harriss]

We need a witty retort from Porl to help round this out.

From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Angus Davidson
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 11:35 AM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: RE: test

I kinda recall it from Tango and Cash ;)


--
Angus Davidson
074 580 3744


On 28 January 2015 at 6:14:30 PM, Ponthieux, Joseph G. (LARC-E1A)[LITES] 
(j.ponthi...@nasa.govmailto:j.ponthi...@nasa.gov) wrote:
doink

Was it Ben White that used that expression back in the day?

--
Joey

__
Opinions stated here-in are strictly those of the author and do not
represent the opinions of NASA or any other party.

From: 
softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com
 [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Angus Davidson
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 10:49 AM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: RE: test

bah
--
Angus Davidson
074 580 3744


On 28 January 2015 at 3:57:41 PM, Ed Harriss 
(ed.harr...@sas.commailto:ed.harr...@sas.com) wrote:
foo

From: 
softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com
 [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Artur Wozniak
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 8:45 AM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: test

ding dong

2015-01-28 14:20 GMT+01:00 Sebastien Sterling 
sebastien.sterl...@gmail.commailto:sebastien.sterl...@gmail.com:
Yop

On 28 January 2015 at 12:41, Adam Seeley 
adammsee...@gmail.commailto:adammsee...@gmail.com wrote:
-ing.


Adam.


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University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. All agreements between the 
University and outsiders are subject to South African Law unless the University 
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you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately and 
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RE: test

[Ed Harriss]

foo

From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Artur Wozniak
Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 8:45 AM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: test

ding dong

2015-01-28 14:20 GMT+01:00 Sebastien Sterling 
sebastien.sterl...@gmail.commailto:sebastien.sterl...@gmail.com:
Yop

On 28 January 2015 at 12:41, Adam Seeley 
adammsee...@gmail.commailto:adammsee...@gmail.com wrote:
-ing.


Adam.

RE: Friday Flashback #199

[Ed Harriss]

Memories…
Good times.

Thanks for that.
Ed

From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Blair
Sent: Friday, November 21, 2014 12:15 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Friday Flashback #199

Friday Flashback #199
Nov 2002 xsibase reaches 1000 members
http://wp.me/powV4-386

RE: Buy Softimage - is this a real shop?

[Ed Harriss]

It comes in a white box.

From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Sebastien Sterling
Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2014 5:22 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: Buy Softimage -  is this a real shop?

What does that mean ? OEM a studio sold its licensees ?

On 12 November 2014 20:14, Ed Manning 
etmth...@gmail.commailto:etmth...@gmail.com wrote:
from their FAQ: Is there a need to register on the manufacturers website?

As we sell OEM programs, we have already registered our software and so there 
is no need for you to do this again.
uh-huh...

On Wed, Nov 12, 2014 at 9:21 AM, Leo Quensel 
le...@gmx.demailto:le...@gmx.de wrote:
At this price point it screams scam/pirated software.

Gesendet: Mittwoch, 12. November 2014 um 15:17 Uhr
Von: Vincent Langer m...@vincentlanger.commailto:m...@vincentlanger.com
An: softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Betreff: Buy Softimage -  is this a real shop?
hi there,

is this a real shop?

http://www.topsoftpoint.com/browse/search/?q=softimage

cheers,
Vincent

--
Vincent Langer
Uhlandstr. 29
71634 Ludwigsburg
+49 176 965 177 61tel:%2B49%20176%20965%20177%2061
www.vincentlanger.comhttp://www.vincentlanger.com

RE: Mouse

[Ed Harriss]

...and if you really want to get into battery recharging, the LaCrosse Alpha 
Power Battery Charger is one of the best (if not overpriced) battery chargers 
I've ever owned. All my mice use batteries. All my batteries use this charger. 
For the battery geek it's perfect.

http://www.amazon.com/La-Crosse-Technology-Battery-Charger/dp/B000RSOV50


Ed



From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Davidson
Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2014 4:02 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: Mouse

I forgot tho mention... About the rechargeable Energizer batteries...I have 
four, with a recharger, so
when the battery goes dead, I just switch it out with a charged one, and put 
the dead one in the charger.
I just hate a wired mouse. Worth it for me to have a wireless mouse.


On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 3:54 PM, Stephen Davidson 
magic...@bellsouth.netmailto:magic...@bellsouth.net wrote:
I agree with Paul, about the Logitech Performance MX mouse eating batteries.
Paul, I replaced my rechargeable battery with an energizer 
nh15http://www.amazon.com/Energizer-NH15-Pre-Charged-Rechargeable-Batteries/dp/B00I9KXJ8I
which now gives me 3-4 days of constant use. Still not great but better.

On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 12:22 PM, Paul Griswold 
pgrisw...@fusiondigitalproductions.commailto:pgrisw...@fusiondigitalproductions.com
 wrote:
Avoid the Logitech Performance MX mouse.  Not because of ergonomics but because 
it eats batteries.  It comes with an Eneloop rechargeable and can be used while 
recharging, but the problem I've had since day one is, it rarely lasts more 
than 4-6 hours.  Logitech replaced mine under warranty and the new one performs 
exactly the same, so it seems like that's all it can do.  I ended up just using 
it as a wired mouse, which defeats the purpose.

Personally I have bigger hands, so I like to have a big mouse.  The MX is 
large, but honestly not large enough.  This image gives some good idea about 
sizes, but it hasn't been updated since 2012:

http://cdn.overclock.net/1/1f/1fea65b7_Mouse-Sizing-Chart.jpeg

Don't skimp on your mouse, keyboard, monitor(s) or chair.  You use them all day 
every day, so why be uncomfortable.

-Paul




On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 12:10 PM, Emilio Hernandez 
emi...@e-roja.commailto:emi...@e-roja.com wrote:
I switched to a Wacom 12 years ago.
I was still using an old typical Dell mouse for SI around 4 years ago.  But 
since I started sculpting in Zbrush and going back and forth from Zbrush to 
Softimage, I started using the stylus more and more in Softimage.  I still keep 
clean my old mouse but it is very fat now

---
Emilio Hernández   VFX  3D animation.

2014-09-30 9:54 GMT-05:00 Byron Nash 
byronn...@gmail.commailto:byronn...@gmail.com:

I'm with Gerbrand, I don't currently have a mouse connected. I've used a Wacom 
solely since the late 90's. I just wish Wacom made a dual monitor aspect ratio 
model.

On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 10:52 AM, Gerbrand Nel 
nagv...@gmail.commailto:nagv...@gmail.com wrote:
I don't even have a mouse
Wacom everything, even counterstrike and COD :)
G

On 2014-09-30 04:30 PM, Stephen Davidson wrote:
I have used the Logitech performance wireless mouse
http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/performance-mouse-mx

for over 5 years. Good, overall.
Complaints?  needs recharging often. The buttons will eventually wear out
over time. For the pricegood value.

On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 6:35 AM, Martin Yara 
furik...@gmail.commailto:furik...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi !

It isn't a very common topic in this list, but what mouse are you using ?
do anyone use a trackball? or something else? like a 3d connexion space 
navigator ?

My mouse middle button is kinda broken lately (double clicks when I'm single 
clicking or simply doesn't do anything) so I'm looking for buying a new one. Do 
you have any recommendation?

I used to like Logitech mice but since they changed to a metallic wheel that is 
almost unusable I don't buy them anymore. The last one costed me $100+ and had 
to return it the next day because the new wheel was a piece of garbage.

And since we use a middle click quite a lot, I'm looking for something that 
isn't extremely hard to click like those Logitech and some Microsoft ones.

I'm using a Razer Deathadder right now and so far it was perfect, until my 
middle click started to fail sometimes. I would buy a new Deathadder, even if 
it is named Deathadder, but Razer's new cloud based drivers that require 
internet connection and an account are a deal breaker for me. Specially if 
there is a possibility that I'll have to work in my client's office.

Talking about middle click, Surface Pro 3 doesn't have a middle click, and the 
stencil buttons are unusable in anything but Microsoft OneNote or something 
like that, and are not configurable. At all.
/SP3 rant off.

cheers,

Martin



--

Best Regards,
  Stephen P. Davidson

RE: EOL showreel (again)

[Ed Harriss]

Or this!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBJ3B8iqHp8


Ed

From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Sebastien Sterling
Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2014 12:17 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: EOL showreel (again)

So long as it is set to this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4h7NGMz2RI

On 23 September 2014 17:12, Jason S 
jasonsta...@gmail.commailto:jasonsta...@gmail.com wrote:
I see what your saying, but no need to include everything, just the really nice 
things.

.. well actually that does narrow it down to almost everything lol


On 09/23/14 11:20, Leendert A. Hartog wrote:
I fear that once you drop the post-retirement clause, it would quickly become 
an unmanageable beast.
Could be mistaken, though (and at this point nothing's set in stone, yet).

Greetz
Leendert

RE: Softimage user landing page from Maxon

[Ed Harriss]

Perfect! Definitely going to take a look at the Digital Tutors Softimage to C4D 
video.
Thanks for pointing this out.


From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Sebastien Sterling
Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2014 12:27 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: Softimage user landing page from Maxon

Cheers a really nice gesture !

On 5 June 2014 17:22, Athanasios Pozantzis 
nose...@noseman.orgmailto:nose...@noseman.org wrote:
Hi there,
just in case you wanted to know, there's a new landing page for softimage users 
on the Maxon website.

It has several useful links, including links to download the Trial version, a 
free Digital Tutors Softimage to C4D series, and links to free Cineversity 
videos.
I guess everything you need to start testing C4D.

If you use the contact page, it goes to 3dl...@maxon.nethttp://maxon.net 
which is a migration help desk.

Here's the link.

http://www.maxon.net/softimage

Cheers
Thanassis

RE: OT: Now that the grief over softimage, how did you get over your it on your daily basis?

[Ed Harriss]

Most of the time I feel like Charlie Brown. ;)
http://bit.ly/1nhac5C

...or the guy referenced in the infamous Talking Heads song - Once in a 
Lifetime.

And you may tell yourself 
This is not my beautiful software?

And you may ask yourself 
Well...How did I get here? 



Same as it ever was...
Same as it ever was...
Same as it ever was...
Ed


-Original Message-
From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Leendert A. Hartog
Sent: Thursday, May 22, 2014 9:27 AM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: OT: Now that the grief over softimage, how did you get over your 
it on your daily basis?

It obviously is a very generalized model: it needn't apply to you! :D

-- 

Leendert A. Hartog AKA Hirazi Blue
Administrator NOT the owner of si-community.com

RE: Torn

[Ed Harriss]

I don’t know what we’ll go to when Softimage is eventually phased out of our 
pipeline. (more than one app, that's for sure) But we’ve been evaluating C4D 
and its far better than I thought it was going to be. (Based on its perception 
in the industry) There is some really cool stuff in there. I’m looking forward 
to testing it a bit more once my current project is wrapped up.

Ed


From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Mirko Jankovic
Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2014 9:06 AM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: Torn


Or stay with softimage till there is actualy something like it.. maybe next. 
Couple years
On May 1, 2014 3:02 PM, olivier jeannel 
olivier.jean...@noos.frmailto:olivier.jean...@noos.fr wrote:
You should go toward C4D since it's the one I'm planning to get into :) (and 
some houdini too)
Read that message and obey.

Le 01/05/2014 14:49, Chris Marshall a écrit :
Complete generalist, working in tv, corporate, architecture, medical, FX, 
simulations etc etc. It's probably easier to say what I don't do, which is any 
character stuff, though I've done a bit of that too. Everything else is 
included.
So software of choice in this scenario.Softimage.
Obvious alternative choice of software.None

As a small company with limited resources, we don't want to have to build a 
'pipeline' of software, just to do what Softimage already does in one hit. I 
appreciate times are changing, but I'm not jumping until I'm sure which way to 
go.

Nuffsed yo!

;-) lol

RE: Torn

[Ed Harriss]

I addition to what Perry listed, I found a few very small things in C4D that 
are nice. (Keep in mind, I have limited experience with C4D)

A preference that changes icons in the interface from pictures to text.  ☺
An “increment and save” option.
You can have more than one scene open at a time. You can also copy/paste 
between them.
When moving things, you get a line that shows you where the object is moving 
from.
If you use After Effects, it’s integration looks fantastic.

RE: C y'all

[Ed Harriss]

Ditto! We are currently testing Cinema4D at the moment. It would be good to 
have others around to bounce questions/ideas off of. 
Please stay. (This request goes out to anyone adding any software to their 
pipeline, not just C4D or Houdini)

Thanks!
Ed

From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Eugen Sares
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2014 5:02 AM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re[2]: C y'all

+1 to that!
Cinema4D and Houdini interest me, too, so it would be good to share knowledge 
and experience in the future, from (ex) Softie's standpoints.

RE: C y'all

[Ed Harriss]

I have no idea how to set up a mailing list on my server. I also don't know 
what (if any) the cost would be. If anyone has insight into how this would 
work/cost or has run a mailing list before, feel free to send me info. I make 
no promises, but I will be happy to look into it.

Ed

-Original Message-
From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Sven Constable
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2014 1:03 PM
To: davidsa...@sfr.fr; softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: RE: C y'all

I personally would prefer an old school mailing list attempt rather than 
linkedIn groups. Forums are even worse. I think the reason for the low noise 
ratio of the list was because it was not so well known by everybody. It was and 
is a place for (softimage) professionals. Students and starters mostly using 
forums. Many forums, especially the max and maya forums were overrun by 
hobbyists and had therefore very high noise, what made them unattractive for 
professionals and most of the old school mailing list people.
I would like to keep it that way. Setting up a new mail server and keep it 
maintained should not be hard and costs nothing (if AD eventually will shut it 
down in a few years...)

I'd like to suggest one of the really old schoolers like 
Ed-doubleR-doubleS-Harriss or Matt Lind to provide a functional mailing list 
that runs on their servers and it  doesn't need any high bandwith, does it? ;)  
The list never needed any moderation as far as I know, it was a self organized 
place used by professionals. Very low cost!
How do you think about it, Ed/Matt? 
Maybe with a backup or some kind of redundant list-server, to make sure the 
list continue to work if a server runs by a single person, will fail eventually 
or not longer be available for some reason.

I personally put more trust in people being softimage users for 15 or maybe 20 
years to keep a softimage list running than I trust in Google, LinkedIn or 
Autodesk.

sven
  

-Original Message-
From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of David Saber
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2014 6:04 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: C y'all

Good timing to repost my invitation to this LinkedIn group. But yes, this group 
is not a mailing list and I'm not sure one can make it work that way. Anyway 
it's a good place to gather people.


The XSI Mailing List Contacts backup Linked In group is for all of us to 
share contacts and keep in touch. Everyone on the list is invited!
First, please put yourself on this online Excel file:
http://1drv.ms/1ghGDav
To add your name and email, go to file  edit.
Please don't fill the invited on column.
Emails are not made public, but they are entered in the Linked In group.

When I have enough contacts, I pre-approve people then send invitations to the 
LinkedIn group.

Cheers,
David

RE: Sort Controller - Open Source Release!

[Ed Harriss]

Thanks PSYOP! This is very a nice tool.
Ed


On 4 April 2014 02:43, Ed Manning 
etmth...@gmail.commailto:etmth...@gmail.com wrote:
An excellent timesaver that I've missed when at shops other than PSYOP.

Thanks, Jonah, and Andy!  -- and the management beings who signed off on 
releasing it into the wild.

Sanity check next?

Pleez?

RE: YOUR TOP 5

[Ed Harriss]

1. Render Workflow – Passes, Partitions, Overrides, Etc…
2. Render Region toolset.
3. “Text Buttons” option. Less Icons please.
4. Explorer, Explorer, Explorer, Explorer, Explorer, Explorer.
5. Selections. The way you select things in XSI is awesome. Object based, 
component based, whatever. It just works. Multiple Object select editing. You 
know what I mean, there is no need for an deep explanation of this one.

…so many more, but you did say only 5.

Yes, I left ICE, workgroups, workflow, operator stack, Gator, overall UI, etc… 
off the list. But you know I wanted to put them on there. One thing I don’t 
feel like I can put the list is community. There is nothing that anyone can do 
about this so why waste a spot. It is something that can only occur naturally. 
It cannot be created by force. I really, really hope it forms over time or just 
carries over from where we are today.

Ed


From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Morten Bartholdy
Sent: Friday, March 14, 2014 9:33 AM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: YOUR TOP 5


I guess this list is closely related with the type of tasks that land on the 
individual artists table, but here are my top 5:



ICE - for its power and versatility

Render Tree - flexibility for testing various shading setups

Operator Stack - the ability to go back in modeling stack and fix stuff in the 
11th hour before rendering

Render Passes/Partitions/Overrides

General ease of use and efficient workflow





Morten Bartholdy

gimmickvfx.com

RE: MAYA community

[Ed Harriss]

One of the things I liked about XSIBase was that you could subscribe to it just 
like you could subscribe to this list. All the posts came to your inbox the 
instant they were posted to the forum. You read what you wanted when you had 
time and you never missed anything. Each email had a link at the bottom if you 
wanted to reply. I don't even think most people knew XSIBase had this function. 
I used it all the time, it was awesome. Of course the point is moot now since 
it was destroyed by hackers.

Perhaps a feature like this could be implemented in other forums? It would make 
many of the people on this list very happy. Maybe this feature already exists 
and I don't know about it?

For this to work you still have to register. But once that's out of the way, 
you never even have to visit the again site except to reply to posts.


Ed

RE: Cinema 4D an option?

[Ed Harriss]

Regarding the free CC... You are right. But the free version in combination 
with their 42 day demo will be a good way to test the C4D waters to see if it 
will indeed be worth buying the full version to add to our pipeline.

The plan would be to use the free version to get an understanding of how it 
works in our environment, then install the demo to see what we are missing. 
(Even though the demo does still have some limitations.)

Good to hear that the C4D guys are passionate/willing to listen.
I wonder if they give out temp licenses? ;) That way our evaluation won't be 
restricted by the limitations of the demo or the free CC version.


Ed

From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Paul Doyle
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 11:27 AM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: Cinema 4D an option?

Just to chime in - I've met a lot of the C4D guys over the past few years and I 
have to say they are a really impressive, passionate bunch of guys that are 
investing heavily in their technology. Even if they don't have what you need 
today, it might be worth contacting them and asking about long-term plans and 
roadmap.

On 13 March 2014 11:18, mark jones 
markjonescont...@gmail.commailto:markjonescont...@gmail.com wrote:
the free CC version doesnt have all the mograph features you'd want to be using.

On 13 March 2014 15:16, Ed Harriss 
ed.harr...@sas.commailto:ed.harr...@sas.com wrote:
I found this line very interesting:
to edit the geometry you have to freeze [collapse] it's parametrical 
parameters
Does anyone know if this is still true?

On the surface it seems like many of our mograph projects could benefit from 
the free C4D that comes with After Effects. For us, the complex jobs will 
still have to be done in XSI... and whatever we choose to use next.
Ed

From: 
softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com
 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com]
 On Behalf Of Ed Schiffer
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 9:58 AM
To: Softimage Mailing List
Subject: Re: Cinema 4D an option?

I've made a First Impressions review a couple of years ago: 
http://edschiffer.com/?p=248

It's UI is the easiest it can be, but it is still very much mograph focused for 
me.


--
www.edschiffer.comhttp://www.edschiffer.com



--
www.muchi.tvhttp://www.muchi.tv

RE: Cinema 4D an option?

[Ed Harriss]

As the lite version comes free with After Effects, I'll at least give it a good 
look. 
If it works well enough, I plan on using it as a supplement. Not a replacement. 
(Don't know what that will be yet.)

Ed

-Original Message-
From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Ben Houston
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 3:38 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: Cinema 4D an option?

Cinema 4D is rare 3D DCC that has a growing user base, mostly because of the 
Adobe linkage I think.

--
Best regards,
Ben Houston
Voice: 613-762-4113 Skype: ben.exocortex Twitter: @exocortexcom http://Clara.io 
- Professional-Grade WebGL-based 3D Content Creation

RE: Cinema 4D an option?

[Ed Harriss]

You are not the first to ask me that question, and a doubt that you will be the 
last. ;)
Once I decide which way I’m going, I’ll be sure to let you (and everyone else) 
know.

Ed

From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of 
sc...@turbulenceffects.com
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 4:32 PM
To: softimage@listproc. autodesk. com
Subject: Re: Cinema 4D an option?

Definitely want to hear which way you go Ed.

Sent from my HTC EVO 4G LTE exclusively from Sprint

RE: Recent Work - Chick-Fil-A: Celebrating 50 Years

[Ed Harriss]

That was fantastic.
Great work in such a short timeframe!
Redshift looks amazing and those render times are awesome.

Next time you have to do 80's, just watch a few episodes of Miami Vice. ;)
Ed

From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Tim Crowson
Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2014 4:03 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: Recent Work - Chick-Fil-A: Celebrating 50 Years

Hair and Strands are supported as of a couple of builds now, but 'lofted' 
strands are not, they're still in progress. The hair shader is also not live 
yet and is being worked on currently, but the default Redshift_Architectural 
works fine for most cases. You can do a good bit with it, especially cartoony 
stuff.

-Tim
On 2/19/2014 2:58 PM, Chris Johnson wrote:
Amazing job! I'm buying a license tomorrow! No joke. Any idea on how far away 
hair/fur/Strands support is?

On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 3:27 PM, Tim Crowson 
tim.crow...@magneticdreams.commailto:tim.crow...@magneticdreams.com wrote:
We were fortunate to be able to work on an ad for Chick-Fil-A recently, 
rendered in Redshift.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZow-3nCl0k


Client: Chick-Fil-A/Radiate Films
Director: Ben Smallbone
Art Director: Joel Gibbs
3D: Tim Crowson
Comp: Joel Gibbs/Don Culwell

The concept was simple: have a camera move through a room as it changes decor 
to reflect a different decade from the 1960s up through the present day. We 
technically had 2 weeks from start to finish, but in reality we wound up with a 
much tighter schedule. We certainly didn't have time to model what we needed, 
so we bought some commercial models, retextured and reshaded them, and lit the 
scenes. In the end I was able to get each decade accounted for in about one 
work day each. Spent a couple of hours in the morning gathering and prepping 
the assets, then blocking in the lighting and shading, then rest of the day 
tweaking, and finally off to render. Joel and Don then took it and comped it in 
After Effects.

- The 3-bounce cap was raised right as I started lighting this, and I was so 
thankful! I used 8 bounces on this job and it really helped, especially in the 
70s set, with all the orange spill everywhere.

- The shag carpet in the 70s set is not hair. It's just a single dense rug 
instanced around the room.

- Rendered using IPC + BF. The longest frames were for the 70s and took maybe 
12-15min on our fastest machines. Other shots were closer to the 5-6 min mark.

- The 80s set was tough! Have you ever tried to actually define the 80s in 
terms of style? It's a mess! We all have ideas about it, but when it comes time 
to actually produce something that says '80s', and you have like a day to do 
it, it's not easy. Stupid 80s! In the end, we had a couple of different 
directions to go in, and just picked one.

--



Tim Crowson
Lead CG Artist

Magnetic Dreams, Inc.
2525 Lebanon Pike, Bldg C, Suite 101, Nashville, TN 37214
Ph  615.885.6801tel:615.885.6801 | Fax  615.889.4768tel:615.889.4768 | 
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RE: Friday Flashback #159

[Ed Harriss]

Windows-CE... Awesome.
Your posts are like having an appointment with a time machine every Friday.

Thanks,
Ed

From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Blair
Sent: Friday, February 14, 2014 1:10 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Friday Flashback #159

Friday Flashback #159
Before XSI the app, it was .XSI the file format  for game devs
http://wp.me/powV4-2YZ

RE: Friday Flashback #159

[Ed Harriss]

...using Phoenix Tools ParticleSuite. ;)

-Original Message-
From: Eric Thivierge [mailto:ethivie...@hybride.com] 
Sent: Friday, February 14, 2014 3:10 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Cc: Ed Harriss
Subject: Re: Friday Flashback #159

I think next week's flash back should involve how you build an asteroid field 
using Softimage 3D. :P

Eric T.

On Friday, February 14, 2014 3:02:57 PM, Ed Harriss wrote:
 Windows-CE… Awesome.

 Your posts are like having an appointment with a time machine every 
 Friday.

 Thanks,

 Ed

 *From:*softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com
 [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] *On Behalf Of 
 *Stephen Blair
 *Sent:* Friday, February 14, 2014 1:10 PM
 *To:* softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
 *Subject:* Friday Flashback #159

 Friday Flashback #159

 Before XSI the app, it was .XSI the file format  for game devs

 http://wp.me/powV4-2YZ

RE: Friday Flashback #159

[Ed Harriss]

Sven, if it won't work with your video card, check out my Softimage 3D Video 
Card FAQ. ;)
http://www.edharriss.com/tutorials/tutorial_3d_videocard_faq/softimage3d_videocard_faq.htm

And maybe this too:
http://www.edharriss.com/review/geforce4_review_quadro_tips.html

Ed

From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Matt Lind
Sent: Friday, February 14, 2014 5:28 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: RE: Friday Flashback #159

If you have a parallel port, that's where it goes.  Otherwise, you'll need an 
adapter to plug into a 15-pin serial port.


Matt




From: 
softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com
 [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Emilio Hernandez
Sent: Friday, February 14, 2014 2:23 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: Friday Flashback #159

Cool!  I probably a Saturday afternoon will install Softimage|3D  the only 
question is where the hell I put the dongle

[http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/8965/erojamailpleca.jpg]

2014-02-14 16:02 GMT-06:00 Matt Lind 
ml...@carbinestudios.commailto:ml...@carbinestudios.com:
I still have Softimage|3D installed on my Dell Precision workstation at home.  
Just make sure your computer has Xeon processors, Windows XP, and a decent 
Nvidia card.  Current cards are OK.   The only component I've had issues 
getting to work is mental ray previews.  Not sure about 3rd party plugins like 
Phoenix tools, though.


Matt




-Original Message-
From: 
softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com
 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com]
 On Behalf Of Sven Constable
Sent: Friday, February 14, 2014 1:25 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: RE: Friday Flashback #159

I still have them!  I tried to start soft3d once after all the years, but got 
refresh problems and display glitches and all that. I thought the quadro4000 
supports softimage. Unfortunatly not,  what a shame haha.

-Original Message-
From: 
softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com
 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com]
 On Behalf Of Ed Harriss
Sent: Friday, February 14, 2014 9:35 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: RE: Friday Flashback #159

...using Phoenix Tools ParticleSuite. ;)

-Original Message-
From: Eric Thivierge 
[mailto:ethivie...@hybride.commailto:ethivie...@hybride.com]
Sent: Friday, February 14, 2014 3:10 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Cc: Ed Harriss
Subject: Re: Friday Flashback #159

I think next week's flash back should involve how you build an asteroid field 
using Softimage 3D. :P

Eric T.

On Friday, February 14, 2014 3:02:57 PM, Ed Harriss wrote:
 Windows-CE... Awesome.

 Your posts are like having an appointment with a time machine every
 Friday.

 Thanks,

 Ed

 *From:*softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com
 [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com]
  *On Behalf Of
 *Stephen Blair
 *Sent:* Friday, February 14, 2014 1:10 PM
 *To:* softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
 *Subject:* Friday Flashback #159

 Friday Flashback #159

 Before XSI the app, it was .XSI the file format  for game devs

 http://wp.me/powV4-2YZ

RE: Blast from the past

[Ed Harriss]

Wow, same here. Secrets of Softimage was such a great video.
Thanks for the link.
I feel old too! ;)



From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Sven Constable
Sent: Monday, January 27, 2014 12:09 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: RE: Blast from the past

Haha. I still have the VHS tapes somewhere, collecting dust. And two SGI 
Indigos for some nerdy reasons :)

From: 
softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com
 [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Emilio Hernandez
Sent: Monday, January 27, 2014 5:51 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: Blast from the past

Yup that is the time when I fell in love with this insanity.
Two grandpas here :)

[http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/8965/erojamailpleca.jpg]

2014-01-27 Sergio Mucino 
sergio.muc...@modusfx.commailto:sergio.muc...@modusfx.com
Oh, man... this brought up so many memories... I always loved the Soft UI!! 
(Call me grandpa) :-D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlxVJXXyPiY
--
[cid:image001.gif@01CF1B5A.C88E76A0]

inline: image001.gif

RE: Mailing list year in review

[Ed Harriss]

It's all about quality not quantity.

Ed

From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Matt Lind
Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2014 1:49 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: RE: Mailing list year in review

382 posts and I'm #2?This list is definitely slowing down.


Matt



From: 
softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com
 [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Blair
Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2014 8:03 AM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Mailing list year in review

http://wp.me/powV4-2WA

A few top-10-type lists for the year that just ended.

RE: positivity

[Ed Harriss]

A bit... But there are plenty of you guys here that don't make me feel so old! 
;)
My first machine was a TRS-80 that I got sometime around 1977. Did some 
graphics, learned basic, played really bad games.

10 Print Cheese and Monkeys! ;
20 Goto 10

Lol.
So much fun.

I remember getting magazines with programs in them. 
The tedious typing to get them in the machine. 
The tearing them apart to make them do things that were more fun ;)

Ed


-Original Message-
From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Ponthieux, Joseph 
G. (LARC-E1A)[LITES]
Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2013 9:46 PM
To: mailgrahamdcl...@gmail.com; softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: RE: positivity

Hey Ed,

Do you still feel old? :-)

Joey

From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] on behalf of Graham D. Clark 
[mailgrahamdcl...@gmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2013 12:36 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: positivity

Thanks Adrian for keeping it positive, we use Softimage for most of the 
features Stereo D is on.

I use Soft to prototype tools outside of soft, for other programs and onset 
tools. Plan to keep using it for the foreseeable future. Can't say I said that 
about the Commodore PET I started on in 1980.
Cheers
--
Graham D Clark, Head of Stereography, Deluxe 3D dba Stereo D
phone: why-I-stereo
http://www.linkedin.com/in/grahamclark


On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 2:11 PM, Meng-Yang Lu 
ntmon...@gmail.commailto:ntmon...@gmail.com wrote:
1983 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lite-Brite

Did I win?  :P


On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 2:08 PM, Ponthieux, Joseph G. (LARC-E1A)[LITES] 
j.ponthi...@nasa.govmailto:j.ponthi...@nasa.gov wrote:
I can say I miss the cheese and monkeys humor and do wonder what Porl is up to 
these days.
But as for old Maybe we should have a contest.

What's the oldest computer graphics system you worked on, and the year?
It doesn't have to be 3D, it can be 2d, print, video, layout, etc. It just had 
to be a computer than did any kind of graphics.

Takers?

--
Joey Ponthieux
__
Opinions stated here-in are strictly those of the author and do not represent 
the opinions of NASA or any other party.

From: 
softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com
 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com]
 On Behalf Of sc...@turbulenceffects.commailto:sc...@turbulenceffects.com
Sent: Friday, December 20, 2013 2:24 PM
To: softimage@listproc. autodesk. com
Subject: Re: positivity

Ha ha yeah Ed, you're old. But dang, so am I.

Sent from my HTC EVO 4G LTE exclusively from Sprint

- Reply message -
From: Ed Harriss ed.harr...@sas.commailto:ed.harr...@sas.com
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com 
softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: positivity
Date: Fri, Dec 20, 2013 2:07 PM

Maybe we need to go back to a multi-address list system like we had in the old 
days. There was the discussion list, which was all fun/monkeys/cheese/Porl and 
there was the Softimage list, which is pretty much what we are using now. There 
were even other lists like eddie, particle, etc.. (Yea, I'm old..) Anyway, we 
could have this list stay a Softimage list and create another one for all the 
gloom and doom.

Perfect!

Now get to work Autodesk listproc person! ;) Thanks!

Happy Holidays!
Ed cheese and monkeys Harriss

From: 
softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com
 [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Kris Rivel
Sent: Friday, December 20, 2013 1:33 PM
To: Softimage List
Subject: Re: positivity

Ha ha...Merry Christmas to all!!  LOL.  I'm not trying to start anything...just 
want to see if I'm the only one hearing this.  I told the guys that told me to 
go tell the people that said this to go F themselves for what its worth.  It 
does piss me off to see rumors like this butI do sit at home mostly working 
all day and night.  I don't get to mingle with my peers as much as I used to so 
I didn't know if this may be old news or something new.  Sounds bunk so I'll 
leave it at that :-)

Kris
On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 1:11 PM, Eric Thivierge 
ethivie...@hybride.commailto:ethivie...@hybride.com wrote:
Only thing I have beef with myself is the thread hijacking that snowballs into 
a long slog of boohooism. I'm tired of it. In recent times I have to think 
twice about posting to the list because I'm afraid my thread will get pulled 
into the black hole of negativity and what could have been a helpful / 
informative thread will be turned into a bitch-fest.

The emPolygonizer thread yesterday that was heading in that direction seriously 
almost made me unsubscribe.

If you want to complain about

RE: positivity

[Ed Harriss]

I've got that cup sitting on my desk!
http://www.edharriss.com/fic/monkees.jpg
Amazing!

Ed

-Original Message-
From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Mike Donovan
Sent: Monday, December 23, 2013 2:07 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: RE: positivity

Holy Crap ... Your old too !!

Michael

-Original Message-
From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Ponthieux, Joseph 
G. (LARC-E1A)[LITES]
Sent: Monday, December 23, 2013 2:03 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: RE: positivity

You must be describing the Chinese restaurant in LA that Ed found for the 
mailing list meet and great back in 2001. You most certainly can't be referring 
to the band with the TV show I used to watch in the early 70s.

--
Joey Ponthieux
LaRC Information Technology Enhanced Services (LITES) Mymic Technical Services 
NASA Langley Research Center __
Opinions stated here-in are strictly those of the author and do not represent 
the opinions of NASA or any other party.


-Original Message-
From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Mike Donovan
Sent: Monday, December 23, 2013 1:51 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com; mailgrahamdcl...@gmail.com
Subject: RE: positivity

Hehe ... Yes he does ... he is very old ... but I think I am actually older. ;-)

I just moved into a new house ... amongst the myriad of crap I had packed was a 
small porcelain white cup ... the inscription read ... MONKEES ... 

If you remember where that is from ... you too are old.

Michael
-Original Message-
From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Ponthieux, Joseph 
G. (LARC-E1A)[LITES]
Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2013 9:46 PM
To: mailgrahamdcl...@gmail.com; softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: RE: positivity

Hey Ed,

Do you still feel old? :-)

Joey

From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] on behalf of Graham D. Clark 
[mailgrahamdcl...@gmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2013 12:36 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: positivity

Thanks Adrian for keeping it positive, we use Softimage for most of the 
features Stereo D is on.

I use Soft to prototype tools outside of soft, for other programs and onset 
tools. Plan to keep using it for the foreseeable future. Can't say I said that 
about the Commodore PET I started on in 1980.
Cheers
--
Graham D Clark, Head of Stereography, Deluxe 3D dba Stereo D
phone: why-I-stereo
http://www.linkedin.com/in/grahamclark


On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 2:11 PM, Meng-Yang Lu 
ntmon...@gmail.commailto:ntmon...@gmail.com wrote:
1983 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lite-Brite

Did I win?  :P


On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 2:08 PM, Ponthieux, Joseph G. (LARC-E1A)[LITES] 
j.ponthi...@nasa.govmailto:j.ponthi...@nasa.gov wrote:
I can say I miss the cheese and monkeys humor and do wonder what Porl is up to 
these days.
But as for old Maybe we should have a contest.

What's the oldest computer graphics system you worked on, and the year?
It doesn't have to be 3D, it can be 2d, print, video, layout, etc. It just had 
to be a computer than did any kind of graphics.

Takers?

--
Joey Ponthieux
__
Opinions stated here-in are strictly those of the author and do not represent 
the opinions of NASA or any other party.

From: 
softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com
 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com]
 On Behalf Of sc...@turbulenceffects.commailto:sc...@turbulenceffects.com
Sent: Friday, December 20, 2013 2:24 PM
To: softimage@listproc. autodesk. com
Subject: Re: positivity

Ha ha yeah Ed, you're old. But dang, so am I.

Sent from my HTC EVO 4G LTE exclusively from Sprint

- Reply message -
From: Ed Harriss ed.harr...@sas.commailto:ed.harr...@sas.com
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com 
softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: positivity
Date: Fri, Dec 20, 2013 2:07 PM

Maybe we need to go back to a multi-address list system like we had in the old 
days. There was the discussion list, which was all fun/monkeys/cheese/Porl and 
there was the Softimage list, which is pretty much what we are using now. There 
were even other lists like eddie, particle, etc.. (Yea, I'm old..) Anyway, we 
could have this list stay a Softimage list and create another one for all the 
gloom and doom.

Perfect!

Now get to work Autodesk listproc person! ;) Thanks!

Happy Holidays!
Ed cheese and monkeys Harriss

From: 
softimage-boun

RE: positivity

[Ed Harriss]

Maybe we need to go back to a multi-address list system like we had in the old 
days. There was the discussion list, which was all fun/monkeys/cheese/Porl and 
there was the Softimage list, which is pretty much what we are using now. There 
were even other lists like eddie, particle, etc.. (Yea, I'm old.) Anyway, we 
could have this list stay a Softimage list and create another one for all the 
gloom and doom.

Perfect!

Now get to work Autodesk listproc person! ;)
Thanks!

Happy Holidays!
Ed cheese and monkeys Harriss

From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Kris Rivel
Sent: Friday, December 20, 2013 1:33 PM
To: Softimage List
Subject: Re: positivity

Ha ha...Merry Christmas to all!!  LOL.  I'm not trying to start anything...just 
want to see if I'm the only one hearing this.  I told the guys that told me to 
go tell the people that said this to go F themselves for what its worth.  It 
does piss me off to see rumors like this butI do sit at home mostly working 
all day and night.  I don't get to mingle with my peers as much as I used to so 
I didn't know if this may be old news or something new.  Sounds bunk so I'll 
leave it at that :-)

Kris
On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 1:11 PM, Eric Thivierge 
ethivie...@hybride.commailto:ethivie...@hybride.com wrote:
Only thing I have beef with myself is the thread hijacking that snowballs into 
a long slog of boohooism. I'm tired of it. In recent times I have to think 
twice about posting to the list because I'm afraid my thread will get pulled 
into the black hole of negativity and what could have been a helpful / 
informative thread will be turned into a bitch-fest.

The emPolygonizer thread yesterday that was heading in that direction seriously 
almost made me unsubscribe.

If you want to complain about the demise of a software, have at it. Just stop 
hijacking threads with it (not aimed specifically Mr. Lampi, in general).

- Eric T.

RE: Friday Flashback #141

[Ed Harriss]

Would have loved during those times just to have enough ram to hold a file that 
was 4gb! :p

Ed

From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Robert Cole
Sent: Friday, October 11, 2013 11:23 AM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: Friday Flashback #141

yes, isn't nostalgia just memory with all the bad times forgotten?.. I'll have 
to add a pict of my full set of Softimage|3D boxed set manuals (v3.8 I 
believe)..fun to look through, turning to a random page
we find gems.. ...For example, calculate the memory required for a 256 x 256 
image,..More memory would actually be required because the operating system 
takes up about 5 Mbytes of memory
Would have loved during those times to be able to load a 4G file...!
-Robert
VFX and Compositing @ Raytheon.


On 10/11/2013 10:04 AM, Sergio Mucino wrote:
Ahhh, the days... I do remember a lot of that material, but on a different 
edit. I remember thinking that Softimage had the coolest demo reels ever :-) .
I've actually been giving thought to starting a little old times gallery. I 
still have some of the old brochures, so I'd scan them and post them, just for 
memory's sake. I'll have some time this weekend, so I guess it's good timing.
And I was really happy to see Virtua Fighter in the reel. It was one of my 
favorite games EVER. I'm sure Sega recouped a big part of the cost of the game 
with my visits to the arcade :-D .
Thanks for posting it!

[cid:image001.gif@01CEC678.0EF8E1D0]

On 11/10/2013 9:31 AM, Stephen Blair wrote:
Friday Flashback #141
1997 Softimage reel
http://wp.me/powV4-2RX


inline: image001.gif

RE: OT: what my mum thinks we do

[Ed Harriss]

This site makes me think of...

http://www.jackals-forge.com/abom.html



From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Alan Fregtman
Sent: Tuesday, October 01, 2013 1:43 PM
To: XSI Mailing List
Subject: Re: OT: what my mum thinks we do

From the blog: http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mazbv0L2lk1rgbr6wo1_500.gif


On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 12:45 PM, Ognjen Vukovic 
ognj...@gmail.commailto:ognj...@gmail.com wrote:
Page 2
Submitted by Dreamworks Animation
This was awesome. :D got a good laugh in.

On Tue, Oct 1, 2013 at 6:28 PM, olivier jeannel 
olivier.jean...@noos.frmailto:olivier.jean...@noos.fr wrote:
The power of Softimage !



Le 01/10/2013 18:12, adrian wyer a écrit :
http://badlyrecreatedanimatedfilmframes.tumblr.com/

a

Adrian Wyer
Fluid Pictures
75-77 Margaret St.
London
W1W 8SY
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adrian.w...@fluid-pictures.commailto:adrian.w...@fluid-pictures.com
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RE: Friday Flashback #137

[Ed Harriss]

Maybe it is blocked on our end for some reason, but I cannot see the file: 
http://xsisupport.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/xsi_standup_banner.png

Can anyone else?

Ed

-Original Message-
From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Blair
Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 10:19 AM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Friday Flashback #137

Friday Flashback #137
The Mr Hoodie XSI stand-up banner from 2006 http://wp.me/powV4-2Qp

RE: Friday Flashback #137

[Ed Harriss]

I guess it is broken here at work. (I even tried different browsers)  I can see 
it on my phone just fine.
Strange.

Thanks for the post Stephen.

7 years is a long time in the CG world isn't it Tim? ;)


Ed

From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Emilio Hernandez
Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 11:41 AM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: Friday Flashback #137

I got that poster straight from Softimage HQ in Montreal, just before the 
release of ICE.  -What a flasback!


2013/9/13 Tim Crowson 
tim.crow...@magneticdreams.commailto:tim.crow...@magneticdreams.com
So weird to think of something in 2006 as a flashback, but I guess that really 
was 7 years ago jeez

-Tim


On 9/13/2013 10:29 AM, Sven Constable wrote:

Something related to softimage is not available to Ed Harriss? Dark times...

very dark times.





-Original Message-

From: 
softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com

[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Ed Harriss

Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 4:45 PM

To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com

Subject: RE: Friday Flashback #137



Maybe it is blocked on our end for some reason, but I cannot see the file:

http://xsisupport.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/xsi_standup_banner.png



Can anyone else?



Ed



-Original Message-

From: 
softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com

[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Blair

Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 10:19 AM

To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com

Subject: Friday Flashback #137



Friday Flashback #137

The Mr Hoodie XSI stand-up banner from 2006 http://wp.me/powV4-2Qp







--


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[http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/8965/erojamailpleca.jpg]

RE: Hiding background partitions etc

[Ed Harriss]

I could not agree more.

Like many others I do leave the default pass alone for modeling and other 
misc. tasks though.

Ed


From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Andi Farhall
Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 5:38 AM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Hiding background partitions etc

My particular workflow is to always hide background partitions for both 
geometry and lights and to explicitly set visibility of all partitions, and I 
do this as i feel it gives me a more secure control over what shows up in 
renders. I currently experiencing some scenes which use a much more relaxed 
approach to object visibility and whilst i wrestle with them i'm contemplating 
making some suggestions to my superiors, but thought it wise to garner some 
opinions here, just in case i'm completey wrong

cheers,

Andi.

RE: Friday Flashback #115

[Ed Harriss]

Bah, who needs pretty manuals when you have this!  ;)

http://www.erimez.com/misc/Softimage/tutorials/si_help/si_uk_frames.htm

I know, I know... it is not the same, but at the time it was a very good idea. 
Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed mauals , you could write all over them and when 
your hard drive/network/OS crashed it gave you something to do while you 
waited. (They were a l ittle hard to search though.)


Ed




From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Luc-Eric Rousseau
Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2013 8:38 AM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: Friday Flashback #115

I don't think it's that crazy to print books in low volume for a 3000$ product 
today, but iI recall it was  quite a burden to have to finish the doc and the 
screenshots long in advance of shipping. i'm pretty sure those books quickly 
became stale and didn't include the new features but just the generalities that 
didn't change.  you didn't get all the books for an upgrade.  I think everyone 
dropped books firstly to shorten that release window and then to cut any extra 
expense. I recall there was an app that you could pay something like 200$ extra 
for printed manual, can't recall if that was us.

On Saturday, April 13, 2013, Chris Chia wrote:
Yes Matt. That was what I meant as I didn't know the price of XSI 1.0. Assuming 
if it was the price of the current Softimage, then those packaging and thick 
copies of printed docs would have constitute to a big portion of the cost price.


On 13 Apr, 2013, at 11:32 AM, Matt Lind 
ml...@carbinestudios.comjavascript:; wrote:

 printing wasn't a huge concern in those days as the software sold for nearly 
 $13,000 USD with about $200 going towards printing and manufacturing 
 materials.  The extra materials acted as a way to help justify the high cost 
 of the software in the eyes of a pre-internet sales business climate.  When 
 people spend more, they expect more in the box.

RE: Softimage promo

[Ed Harriss]

Email is rarely misunderstood however here is a good example.
http://www.27bslash6.com/missy.html

I like cats.
Ed


From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Bradley Gabe
Sent: Friday, April 12, 2013 6:34 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: Softimage promo


No problem. As we all know, emails can be easily misunderstood. =)


What exactly did you mean by that comment, Ed?  :-Z

RE: Softimage promo

[Ed Harriss]

No, I like them all.
Not simultaneously though.


Ed



From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Ponthieux, Joseph 
G. (LARC-E1A)[LITES]
Sent: Monday, April 15, 2013 10:56 AM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: RE: Softimage promo

I like cats.
Ed

So the cheesemonkeys finally get the boot, eh?

--
Joey Ponthieux
LaRC Information Technology Enhanced Services (LITES)
Mymic Technical Services
NASA Langley Research Center
__
Opinions stated here-in are strictly those of the author and do not
represent the opinions of NASA or any other party.

RE: Softimage promo

[Ed Harriss]

The list was too short, so they didn't bother.  ;)

From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Christopher
Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2013 7:59 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: Softimage promo

Where is the annoying things for Softimage ?

RE: Softimage promo

[Ed Harriss]

I was joking...
Notice the ;) at the end.
I don't think that there is any piece of software on this planet that doesn't 
have at least 1 annoying thing in it.

From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Christopher
Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2013 8:33 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: Softimage promo

Honestly it was too short, not even (1) thing ?
Ten things for Mudbox arghhh I gotta watch the video soon to know them, I 
always seem to run into them.

Christopher


[cid:image001.jpg@01CE36F7.3AA69220]
Ed Harrissmailto:ed.harr...@sas.com
Thursday, April 11, 2013 8:28 PM
The list was too short, so they didn't bother.  ;)

From: 
softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com
 [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Christopher
Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2013 7:59 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: Softimage promo

Where is the annoying things for Softimage ?


inline: image001.jpg

RE: Softimage promo

[Ed Harriss]

No problem. As we all know, emails can be easily misunderstood. =)


From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Christopher
Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2013 9:04 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: Softimage promo

I know you were Joking, I wanted to see if the last comment was going to be 
taking literal :) No hard feelings, it's all good :)

Christopher


[cid:image001.jpg@01CE36FA.32496DC0]
Ed Harrissmailto:ed.harr...@sas.com
Thursday, April 11, 2013 8:57 PM
I was joking...
Notice the ;) at the end.
I don't think that there is any piece of software on this planet that doesn't 
have at least 1 annoying thing in it.

From: 
softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com
 [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Christopher
Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2013 8:33 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: Softimage promo

Honestly it was too short, not even (1) thing ?
Ten things for Mudbox arghhh I gotta watch the video soon to know them, I 
always seem to run into them.

Christopher



[cid:image002.jpg@01CE36FA.32496DC0]
Ed Harrissmailto:ed.harr...@sas.com
Thursday, April 11, 2013 8:28 PM
The list was too short, so they didn't bother.  ;)

From: 
softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com
 [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Christopher
Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2013 7:59 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: Softimage promo

Where is the annoying things for Softimage ?



[cid:image003.jpg@01CE36FA.32496DC0]
Christophermailto:christop...@thecreativesheep.ca
Thursday, April 11, 2013 8:33 PM
Honestly it was too short, not even (1) thing ?
Ten things for Mudbox arghhh I gotta watch the video soon to know them, I 
always seem to run into them.

Christopher
[cid:image001.jpg@01CE36FA.32496DC0]
Ed Harrissmailto:ed.harr...@sas.com
Thursday, April 11, 2013 8:28 PM
The list was too short, so they didn't bother.  ;)

From: 
softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com
 [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Christopher
Sent: Thursday, April 11, 2013 7:59 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.commailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: Softimage promo

Where is the annoying things for Softimage ?


inline: image001.jpginline: image002.jpginline: image003.jpg

RE: test

[Ed Harriss]

...pinging

From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Scott Lange
Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 12:33 AM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: test

yeasting

RE: Difference between power and acceleration ?

[Ed Harriss]

It is true:  www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQljzQ_FpUE




From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Leonard Koch
Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 3:40 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: Difference between power and acceleration ?

Darn it, if Ackbar says so it must be true. I did.

On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 9:35 PM, Rob Chapman 
tekano@gmail.commailto:tekano@gmail.com wrote:
http://memeorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/admiral_ackbar_says_its_a_trap.jpg

On 19 February 2013 20:31, Leonard Koch 
leonardkoch...@gmail.commailto:leonardkoch...@gmail.com wrote:
Did I fall into a troll's trap?

On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 9:29 PM, Steven Caron 
car...@gmail.commailto:car...@gmail.com wrote:
this was the email you were so proud about? *head shake*

On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 12:21 PM, Sam Cuttriss 
tea...@gmail.commailto:tea...@gmail.com wrote:
its a cold day at work,
and softimage is not responding, so i figured i would ask the question everyone 
has secretly been thinking.



_sam

RE: Friday Flashback #101

[Ed Harriss]

1985. It was a good year. ;)

Ed

-Original Message-
From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Blair
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 3:36 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Friday Flashback #101

Friday Flashback #101
Softimage Champagne
http://wp.me/powV4-2pU

RE: Friday Flashback

[Ed Harriss]

I don't understand how this could have happened. How did they pick the 7%? Did 
they blindfold themselves and throw darts at a an employee chart? No disrespect 
to the good people that weren't part of the 7%, but from a user's viewpoint it 
seems like they let go some people who were more valuable than they could 
possibly imagine. I am very sorry to hear about this.

Ed


From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Paul Griswold
Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 9:09 AM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: Friday Flashback

I'm on boards with several others.  This might be the tipping point for me.  
Stephen  Manny were, without a doubt, the main reason I continued to pay my 
subscription each year.

I've been evaluating options over the past couple of years, and while I don't 
think there's anything nearly as good as Softimage, it's burdened by a 
corporation that doesn't know it's @sshole from it's elbow.

Stephen, please (if you feel like it) post other contact info to the list so 
folks can stay in touch.

You have always been an extremely kind, thoughtful, patient and helpful person 
(especially when dealing with someone like me).  I can't express enough how 
angry and saddened I am at this news.

I'm sure you realize it already, but there's an entire community here that's 
ready and willing to help out in any way we can.

I wish you all the best in your future.

Paul

RE: Trying out backburner

[Ed Harriss]

+11 for RR.



Ed Harriss
http://www.EdHarriss.com
Do you need a CG job? http://www.GetA3DJob.com

From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of ThomasV
Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2012 10:00 AM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: Trying out backburner

+1 !

Eric Turman i.anima...@gmail.commailto:i.anima...@gmail.com hat am 30. 
August 2012 um 15:29 geschrieben:
We do not run linux, but we have customized RR pre-and-post-render quite a bit. 
We are able to have RR automatically reconnect to different workgroups that 
contain different releases of third party renderers associated with a project 
per render job. And Holger has always been responsive to our questions. We've 
been using RR for many years now. I can not say enough good things about it.

-=Eric
On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 3:32 AM, Stefan Andersson 
sander...@gmail.commailto:sander...@gmail.com wrote:
years ago I tested it... though.  Last Update: 2008-02-22

:)


On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 8:39 AM, Andreas Bystrom 
andreas.byst...@gmail.commailto:andreas.byst...@gmail.com wrote:
yes I was being ironic about alfred, it looks like it was made during the 
toystory 1 days and hasn't been touched since..

but no, not using tractor here..

out of curiosity have you had a look at alan jones opensource renderfarm 
manager:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/splish/



On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 6:32 PM, Stefan Andersson 
sander...@gmail.commailto:sander...@gmail.com wrote:
No, Tractor. Alfred is the old crappy stuff, Tractor is the new shiny thing 
with a Python API :)

Are you guys using it?

Regards
Stefan


On Thursday, August 30, 2012, Andreas Bystrom wrote:
alfred
On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 6:13 PM, Stefan Andersson 
sander...@gmail.commailto:sander...@gmail.com wrote:
I gave up. Didn't even work with maya, Linux permission swamp.

So anyone using tractor? We are about to switch to a new dispatcher since rush 
is... Let's just say that it hasn't changed much the last 5 years. So we are 
testing everything out there.

Best regards
Stefan


On Wednesday, August 29, 2012, Stefan Andersson wrote:
this is from the log file


2012/08/29 11:41:33 INF Receiving new job from 192.168.0.102
2012/08/29 11:41:34 INF Job 'jobName' received and ready
2012/08/29 11:41:34 INF Launching 'Command Line Tool'
2012/08/29 11:41:34 INF New task assigned: 1
2012/08/29 11:41:34 INF [ServerMessage]ProcessStarted processId=7397
2012/08/29 11:41:34 INF No $home variable set.
2012/08/29 11:41:34 ERR Task error: Cmdjob adapter: Process exit 
abnormally,Exit code is 1

2012/08/29 11:41:34 ERR Cmdjob adapter: Process exit abnormally,Exit code is 1

2012/08/29 11:41:34 INF Application is down



On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 11:28 AM, Stefan Andersson 
sander...@gmail.commailto:sander...@gmail.com wrote:
yes,

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/dl/item?siteID=123112id=18699866linkID=9242259

the submit is commandline based, so it will work with just about any program.

All I get is this error message (from the manager, carl is the slave):
carl Cmdjob adapter: Process exit abnormally,Exit code is 1

Here is the submit command.

/usr/discreet/backburner/cmdjob -jobName:SoftimageRender_2 
-workpath:/usr/discreet/backburner -logPath:/tmp -group:Softimage -progress 
-userRights -manager: moe.madcrew.sehttp://moe.madcrew.se 
/usr/Softimage/Softimage_2012.SAP/Application/bin/xsibatch -r -scene 
/madcrew/projects/TESTING_/000_dev/000_010_DEV/3d/scenes/light/000_010_light_005a_sa.scn
 -startframe 401 -endframe 402 -pass bea_clean -script 
/madcrew/applications/madcrew/skull/lib/madcrew/render/softimage_render_path.py
 -lang Python

regards
stefan


On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 11:20 AM, Stefan Kubicek 
s...@tidbit-images.commailto:s...@tidbit-images.com wrote:
There is Backburner on Linux?


Anyone been able to use it on Linux? I've been trying to get it up and
running, and so far I can submit jobs but it never starts to render...
ergh..

So if anyone have any helpful tips it would be most welcome.

/s



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RE: Wayback Archives

[Ed Harriss]

I've got archives from 2002 on.
If your email is earlier than that... it's probably pushing up the daisies. 
(Unless someone nailed the email down somewhere else.)

If not, let me know what you are looking for and I can do a search.

Ed




From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Bradley Gabe
Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2012 9:43 AM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Wayback Archives

Hi List-

Does anyone have a link to archives of the Softimage list that go all the way 
back to the first few versions of XSI (anyone remember the beckman archives?) I 
am seeking an email I sent out from back in my Quiet Man days.

-B

RE: Wayback Archives

[Ed Harriss]

Notlob


From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com 
[mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Bradley Gabe
Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2012 2:36 PM
To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: Wayback Archives

Yes!!! You fell right into my Dead Parrot trap. It was entirely planted in the 
hopes of snagging Sir Half-A-Bee!

On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 2:34 PM, Eric Lampi 
ericla...@gmail.commailto:ericla...@gmail.com wrote:
Maybe it's pining for the Fjords?

On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 1:55 PM, Bradley Gabe 
witha...@gmail.commailto:witha...@gmail.com wrote:
That was the first place I went, but the server is no more... It rests in 
peace, it has ceased to be. It's rung dung the curtain and joined the choir 
invisible.