Re: Maya Price

2020-05-09 Thread phil harbath
My one question was not sarcastic, what do you get for the trading in a permanent license for subscription (the price doubles). I can still maintain my Maya/Softimage license for 1 more year then it has to be converted to subscription however they have discontinued the Entertainment suite.

Maya Price

2020-05-07 Thread phil harbath
I had been renewing my maintenance for Maya/Softimage and Entertainment Suite/Softimage for last several years and the price, while increasing was reasonable. Now they want me to trade those in for non-network versions and no Entertainment suite (just Maya), for almost 2x the price to rent

Re: Last Install of XSI ( I think) Should I use 2014 sp2 or 2015

2019-12-31 Thread phil harbath
I too have just completed a build for use with Softimage (15.2), took a bit of time to find the download it has been removed from my active account. .Just curious what you have under the hood? I wound up going with the ryzen 3900x, I wanted the 3950x but I couldn’t buy it anywhere, I would

Sequential Alembic File

2019-11-30 Thread phil harbath
Does anyone know if Softimage can open sequential Albembic files (I had no luck). I am considering buying Storm (the granular solver) and that is how is saves the files. thanks Phil-- Softimage Mailing List. To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com with

Re: vbd file

2019-11-26 Thread phil harbath
-3D_a6oQc7tnfcb0GKvoO27fPkrQ0ATQyF1SDBXJOg7-2FbuRI6OYu2ehRJMVfsUovqx0-2FRjjoxpN1-2BbsW7IBTBZs6I4-2BfR5P-2BxXKupfEeter8H-2B1w06MPkc-2BS0jWKUJytAaPMmKAk3PhtS3BVWJIuTigGnycxp2PWjEHT20EoIB8xW2q81X1-2FgCeDnGyZIvvP5ySjUaSJQQoMfG1LC-2FiUKdMO6NFQX9YeaqdKO2g2yfVHFwM-3D On Tuesday, November 26, 2019, phil harbath wrote

Re: vbd file

2019-11-25 Thread phil harbath
-2B3gl6dr7ue3m6Qsx1rcThEjhLl8FGJz2A1nTzPKkyEEBTQACDylaoIB-2FSSBJL8PVk1-2FuHg3C3URcrnt1TnPzykbniot-2B0V7DI-2BfujFYkmyiipo7Bcgc8qGNu-2BZsfMwRIr7ZRihqvQ9PFXketyghwvZjC7mSdScUfjRM2c0xDZERlKJaulc-3D On Mon, Nov 25, 2019, 3:43 PM phil harbath wrote: Question, I need to make some clouds, could I buy a cloud .vdb file on Turbosquid

vbd file

2019-11-25 Thread phil harbath
Question, I need to make some clouds, could I buy a cloud .vdb file on Turbosquid and use the RedshiftVolumeGrid to succesfully render it. Also, if so is it possible to instance that cloud and render copies or better yet use the instance in a particle system. Thanks I have no experience with

Re: The Softimage mailing list

2019-11-11 Thread phil harbath
drivers, what kind? From: Jeremie Passerin Sent: Monday, November 11, 2019 11:46 PM To: Official Softimage Users MailingList.

Re: Bifrost ICE ? Verdict ?

2019-08-12 Thread phil harbath
Does it do non-simulated pointcloud stuff like ICE, I looked it over however, it is different enough that is makes it hard for me to tell. I did a lot of motion graphics stuff with ice along with arrays of instanced shapes/geo and if it did all that I would be willing to give it a real shot.

Re: SV: Simple ICE pointcloud to geometry method?

2018-05-23 Thread phil harbath
I love emtopolizer, I wonder if there is anything out there like it for any other app. I know that C4D you can do some things but with ICE you get EXACT control. From: Ola Madsen Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2018 7:12 AM To: Official Softimage Users Mailing

Re: Any Dinosaurs Still Lurking?

2018-05-14 Thread phil harbath
I am still using Softimage exclusively, I am wondering if anyone would care to briefly describe the advantage and disadvantages of using Maya for character animation. I am hoping there are some advantages. thanks Phil-- Softimage Mailing List. To unsubscribe, send a mail to

Re: Houdini : non VFX jobs?

2018-05-02 Thread phil harbath
if it had a good auto-rigger like gear, shape animation tools, and an easy to use animation mixer I’d be all over it. From: Jordi Bares Sent: Wednesday, May 2, 2018 2:08 PM To: Official Softimage Users Mailing

Re: OTish - Setting RoyalRender up with Redshift ?

2018-01-03 Thread phil harbath
=nJZekNqBj6-nQ9mV0OPKKglB30ErfDXQCg6SyUN5KLs= what helped me get it to work was the bit by xvivoUser where he talks about adjusting the shortcut to add the “-UITakeOverService”, and also I factory install RR otherwise I can’t get it to work. From: phil harbath Sent: Wednesday, January 3, 2018 11:21 AM

Re: OTish - Setting RoyalRender up with Redshift ?

2018-01-03 Thread phil harbath
I know there is a thread somewhere on the redshift forum that explains how to do it and it is super simple.  I believe it is a matter of adjusting a tag on the client shortcut.  Royal render works just fine once you do it.  I will look for it when I am at a computer. Get Outlook for

Re: All MOOTZOID plugins are for free now! Thanks, Eric!

2017-12-21 Thread phil harbath
that is nice, I use emtopolizer pretty much daily, now I don’t need to worry about the license server bugging out -- Softimage Mailing List. To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm.

Re: Softimage - not going away...

2017-10-26 Thread phil harbath
I would be interested to know if Motion Creation is as easy and powerful as it is in ICE, I can find I can do whatever I want to do for the most part in ice, create point clouds in most any fashion, pop them in and out at any time, and apply animated colors to them as I see fit, I would think

Re: Softimage - not going away...

2017-10-25 Thread phil harbath
Do you do character animation in Houdini, I am hesitant to change to another program if I can't get near the character animation workflow as Softimage, just wondering I don't know much about Houdini's strengths in that department other than it is behind and a work in progress, maybe they are

Environment Question (regards to Momentum)

2017-10-23 Thread phil harbath
I have this problem when I merge in a model that was used to a Momentum simulation, when I merge the MOM simulation will no longer work at all, and I have a bunch of Enviroments listed. If I delete them all and make the only left active (it probably is already) it does not fix the problem, I

Re: GEAR - Single guides

2017-06-23 Thread phil harbath
I am very happy with as well, whatever I happen to migrate to next I hope it has something of the same caliber. From: Andres Stephens Sent: Friday, June 23, 2017 9:28 AM To: Official Softimage Users Mailing List.https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/xsi_list Subject: Re: GEAR - Single

hair dynamics

2017-06-19 Thread phil harbath
I have a situation where I can not add dynamics to softimage hair, when I click on it, it does nothing, has anyone encountered this before.-- Softimage Mailing List. To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to

Re: T-Gen for Softimage

2017-05-17 Thread phil harbath
I am curious how the character tools stack up to Softimage, I find it hard to leave Softimage because of the strong character tools. From: Perry Harovas Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2017 10:53 PM To: Official Softimage Users Mailing List.https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/xsi_list Subject:

Re: houdini 16

2017-02-22 Thread phil harbath
if you had 2 or 3 copies of indie could you use royal render to render over a network or do you need core or FX to do that? Also, I assume you only need 1 copy of Core or FX to render (say X copies of Redshift) on X computers on a network. thanks Phil-- Softimage Mailing List. To

Re: Opinion gathering

2017-02-16 Thread phil harbath
clips among like models). thanks From: Jordi Bares Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2017 2:15 PM To: Official Softimage Users Mailing List.https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/xsi_list Subject: Re: Opinion gathering Below Sent from my iPhone On 16 Feb 2017, at 18:47, phil harbath <phil.h

Re: Opinion gathering

2017-02-16 Thread phil harbath
I am very curious on how people feel about houdini’s character animation tools. I am reluctant to move on from Softimage until there is something out there that is at least close to being on par with it. Specifically the Shape Manager, non-destructive weights, and the animation mixer really

Re: houdini 16

2017-02-09 Thread phil harbath
questions… below On 9 Feb 2017, at 20:48, phil harbath <phil.harb...@jamination.com> wrote: sorry, yes, I meant emtopolizer. I really like using ice to control each piece (fragment) of a geometry, I am really hoping whatever I move to next has that capability, so if anyone

Re: houdini 16

2017-02-09 Thread phil harbath
to come. :) Much as I love Houdini, it would be even better with Eric on the payroll! On 9 February 2017 at 20:24, Olivier Jeannel <facialdel...@gmail.com> wrote: Emtopology, yeah it's for free in Houdini :) 2017-02-09 19:57 GMT+01:00 phil harbath <phil.harb...@jamination.com>

Re: houdini 16

2017-02-09 Thread phil harbath
while houdini is a topic of conversation, as a person still entrenched in softimage I have a couple of questions. I use emtopology a lot to control object fragments and find it indispensable, is this something that houdini can do without, like you know, knowing the math to recreate the actual

Re: Re:

2017-02-08 Thread phil harbath
XSI alternative. On 8 February 2017 at 13:00, Morten Bartholdy <x...@colorshopvfx.dk> wrote: If they are not going to hep they should perhaps release it for free like they did with Crate and Momentum :) Morten > Den 7. februar 2017 klokken 18:23 skrev Phil Harbath <phil.harb..

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2017-02-07 Thread Phil Harbath
Anybody that represents species still on the list, I really need to move my license to a new computer however the exocortex are not going to help. -- Softimage Mailing List. To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply

Re: Softimage mailing 2016 year in review

2017-01-10 Thread phil harbath
cgsoup still pops up on a search. nice to know 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

Re: Softimage mailing 2016 year in review

2017-01-09 Thread phil harbath
I was kidding of course, but perhaps kim aldis in the last ten?-- Softimage Mailing List. To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm.

Re: Softimage mailing 2016 year in review

2017-01-09 Thread phil harbath
I’m pretty sure that was for Creative Sheep. From: Sven Constable Sent: Monday, January 9, 2017 1:59 PM To: 'Official Softimage Users MailingList. https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/xsi_list' Subject: RE: Softimage mailing 2016 year in review The last post is already reserved by Ed

Re: Softimage EOL 2017 - The chronicles of a giant (documentary)

2016-12-07 Thread phil harbath
I still use combustion everyday despite the fact I can’t stencil anymore (windows 10 issue, haven’t found a workaround), I try and try to give after affects a shot, but each year those tiny tiny dials and buttons get harder to read in after effects. One day I will move on. From: Graham Bell

Re: Wiki EOL soon

2016-08-22 Thread phil harbath
I also use it full time, trying to learn some houdini, but it is slow going. -- Softimage Mailing List. To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm.

RE: Autodesk acquires Solid Angle

2016-04-19 Thread Phil Harbath
sk.com> Subject: Re: Autodesk acquires Solid Angle Not sure I follow... AD bought Mudbox to lure Softimage users over to Maya or Max? On Tue, Apr 19, 2016 at 12:12 PM, Phil Harbath <phil.harb...@jamination.com> wrote: > Well, they kind of did that with mudbox, sure you could use it with

RE: Autodesk acquires Solid Angle

2016-04-19 Thread Phil Harbath
Well, they kind of did that with mudbox, sure you could use it with any program, however they made it more convenient with max and Maya. -Original Message- From: "Steven Caron" Sent: ‎4/‎19/‎2016 3:07 PM To: "softimage@listproc.autodesk.com"

RE: Autodesk acquires Solid Angle

2016-04-18 Thread Phil Harbath
Does (did) solid angles still support Softimage? Would AutoDesk continue support on their dead product? -Original Message- From: "Angus Davidson" Sent: ‎4/‎18/‎2016 9:17 AM To: "softimage@listproc.autodesk.com" Subject: RE:

Re: Beta of new Binary Alchemy shaders available for free

2016-03-08 Thread phil harbath
that and I think it is pretty widely adopted among those still using Softimage. Vray, I don’t hear much of anything when it comes to Soft. Don’t get me wrong, it is your product and I realize will do with it as you please, just wanted to point that out. From: Leoung O'Young Sent: Tuesday,

RE: "Trouble in paradise"

2016-02-07 Thread Phil Harbath
I still use combustion, what I find difficult with after effects is every input is s small. -Original Message- From: "Nono" Sent: ‎2/‎7/‎2016 4:09 PM To: "softimage@listproc.autodesk.com" Subject: Re: "Trouble in paradise" Yes

Re: AD licensing letter - no longer applicable for 'benefits'???

2016-01-20 Thread phil harbath
for a network floating license the “feature” is obviously just to keep you on subscription however for the user the licensing system does all the work it should do, it only allows you to use the number of licenses you purchased, whether that be version 1 or the latest, really “should” make no

royal render 6.x problem

2016-01-14 Thread phil harbath
I get an error message in the royal render client that it can not find the path for softimage 2015 R2 (I used the client to autofind the directory when it was setup so it is there), this problem is rather new, it did not have a problem before when 2015 was installed. Phil Harbath jamination

Re: Redshift users?

2016-01-05 Thread phil harbath
2 years now. I have had other renderers and used them now and then, but almost immediately when I started using RS it became a necessity, I started using to render AO passes, and 1 was faster than 10 networked computers. Since that time I have gotten rid of the larger network and whittled

RE: Redshift users?

2016-01-05 Thread Phil Harbath
I requested color switch and they did it fairly quick, every major bug I reported was fixed in about a week or two. It may be a matter of being more vocal in getting these others done. -Original Message- From: "Ognjen Vukovic" Sent: ‎1/‎5/‎2016 4:19 PM To:

Home license

2016-01-01 Thread Phil Harbath
Anybody in the know have any idea if it will be impossible to get a home license after support is discontinued. My home license will expire after that however I will probably continue on support or subscription or whatever it is called for all my licenses.

Re: Windows 10 - what's the current verdict.

2015-11-25 Thread phil harbath
oblems? Is this just for Win 10? Questionsquestionsquestions! A. On 25 November 2015 at 14:34, Phil Harbath <phil.harb...@jamination.com> wrote: If you use redshift there is a major problem if using a particular

RE: Windows 10 - what's the current verdict.

2015-11-25 Thread Phil Harbath
If you use redshift there is a major problem if using a particular mix of gpus. -Original Message- From: "Adam Seeley" Sent: ‎11/‎25/‎2015 9:25 AM To: "softimage@listproc.autodesk.com" Subject: Windows 10 - what's the current

Re: can I still get softimage?

2015-11-24 Thread phil harbath
Signatureto get network you have to buy from reseller? how much more? From: Tim Crowson Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 2015 1:04 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: can I still get softimage? You can also get it from B online. -Tim On 11/24/2015 11:52 AM, Maurice Patel wrote:

Re: can I still get softimage?

2015-11-23 Thread phil harbath
I think you can only run 2 versions back and you have have to be on subscription to do that. From: Derek Jenson Sent: Monday, November 23, 2015 11:22 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: RE: can I still get softimage? I've done my best to keep up with the details of 'upgrading' to

Re: Have a question an alternative tool

2015-11-23 Thread phil harbath
is Maya as good as softimage, what I like about softimage is - ability to make changes to topology while after I have weighted (using gator is pretty painless) - mixer is very nice too. looking at most products character animation is not a priority, Softimage got it right early and did not do

Re: Softimage 2015 Service Pack 2 is now available

2015-11-21 Thread phil harbath
I got the damn thing installed however when I try to register it, it says the serial number is wrong. Which is for Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suite Ultimate 2016, however I had to use the Softimage Entertainment Suit Prooduct key to install. From: phil harbath Sent: Saturday, November

Re: Softimage 2015 Service Pack 2 is now available

2015-11-21 Thread phil harbath
this is messed up, I am trying to install this as the bundle, I was given a serial number and product key for 2016 ultimate from support and if I try one the serial number works if I try the other the Product key works but neither will accept both. From: Luc-Eric Rousseau Sent: Tuesday,

home license question

2015-11-18 Thread phil harbath
. The question is do I need to uninstall the 2015 Softimage and install the 2016 creation suite to be able to add a new serial number. Thanks, I’d ask them but they don’t seem to answer questions concerning “home licenses”. Phil Harbath jamination

Re: TGen2 plant library?

2015-10-27 Thread phil harbath
phil harbath <phil.harb...@jamination.com>: I use forester which makes palms well, I really like the plugin but it costs some green From: Morten Bartholdy Sent: Monday, October 26, 2015 8:09 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: TGen2 plant library? I am cr

Re: TGen2 plant library?

2015-10-26 Thread phil harbath
I use forester which makes palms well, I really like the plugin but it costs some green From: Morten Bartholdy Sent: Monday, October 26, 2015 8:09 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: TGen2 plant library? I am creating some vegetation with TGen2 and found that simartom.com is

Re: TGen2 plant library?

2015-10-26 Thread phil harbath
, Oct 26, 2015 at 1:11 PM, phil harbath <phil.harb...@jamination.com> wrote: I use forester which makes palms well, I really like the plugin but it costs some green From: Morten Bartholdy Sent: Monday, October 26, 2015 8:09 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: TGen2

Re: SP2???

2015-09-28 Thread phil harbath
I got the following from Eric concerning the emRoads tool crashing in 2015 Hi Phil, the exact cause of the crash is the following: These two functions crash in Softimage 2015 and Softimage 2015 SP1: X3DObject::.GetProperties().Find() X3DObject::GetPropertyFromName() The above functions are

RE: SP2???

2015-09-24 Thread Phil Harbath
There was a problem that broke the roads feature in emtopology in 2015, not sure if Eric conveyed that to them. -Original Message- From: "Matt Lind" Sent: ‎9/‎24/‎2015 7:26 PM To: "softimage@listproc.autodesk.com" Subject: Re:

RE: 34 inch monitor

2015-09-23 Thread Phil Harbath
I as well so it was big push away from all that ultra wide game. It is nice for gaming abut for work.. sticking to 16:9 or :10 On Wed, Sep 23, 2015 at 10:40 PM, Phil Harbath <phil.harb...@jamination.com> wrote: > I am wondering if it is overwhelming compared to a 24 x 2. The one I am > lo

34 inch monitor

2015-09-23 Thread Phil Harbath
Has anyone used a 34 inch monitor for mostly 3D work, any comments appreciated. -Original Message- From: "pete...@skynet.be" Sent: ‎9/‎23/‎2015 4:11 AM To: "softimage@listproc.autodesk.com" Subject: Re: 3Delight (free) - 8 core

RE: 34 inch monitor

2015-09-23 Thread Phil Harbath
efore moving gradually from single 14" yeears ago to this now.. it is never enough space :) On Wed, Sep 23, 2015 at 10:21 PM, Phil Harbath <phil.harb...@jamination.com> wrote: > Has anyone used a 34 inch monitor for mostly 3D work, any comments > appreciated. > --

RE: SP2???

2015-09-22 Thread Phil Harbath
Here's hoping I don't need to install previous version first, never got around to it last time for that reason. -Original Message- From: "Pierre Schiller" Sent: ‎9/‎22/‎2015 12:42 PM To: "softimage@listproc.autodesk.com"

Re: animate polygon faces individually

2015-08-25 Thread phil harbath
I like emtopolizer. if you want to use ICE. From: Eugene Flormata Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 2015 8:50 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: animate polygon faces individually https://vimeo.com/46425839 have you tried this? On Tue, Aug 25, 2015 at 5:09 AM, Chris Marshall

Re: Continued use of Softimage question

2015-08-20 Thread phil harbath
I agree I use Modo for modeling (organic), I really like the brushes... if Softimage had some basic Sculpting I probably wouldn’t use it just to keep everything in one app, plus it would be nice to have those for shape creation, which I do all in Soft. From: Juhani Karlsson Sent: Thursday,

doritos revisited

2015-06-29 Thread phil harbath
I am doing the doritos method for the first time on a character and I am running into an issue with the clone and its weights. The initial mesh and bones have weights on them and then the clone has the weights for all the dorito deformers, I find using weights on the clone/deformers to be

particle creation error

2015-05-12 Thread phil harbath
I have had this happen several times where I can’t successfully create a particle system or import a particle system in a scene(it imports but does not work), I think it has something do with the simulation stack area not working, any thoughts would be appreciated.

Re: Friday Flashback #223

2015-05-11 Thread phil harbath
When I got on board (3.5) I think it was like 10,000 and 5,000 with 3dsmax competive upgrade (plus maintenance). -Original Message- From: Leendert A. Hartog Sent: Monday, May 11, 2015 1:48 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Friday Flashback #223 According to this

Re: Friday Flashback #223

2015-05-08 Thread phil harbath
sadly yes 3.5 for me, and I don’t know when I will get a chance to learn something new. From: Stephen Davidson Sent: Friday, May 08, 2015 5:42 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Friday Flashback #223 Am I the only one here, left, that started with 1.0? I think Joey did too,

Re: multiple shaders on one cloud

2015-04-29 Thread phil harbath
would that work in redshift? I did not think it like the placement of shaders. From: Olivier Colchen Sent: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 4:32 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: multiple shaders on one cloud Huh, it actually looks like my reply wasn't posted for some reasons (

Re: Camera Sequencer Issues

2015-04-14 Thread phil harbath
you are supposed to cache(record) it first I believe. -Original Message- From: elhemp Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 6:01 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Camera Sequencer Issues Hi, I try to test the camera sequencer for the first time in a project and have

emtopolizer lookalikes

2015-01-18 Thread phil harbath
is there any plugins out there for max, maya (or another app perhaps), that allows you to do what emtopolizer does, specifically dismantle and rebuild objects with some control that does NOT require any programming. thanks

RE: Softimage Digest, Vol 74, Issue 45

2015-01-14 Thread Phil Harbath
I thought that theory got debunked in that thread over on sofimage community. -Original Message- From: Leendert A. Hartog hirazib...@live.nl Sent: ‎1/‎14/‎2015 11:26 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Softimage Digest, Vol 74, Issue 45

RE: convert back to 2014

2015-01-08 Thread Phil Harbath
I was told each version uses 1 license, so you need 2 licenses. -Original Message- From: John Richard Sanchez youngupstar...@gmail.com Sent: ‎1/‎8/‎2015 12:12 PM To: XSI List to post softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: convert back to 2014 The real question is how can you open a

RE: convert back to 2014

2015-01-08 Thread Phil Harbath
I have network and I definitely need two licenses to open both. -Original Message- From: Gerbrand Nel nagv...@gmail.com Sent: ‎1/‎8/‎2015 12:45 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: convert back to 2014 Really?? Have you got network or stand

RE: How do you guys make sure XSI files and Softimage 7.5+ files will open in 2016?

2014-12-26 Thread Phil Harbath
Some of us don't have the luxury of changing anytime soon -Original Message- From: Cristobal Infante cgc...@gmail.com Sent: ‎12/‎26/‎2014 2:14 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: How do you guys make sure XSI files and Softimage 7.5+ files

RE: How do you guys make sure XSI files and Softimage 7.5+ files will open in 2016?

2014-12-26 Thread Phil Harbath
will open in 2016? Luxury? It's a lot of work to transition to another package, and particularly painful if you choose Maya. Obviously we all very particular job situations, but still you must agree third party development for xsi will eventually stop.. On Friday, 26 December 2014, Phil Harbath

Re: Best graphic card for Softimage?

2014-12-10 Thread phil harbath
I went Redshift and have been very pleased. I can get by using a lot less computers than before on most projects, volume smoke is pretty much all I use MR for anymore. I have several computers with a combination of 780TI, 770, and 970, while I think the 780Ti give the best performance, it

Re: 2015 service pack?

2014-11-17 Thread phil harbath
I heard the guy working on all things Softimage was given a PC jr to program and compile on, so it may take awhile, not to be confused with the banana jr 6000 which is much much faster. -Original Message- From: Leendert A. Hartog Sent: Monday, November 17, 2014 4:06 PM To:

Re: softimage 2015 and Vista

2014-11-09 Thread phil harbath
\/-\/\/On 8-11-2014 6:01, phil harbath wrote: yes, it is 64 bit. I tried it 2 64 bit Vista machines, I get an error the OS is not supported. From: Angus Davidson Sent: Friday, November 07, 2014 11:56 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re

Re: softimage 2015 and Vista

2014-11-09 Thread phil harbath
: phil harbath phil.harb...@jamination.com Reply-To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Date: Monday 10 November 2014 at 7:36 AM To: r...@casema.nl r...@casema.nl, softimage@listproc.autodesk.com softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: softimage 2015 and Vista

softimage 2015 and Vista

2014-11-07 Thread phil harbath
is there no way to install Softimage 2015 on Vista, the installer refused to do it.

Re: softimage 2015 and Vista

2014-11-07 Thread phil harbath
bit only From: phil harbath phil.harb...@jamination.com Reply-To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Date: Saturday 08 November 2014 at 1:54 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: softimage 2015 and Vista is there no way

Re: Thaigo's company Lagoa is being acquired by Autodesk for $62M

2014-10-29 Thread phil harbath
he does deserve it I am quite sure, however if Autodesk keeps buying up tech, it just strangles the industry. Mudbox, Combustion, Softimage, CAT, all of these products were doing fine before the acquisition now mostly dead, or dead. One might come to the conclusion that people get in this

RE: Stand-Alone to Network license?

2014-10-24 Thread Phil Harbath
I was quoted around 3000us to upgrade plus subscription. -Original Message- From: Luc-Eric Rousseau luceri...@gmail.com Sent: ‎10/‎24/‎2014 1:57 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Stand-Alone to Network license? Sorry, 6k+ to upgrade from

Re: Stand-Alone to Network license?

2014-10-24 Thread phil harbath
and then upgrade to SI 2015? On 10/24/14 14:47, Phil Harbath wrote: I was quoted around 3000us to upgrade plus subscription. -- From: Luc-Eric Rousseau Sent: ‎10/‎24/‎2014 1:57 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com

Re: Stand-Alone to Network license?

2014-10-24 Thread phil harbath
I think it is tough to blame any for NOT totally understanding the situation. -Original Message- From: Luc-Eric Rousseau Sent: Friday, October 24, 2014 4:04 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Stand-Alone to Network license? On Fri, Oct 24, 2014 at 2:58 PM, Jason S

Re: Stand-Alone to Network license?

2014-10-24 Thread phil harbath
have to upgrade (2500 or discount slightly when on special) and then buy subscription on top of that (600 some for Maya). From: phil harbath Sent: Friday, October 24, 2014 4:06 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Stand-Alone to Network license? yes, you upgrade and get on sub

Re: Off topic but useful tip: 27 Korean WQHD (2560X1440) LEDMonitors are awesome and cheap!

2014-10-20 Thread phil harbath
do people still swear by this monitor, I am finally in the market for a 27 incher. -Original Message- From: Ben Houston Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2012 10:50 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Off topic but useful tip: 27 Korean WQHD (2560X1440) LEDMonitors are

subscription benefit question

2014-10-15 Thread phil harbath
My reseller told me about a subscription benefit where you can use a license at home, does anyone have any experience with that. I am wondering how that works.

Re: ADSK going Subscription only?

2014-10-02 Thread phil harbath
so you HAVE to stay current whether you can use it or not, or whether they update it much or not. From: Matt Lind Sent: Thursday, October 02, 2014 6:14 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: RE: ADSK going Subscription only? Edit: so it should not be news. From:

RE: Nice, V-Ray 3.0 for Softimage is now available.

2014-09-25 Thread Phil Harbath
Is this available for all vray users, all I see in my download is 1.7. -Original Message- From: Mihail Djurev mihail.dju...@chaosgroup.com Sent: ‎9/‎25/‎2014 2:16 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Nice, V-Ray 3.0 for Softimage is now

Re: ICE VorleX Muscle System

2014-09-17 Thread phil harbath
I know it has been around for a while, anyone use it? From: Ed Schiffer Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2014 3:11 PM To: Softimage Mailing List Subject: Re: ICE VorleX Muscle System OMG! Better than an Autodesk update! On Wed, Sep 17, 2014 at 12:47 PM, Sebastien Sterling

RE: Autodesk considering ditching perpetual licenses

2014-08-30 Thread Phil Harbath
I think it is included with Houdini, is it not. -Original Message- From: Luc-Eric Rousseau luceri...@gmail.com Sent: ‎8/‎30/‎2014 1:01 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Autodesk considering ditching perpetual licenses On Sat, Aug 30, 2014

Re: Rigging and Animation in Modo

2014-08-22 Thread phil harbath
how does shape animation in modo compare to the shape manager?

EOL and using older Softimages

2014-08-08 Thread phil harbath
What was the final verdict on using older versions of Softimage, I saw on the EOL page you could use up to 3 versions back. Does that require the user to be on active subscription. My case is I am on 2015 but my subscription just lapsed. Phil Harbath jamination

Re: animation mixer clip effects

2014-07-02 Thread phil harbath
I don’t have softimage in front of me, and it has been a while since I have done it but I think you need to add something like “cid*strideLength” where stridelength is a value you need to determine in the effects area in the clip properties for the hip and 2 foot controls (for a biped).

Re: VERY OT: Nice ICE - Ron Jeremy video

2014-04-29 Thread phil harbath
curious... what do you think it cost for Vanilla Ice’s to play that night? From: Paul Doyle Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2014 10:05 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: VERY OT: Nice ICE - Ron Jeremy video Ron Jeremy didn't know what the hell Softimage was - the video in question

Re: Editing fcurves slowdowns

2014-04-25 Thread phil harbath
wasn’t there a bug in Softimage when using an external renderer that caused slowdowns when dealing with fcurves, I know I had issues when dealing with an object with lots of children and fcurves, I think it was fixed in one of the 2014 service packs. From: Morten Bartholdy Sent: Friday,

RE: Redshift - GPU accel on Quadro K4000

2014-04-02 Thread Phil Harbath
I have both and the 780 is probably worth the price difference -Original Message- From: Leoung O'Young digim...@digimata.com Sent: ‎4/‎2/‎2014 12:19 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Redshift - GPU accel on Quadro K4000 Thanks Matt, I am

Re: An Open Letter to Carl Bass

2014-03-25 Thread phil harbath
I don’t doubt that people were letting their subscriptions lapse, I let a couple of ours lapse to make a statement (look where that got me), the last couple of releases were horribly subpar compared with pre-acquisition. I hate that argument, it is just baloney. I agree with others, with

Re: An Open Letter to Carl Bass

2014-03-25 Thread phil harbath
and that I allude to are valid. Maurice Maurice Patel Autodesk : Tél: 514 954-7134 From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of phil harbath Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2014 2:44 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: An Open

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