Re: Shameless plug

2014-06-05 Thread Ivan Vasiljevic
Looking awesome congrats, I've seen big prints yesterday here in Belgrade, Serbia with your game! Cheers. Ivan On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 1:21 AM, Eric Thivierge ethivie...@gmail.com wrote: You have a lot of patience Matt! I got bored of dinosaurs within a year! Good job, glad to finally see it

Re: SOFTIMAGE|UeberTage 2014...any interest??

2014-06-05 Thread olivier jeannel
I agree with Eric, although I won't be there. It's going to be one of the last XSI meeting, let's make it XSI. Le 03/06/2014 18:33, Cristobal Infante a écrit : I have to agree here with Angus, the event would be more interesting for attendees of it showed an open mind of what the future

Re: SOFTIMAGE|UeberTage 2014...any interest??

2014-06-05 Thread Oliver Weingarten
..I get your point...but that´s said much easier than to realized... general interest in Softimage is falling rapidly.. Like I said, I have a big lag on sponsors right now, so it I need to talk to other people than before. I guess 1-2 presentations concerning other software would be OK,

Re: SOFTIMAGE|UeberTage 2014...any interest??

2014-06-05 Thread Eric Mootz
Apropos XSI, check out this new spot from Time Based Arts in London: https://vimeo.com/96797246 100% XSI, using emTools, emTopolizer2 (mesher and UVW engineer), Lagoa and some custom ICE setups, rendered with SItoA + Arnold. Amount of XSI artists: one (Oscar Gonzalez Diez).

Re: SOFTIMAGE|UeberTage 2014...any interest??

2014-06-05 Thread Matt Morris
I saw that last night, and guessed it was an emtopo job! Beautiful work, and impressive for one person to deliver. On 5 June 2014 10:07, Eric Mootz e...@mootzoid.com wrote: Apropos XSI, check out this new spot from Time Based Arts in London: https://vimeo.com/96797246 100% XSI, using

Re: SOFTIMAGE|UeberTage 2014...any interest??

2014-06-05 Thread Cristobal Infante
Nice one, you guys are gonna melt in Brazil! and since we are in the subject: VAMOS CHILE!!! On 5 June 2014 10:07, Eric Mootz e...@mootzoid.com wrote: Apropos XSI, check out this new spot from Time Based Arts in London: https://vimeo.com/96797246 100% XSI, using emTools, emTopolizer2

Re: SOFTIMAGE|UeberTage 2014...any interest??

2014-06-05 Thread Stefan Kubicek
Nice! Please tell me the guy was not CG :-) Apropos XSI, check out this new spot from Time Based Arts in London: https://vimeo.com/96797246 100% XSI, using emTools, emTopolizer2 (mesher and UVW engineer), Lagoa and some custom ICE setups, rendered with SItoA + Arnold. Amount of XSI artists:

Re: Shameless plug

2014-06-05 Thread Marco Peixoto
Congratulations!!! I saw a small making of (showing the animation and XSI UI) and I was thinking, man this looks awesome, even though my gamer days are long gone. Cant find the Making Of videos again. On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 10:15 AM, Ivan Vasiljevic klebed...@gmail.com wrote: Looking

Re: Shameless plug

2014-06-05 Thread Stephen Blair
On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 6:58 AM, Marco Peixoto mpe...@gmail.com wrote: Congratulations!!! I saw a small making of (showing the animation and XSI UI) and I was thinking, man this looks awesome, even though my gamer days are long gone. Cant find the Making Of videos again. this one?

Re: Shameless plug

2014-06-05 Thread Sebastien Sterling
You are the man Mr Lind! and Wildstar has a rocking aesthetic ! On 5 June 2014 12:38, Stephen Blair stephenrbl...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 6:58 AM, Marco Peixoto mpe...@gmail.com wrote: Congratulations!!! I saw a small making of (showing the animation and XSI UI) and I was

Re: SOFTIMAGE|UeberTage 2014...any interest??

2014-06-05 Thread olivier jeannel
One artist ?? Unbelievable ! Making off, or it didn't happen ! Le 05/06/2014 11:07, Eric Mootz a écrit : Apropos XSI, check out this new spot from Time Based Arts in London: https://vimeo.com/96797246 100% XSI, using emTools, emTopolizer2 (mesher and UVW engineer), Lagoa and some custom

Re: SOFTIMAGE|UeberTage 2014...any interest??

2014-06-05 Thread Mirko Jankovic
It is Softimage.. you don't need army of artists + army of developers to support them as well ;) Software truly is one software army heheh... but I guess numbers won after all On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 2:52 PM, olivier jeannel olivier.jean...@noos.fr wrote: One artist ?? Unbelievable ! Making

Re: SOFTIMAGE|UeberTage 2014...any interest??

2014-06-05 Thread Sebastien Sterling
maybe someone should make an xsi showreel, like they do for nuke. PS: was Lego movie rendered in Arnold ? i was recently told PRenderman, which perplexed me.. On 5 June 2014 14:07, Mirko Jankovic mirkoj.anima...@gmail.com wrote: It is Softimage.. you don't need army of artists + army of

Re: SOFTIMAGE|UeberTage 2014...any interest??

2014-06-05 Thread Eric Thivierge
Lego was PRMan + a custom renderer for certain elements. Why does it perplex you? On Thursday, June 05, 2014 9:11:55 AM, Sebastien Sterling wrote: maybe someone should make an xsi showreel, like they do for nuke. PS: was Lego movie rendered in Arnold ? i was recently told PRenderman, which

Re: Shameless plug

2014-06-05 Thread Chris Marshall
Well done Matt, Looks amazing!! great stuff. 9 Years though!! Yikes!

Re: Shameless plug

2014-06-05 Thread Alok Gandhi
Awesome, awesome. Great work, specially with XSI 7.5 !! wow. Congrats Matt!

Re: OT: What strong features have you found in your new transition software that SI didn´t have?

2014-06-05 Thread Serch Mucino
It appears to me some of your concerns might be addressed already. Some of the things you mention might be covered here... http://docs.luxology.com/modo/801/help/pages/animation/ActorActionPose.html Also, if you'd be doing a lot of CA, I really suggest looking into ACS. It currently only

Re: SOFTIMAGE|UeberTage 2014...any interest??

2014-06-05 Thread Morten Bartholdy
I would love to go - it depends on workschedule though. Do I need to log in to vote? Morten Den 3. juni 2014 kl. 10:52 skrev Oliver Weingarten li...@pixelpanic.de: Due to certain decisions coming from AD this year, I have serious trouble to get sponsors for this year (ultimate?)

Softimage user landing page from Maxon

2014-06-05 Thread Athanasios Pozantzis
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

Re: Softimage user landing page from Maxon

2014-06-05 Thread Sebastien Sterling
Cheers a really nice gesture ! On 5 June 2014 17:22, Athanasios Pozantzis 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,

Re: Softimage user landing page from Maxon

2014-06-05 Thread Ed Schiffer
would definitely be my software of choice, if it wasn't so much motion graphics instead of VFX. it is really stable and simple to use, but integrations with After instead of Nuke and lack of big plugins like Arnold and Fabric really keep me off... On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 1:27 PM, Sebastien

RE: Softimage user landing page from Maxon

2014-06-05 Thread 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:

Re: Softimage user landing page from Maxon

2014-06-05 Thread Athanasios Pozantzis
Dear Steven, C4D is by FAR the most stable program in the industry. No joke. It ONLY crashes because of 3rd party related issues (plugins, drivers and OS) and graphics drivers is the most common reason. I'm not overselling C4D's stability here. If it crashed all the time it's probably something

Re: Softimage user landing page from Maxon

2014-06-05 Thread Steven Caron
i did submit a crash report, i got feedback, and i did what they said...adjusted graphics drivers... still didn't fix it. do you work for maxon? how can you track the email? s On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 10:35 AM, Athanasios Pozantzis nose...@noseman.org wrote: Dear Steven, C4D is by FAR the

Re: Softimage user landing page from Maxon

2014-06-05 Thread Athanasios Pozantzis
Hi Steven, I don't work for Maxon, I'm just a beta tester/fanboy :-) With graphics drivers on Windows, sometimes the issues persist over a few versions. It's not always clear cut, as it may be related to other parts of your OS. The unfortunate fact is that Maxon themselves can't do anything

Re: Softimage user landing page from Maxon

2014-06-05 Thread Steven Caron
i loaded the driver they suggested, it didn't work. i will ask for a new trial soon. On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 11:38 AM, Athanasios Pozantzis nose...@noseman.org wrote: Hi Steven, I don't work for Maxon, I'm just a beta tester/fanboy :-) With graphics drivers on Windows, sometimes the issues

Re: Softimage user landing page from Maxon

2014-06-05 Thread Athanasios Pozantzis
Please feel free to contact me if you need anything else. This applies to everybody. If you need to ask workflow questions, I could either point you to the right direction or make a tutorial for you. On my vimeo page I did some small tutorials, and I wouldn't mind doing a few more if needed.

RE: Shameless plug

2014-06-05 Thread Matt Lind
I mostly design workflows and write tools to support those workflows. I don’t have to worry about doing the same thing over and over again like the artists. Probably a big factor in me staying so long. Matt From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com

Re: Softimage user landing page from Maxon

2014-06-05 Thread Perry Harovas
I've watched Thanassis' tutorials, and I have to say they are excellent. They helped me quite a lot. The Cineversity stuff really helped, too, and it is free for 75% of it. And I don't just like Thanassis' s tutorials because I am Greek (and so is he, if you hadn't noticed his name)... The Vimeo

Re: Softimage user landing page from Maxon

2014-06-05 Thread Angus Davidson
Just to point out that Athanasios has been very active on the si-community forums (noseman) and has been extremely helpful answering a whole range of questions. Kind regards Angus From: Athanasios Pozantzis nose...@noseman.orgmailto:nose...@noseman.org Reply-To:

Re: Shameless plug

2014-06-05 Thread Leendert A. Hartog
Probably a very amateurish thing to ask, if so, sorry: how many people (approx.) were involved in the making of this product will the production be scaled down, now that it's gone live or will the same amount of manpower still be needed for as long as the product lives? Greetz Leendert --

RE: Shameless plug

2014-06-05 Thread Matt Lind
Right now we're focused on staying ahead of our customers and delivering patches to fix bugs and improve the overall experience. As for choosing another 3D app...we'll have to do that at some point as this game could possibly run for another 10-15 years like World of Warcraft and other

Re: Softimage user landing page from Maxon

2014-06-05 Thread Leendert A. Hartog
Indeed, Athanasios has done some impressive work in bridging the gap between the si-community and Maxon, especially considering he is not being paid by Maxon... Greetz Leendert -- Leendert A. Hartog AKA Hirazi Blue Administrator NOT the owner of si-community.com

RE: Shameless plug

2014-06-05 Thread Matt Lind
I don't know all the details myself, but when I joined Carbine in 2007 we had a total head count of about 45. Today we're roughly 300. Our art department head count just before launch was 85. I don't know what the head count will be going forth. My best guess is we'll settle around 60-65.

Re: Shameless plug

2014-06-05 Thread Leendert A. Hartog
That's approximation enough... ;) Thanks -- Leendert A. Hartog AKA Hirazi Blue Administrator NOT the owner of si-community.com

Delete all clusters

2014-06-05 Thread Ryan Maguire
Is there a way to delete all clusters on about 400 objects at once? Thanks, -Ryan

Re: Delete all clusters

2014-06-05 Thread Cesar Saez
Application.DeleteObj(*.cls.*)

Re: Delete all clusters

2014-06-05 Thread Steven Caron
from siutils import si si = si() # win32com.client.Dispatch('XSI.Application') from siutils import log # LogMessage from siutils import disp # win32com.client.Dispatch from siutils import C # win32com.client.constants for item in si.Selection: sampleClusters =

Re: Delete all clusters

2014-06-05 Thread Eric Thivierge
Use the scene search tool if they are named similarly and filter by name *cls.PntCluster* Select and delete. On Thursday, June 05, 2014 3:45:29 PM, Ryan Maguire wrote: Is there a way to delete all clusters on about 400 objects at once? Thanks, -Ryan

Re: Delete all clusters

2014-06-05 Thread Ryan Maguire
Perfect! Thanks so much. -Ryan

Re: Softimage user landing page from Maxon

2014-06-05 Thread Cristobal Infante
By the way there is an Arnold plugin on the way for C4D: http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=47t=1149612 However it's not supported by solidangle, but surely they must be helping. Fabric engine would be nice, but you will have Houdini Engine at some point this year ;) On 5 June

Re: Softimage user landing page from Maxon

2014-06-05 Thread Athanasios Pozantzis
There was a rumour that solidangle was going to get more involved… I think the best thing to do is ask them and tell us what they told you :-) Cheers T By the way there is an Arnold plugin on the way for C4D: http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=47t=1149612 However it's not

Software company Autodesk creates synthetic virus

2014-06-05 Thread Marc-Andre Carbonneau
Okay... https://www.seriouswonder.com/software-company-autodesk-creates-synthetic-virus/

Re: Software company Autodesk creates synthetic virus

2014-06-05 Thread Francois Lord
Soon, you'll need to pay your subscription just to stay alive! On 05-Jun-14 16:42, Marc-Andre Carbonneau wrote: Okay... https://www.seriouswonder.com/software-company-autodesk-creates-synthetic-virus/

Re: Softimage user landing page from Maxon

2014-06-05 Thread Steven Caron
nice! On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 1:23 PM, Cristobal Infante cgc...@gmail.com wrote: By the way there is an Arnold plugin on the way for C4D: http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=47t=1149612 However it's not supported by solidangle, but surely they must be helping.

Re: OT: What strong features have you found in your new transition software that SI didn´t have?

2014-06-05 Thread Marco Peixoto
Thanks Sergio :) Yes i know ACS, i played with its free sample when it first appeared and even suggested some new features to it, like the ability to change from IK to FK and vice versa maintaining the same Positions or changing Parentings like IK follow head or Shoulder or Hips and maintaing

Re: OT: What strong features have you found in your new transition software that SI didn´t have?

2014-06-05 Thread Angus Davidson
As more character animators start using Modo those kind of tools will come. Studio library is very impressive (have already passed it on to our lecturer to look at for next year when we get forced into Maya ) Most of the folks I have spoken to are going for a Modo / Houdini combo as they

Re: Software company Autodesk creates synthetic virus

2014-06-05 Thread Serch Mucino
Hehehehe. Horribly possible (Monstanto it's already trying to get that model working... with Nestle behind them) Sergio Mucino On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 4:48 PM, Francois Lord flordli...@gmail.com wrote: Soon, you'll need to pay your subscription just to stay alive! On 05-Jun-14 16:42,

Re: OT: What strong features have you found in your new transition software that SI didn´t have?

2014-06-05 Thread Serch Mucino
That Pose Manager looks pretty sweet. I think a simple version of that could be done using native Actors/Poses and the Card View (which it's quite outdated, being honest). I am in touch with Lukasz (ACS), and I'll gladly suggest something like this to him. We'll see... from what I hear, he's got a

Re: Software company Autodesk creates synthetic virus

2014-06-05 Thread Paulo César Duarte
These kind of research scare me. 2014-06-05 18:30 GMT-03:00 Serch Mucino sergio.muc...@gmail.com: Hehehehe. Horribly possible (Monstanto it's already trying to get that model working... with Nestle behind them) Sergio Mucino On Thu, Jun 5, 2014 at 4:48 PM, Francois Lord

Re: Software company Autodesk creates synthetic virus

2014-06-05 Thread Sebastien Sterling
Tomorrow’s biotech companies could look more like nimble and innovative software companies rather than big, risk-averse big pharma giants. you know incompetent and unscrupulous with a total disregard for the user ? the future- Remember that xsi82 nano strand keeping the blood pumping through

Re: Software company Autodesk creates synthetic virus

2014-06-05 Thread Perry Harovas
Autodesk doesn't just make synthetic virus's. They ARE an synthetic virus. OK, this is just too easy... So, the company that can't figure out, or afford, to keep a small niche software app like Softimage going, and who also can't be trusted to continue to develop a superior product even after

Re: Software company Autodesk creates synthetic virus

2014-06-05 Thread Sebastien Sterling
Turns out old boys maya's a piece of shit as a DCC but it does have the odd side effect of curing E.coli :P On 6 June 2014 00:08, Perry Harovas perryharo...@gmail.com wrote: Autodesk doesn't just make synthetic virus's. They ARE an synthetic virus. OK, this is just too easy... So, the