Re: In case you missed it..

2012-09-13 Thread Paul Doyle
Ronald left before Halfy (which was early 2011) I think - he's been at Ubisoft for a long time now. He seemed quite happy the last time I saw him :) On 13 September 2012 12:56, Rob Chapman tekano@gmail.com wrote: did Ronald leave same time as Halfy? I miss his contributions too :( On 13

Re: Fabric Engine SPH Solver Demo

2012-09-28 Thread Paul Doyle
(posted to a few places already, but just in case anyone missed it) Hi guys – we’ve been keeping quiet about this so that Helge could present something new at the Softimage Ubertage event today. He should have just finished presenting, so I am happy to share this work publicly:

Re: Fabric Engine SPH Solver Demo

2012-09-28 Thread Paul Doyle
Hi Guy - if your suggestion is that not open-sourcing software is a flawed business model, then I'm not sure there's much to discuss. I disagree. Thanks, Paul On 28 September 2012 11:02, Guy Rabiller guy.rabil...@radfac.com wrote: Hi Paul, Here is my feedback: Now that you've realized you

Re: Fabric Engine SPH Solver Demo

2012-09-28 Thread Paul Doyle
things someday in FE ? Le 28/09/2012 16:17, Paul Doyle a écrit : (posted to a few places already, but just in case anyone missed it) Hi guys – we’ve been keeping quiet about this so that Helge could present something new at the Softimage Ubertage event today. He should have just finished

Re: Fabric Engine SPH Solver Demo

2012-09-28 Thread Paul Doyle
, Paul Doyle a écrit : Hi Guy - if your suggestion is that not open-sourcing software is a flawed business model, then I'm not sure there's much to discuss. I disagree. Thanks, Paul On 28 September 2012 11:02, Guy Rabiller guy.rabil...@radfac.com mailto:guy.rabiller@radfac.**com guy.rabil

Re: raafal

2012-10-11 Thread Paul Doyle
clearer. Guy - Good luck with the project and indiegogo. -- Paul Doyle CEO Fabric Engine On 2012-10-11, at 6:19 PM, Guy Rabiller guy.rabil...@radfac.com wrote: Thanks guys for wanting to help. Here you go: http://www.indiegogo.com/raafal-2013 Sorry for the poor 'selling speech'. Cheers

Re: raafal

2012-10-11 Thread Paul Doyle
desire was to innovate - as you identified, having very few vendors is unhealthy for innovation. Anyway, this is a thread about Raafal so I will shut up :) -- Paul Doyle CEO Fabric Engine On 2012-10-11, at 7:29 PM, Guy Rabiller guy.rabil...@radfac.com wrote: Thanks Paul for clarifying. Well

Re: First Fabric Engine Usergroups in London and Montreal

2012-10-18 Thread Paul Doyle
This has come up a few times, so we're going to change the Montreal event to 1st November (we forgot about Halloween!) - so sign up :) http://fabricengine.com/2012/10/creation-workshops-montreal-london/ On 18 October 2012 09:53, Jonathan Laborde labordeor...@gmail.com wrote: Wow! Count me

Re: Real-time rendering in Creation Platform

2012-10-31 Thread Paul Doyle
Hi everyone – the technical overview from Jerome is now available: https://vimeo.com/groups/fabric/videos/52547255 Questions and comments are welcome. Thanks, Paul On 31 October 2012 06:38, adrian wyer adrian.w...@fluid-pictures.comwrote: ** outstanding, the more i see of Fabric

Re: Real-time rendering in Creation Platform

2012-10-31 Thread Paul Doyle
, Alan Fregtman alan.fregt...@gmail.com wrote: Hey Paul, I noticed there weren't any deformed objects in the demo. I assume that's coming? Would love to see some heavy Alembic scenes gliding at silky framerates. :) Cheers, -- Alan On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 11:51 AM, Paul Doyle technove

Re: Rumors

2012-12-19 Thread Paul Doyle
+1 On 19 December 2012 17:12, Steven Caron car...@gmail.com wrote: ya, lets not overreact... in this case it isn't a rumor, we know autodesk bought both softimage and naiad... we know they re-tasked our developers... we know maya fears the houdini fx dominance... so of course they are going

Re: Rumors

2012-12-20 Thread Paul Doyle
There is also smoked meat and poutine. These are important factors to consider. They were the main reason I moved here, but I stayed for the winters. On 20 December 2012 08:29, Marc-Andre Carbonneau marc-andre.carbonn...@ubisoft.com wrote: Guys, don't forget Montreal. Hometown of Softimage.

Re: Rumors

2012-12-20 Thread Paul Doyle
, Dec 20, 2012 at 8:33 AM, Paul Doyle technove...@gmail.com wrote: There is also smoked meat and poutine. These are important factors to consider. They were the main reason I moved here, but I stayed for the winters. ** ** On 20 December 2012 08:29, Marc-Andre Carbonneau marc

Re: Rumors

2012-12-20 Thread Paul Doyle
If you find an Englishman in Montreal, it's invariably because he's married to a Quebecois woman. I think it's part of the immigration strategy. On 20 December 2012 12:01, Francois Lord flordli...@gmail.com wrote: On 20/12/2012 10:23, Szabolcs Matefy wrote: And what about the language, I

Re: The Elder Scrolls Online

2013-01-24 Thread Paul Doyle
I love it - always the frustration that gameplay never comes close to feeling like this though :) On 24 January 2013 12:49, Jeremie Passerin gerem@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for the kind words everyone Raff The director is Dave Wilson and Creative Director Tim Miller. Lighting Sup Jerome

Re: Introducing Creation: Flora (and a business model shift)

2013-01-30 Thread Paul Doyle
:* softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] *On Behalf Of *Paul Doyle *Sent:* Wednesday, 30 January 2013 4:09 AM *To:* softimage@listproc.autodesk.com *Subject:* Introducing Creation: Flora (and a business model shift) Hi everyone - I'm pleased

Re: [plug]Introducing Creation: Horde

2013-03-08 Thread Paul Doyle
Thanks Andy - the benefit of spending 2.5 years on the framework is we can move very fast with module development. It was the plan from the start, but we took about 1.5 years longer on the framework than expected :) We're very happy with how it's come together though - a lot of things clicked

Re: [plug]Introducing Creation: Horde

2013-03-08 Thread Paul Doyle
There's a lot of stuff that can done with the attribute maps, we've barely scratched the surface :) There are more videos on the website, one of which digs into the mapping system. I thought you were asking for character-on-character interaction like wrestling, which is something we've designed

Re: Softimage 2014

2013-03-26 Thread Paul Doyle
In fairness, Autodesk makes something like 150 products - so there's a lot of software that's not listed from the root page. On 26 March 2013 10:30, Jens Lindgren jens.lindgren@gmail.com wrote: This is interesting... i think.

[PLUG] Creation:Flora updates

2013-03-26 Thread Paul Doyle
Hi guys – we’ve been pushing along with Flora (which is now being used in production), so we’ve got some new videos to share with you: Highlights: https://vimeo.com/58470126 Tech Overview: https://vimeo.com/62722614 More details: http://fabricengine.com/creation-modules/flora/

Re: Announcing Redshift - Biased GPU Renderer

2013-03-27 Thread Paul Doyle
We use a pro account for all of our stuff and it's a lot nicer than youtube - faster to upload, easy to upload multiple videos. There's also a fair few 3D-focused groups and channels on there, so I find the exposure to potential customers is much better. On 27 March 2013 15:37, Nicolas Burtnyk

Re: Yeti for Softimage

2013-04-20 Thread Paul Doyle
Just to clarify - the Creation moduleshttp://fabricengine.com/creation-modules/are designed to be much more 'out of the box' than the Creation Platform itself (which, as you rightly say, is a tool for building tools). Right now we're focused on modules for locomotion/crowds (Horde), scene assembly

Re: Yeti for Softimage

2013-04-20 Thread Paul Doyle
cleaver about instancing. more to the point its very specifically built for artists to create production quality hair. On 20 April 2013 18:15, Paul Doyle technove...@gmail.com wrote: Just to clarify - the Creation moduleshttp://fabricengine.com/creation-modules/are designed to be much more

[plug]Creation:Splice - coming soon for Softimage

2013-06-20 Thread Paul Doyle
Hi everyone – I’m very excited to be able to share the first look at this project. **As you know, Creation Platform is an extremely powerful framework that can be used to build a wide range of applications. However, in many cases studios have been telling us that the basic performance of our

Re: [plug]Creation:Splice - coming soon for Softimage

2013-06-21 Thread Paul Doyle
the Soft version. I can imagine it allowing KL-coded ICE ops, which could be like having scripted ice operators, which would be amazing. On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 4:03 PM, Paul Doyle technove...@gmail.com wrote: Hi everyone – I’m very excited to be able to share the first look

Re: [plug]Creation:Splice - coming soon for Softimage

2013-06-21 Thread Paul Doyle
Sterling sebastien.sterl...@gmail.com How is this actually a thing !!? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHzXP4jRwvk On 21 June 2013 16:31, Paul Doyle technove...@gmail.com wrote: yes, at Siggraph we are having a splICE splICE baby party (we're not). It was unintentional btw :) On 21 June

Re: [plug]Creation:Splice - coming soon for Softimage

2013-06-21 Thread Paul Doyle
On 21 June 2013 18:33, Raffaele Fragapane raffsxsil...@googlemail.comwrote: If anything my only gripe with fabric right now is that they keep referring to TDs as the slow children of RnD, as if being a TD means you can cobble together a script as long as you can chain run it to debug, but God

Re: [plug]Creation:Splice - coming soon for Softimage

2013-06-21 Thread Paul Doyle
a single license ;) You have reason to be happy when the worst thing I can bring up about the platform is a personal bias in hearing the videos :p On Sat, Jun 22, 2013 at 9:58 AM, Paul Doyle technove...@gmail.com wrote: On 21 June 2013 18:33, Raffaele Fragapane raffsxsil...@googlemail.com

Re: [plug]Creation:Splice - coming soon for Softimage

2013-06-22 Thread Paul Doyle
, tim On 22.06.2013 03:41, Paul Doyle wrote: We are giving free dunce caps with every purchase Sent from my iPad On 2013-06-21, at 9:32 PM, Raffaele Fragapane raffsxsil...@googlemail.com mailto:raffsxsilist@**googlemail.comraffsxsil...@googlemail.com wrote: That's why I chose

Re: [plug]Creation:Splice - coming soon for Softimage

2013-06-22 Thread Paul Doyle
On 22 June 2013 15:08, Tim Leydecker bauero...@gmx.de wrote: I guess the reason why the general plattform is less easy to sell than the modules is that it needs a bit more abstraction to see the benefit of investing into it in comparison to a module that either already does solve a specific

Re: [plug]Creation:Splice - coming soon for Softimage

2013-06-24 Thread Paul Doyle
, Paul Doyle technove...@gmail.com wrote: On 22 June 2013 15:08, Tim Leydecker bauero...@gmx.de wrote: I guess the reason why the general plattform is less easy to sell than the modules is that it needs a bit more abstraction to see the benefit of investing into it in comparison to a module

Re: OT: Can someone explain AD's pricing schemes outside the US?

2013-07-11 Thread Paul Doyle
I can explain the argument, although I don't agree with it. Essentially - regional staff are more expensive in certain parts of the world. If you're in one of those regions, then your price reflects the cost of those staff. On 11 July 2013 17:42, Sebastien Sterling

Re: OT: Can someone explain AD's pricing schemes outside the US?

2013-07-11 Thread Paul Doyle
Like I said - I don't agree with it, but that was the line we were encouraged to use. I usually just shrugged and apologised if it came up - it's indefensible. On 11 July 2013 19:58, Sebastien Sterling sebastien.sterl...@gmail.comwrote: Regional staff, haha, then i guess it probably does take

Fabric Engine at Siggraph 2013

2013-07-15 Thread Paul Doyle
Hi guys - finally have our schedule available for those that are attending Sigg this year and would like to catch up with us. http://fabricengine.com/2013/07/fabric-engine-siggraph-2013-schedule/ What we're showing: Splice http://fabricengine.com/creation/splice/ - Performance enhancement for

Re: Fabric Engine at Siggraph 2013

2013-07-16 Thread Paul Doyle
be in soft??? ** ** *From:* softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] *On Behalf Of *Paul Doyle *Sent:* Monday, July 15, 2013 1:04 PM *To:* softimage@listproc.autodesk.com *Subject:* Fabric Engine at Siggraph 2013 ** ** Hi guys

Re: Fabric Engine at Siggraph 2013

2013-07-16 Thread Paul Doyle
, ** ** Will RTR be in soft??? ** ** *From:* softimage-bounces@listproc.**autodesk.comsoftimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com[mailto: softimage-bounces@listproc.**autodesk.comsoftimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] *On Behalf Of *Paul Doyle *Sent:* Monday, July 15, 2013 1:04 PM

Re: Why did I pay support?? Why did I buy a suite ? I want my moneyback!

2013-07-31 Thread Paul Doyle
I got a Leap just so I can gesture to go through slides and other NI stuff that's quite mundane but useful (and cool as anything in my book). I think there are some fascinating possibilities for using the leap for animating/capturing with gestures. The fidelity of a mouse/tablet is often needed,

something to cheer you guys up a bit :)

2013-08-01 Thread Paul Doyle
Hi everyone - now we're back from Siggraph and recovered, we've started working on Spliced Softimage. Should have a first prototype next week. https://twitter.com/FabricPaul/status/362975245562437632/photo/1 The Hybride guys have been doing some awesome stuff with FE already, so I can't wait to

Re: something to cheer you guys up a bit :)

2013-08-01 Thread Paul Doyle
, this is great news guys and thanks for pushing ahead with this. I'm looking forward to getting this going and what the future will hold for us. Eric Thivierge === Character TD / RnD Hybride Technologies On August-01-13 12:49:21 PM, Paul Doyle wrote: Eric might stop stalking

Re: something to cheer you guys up a bit :)

2013-08-01 Thread Paul Doyle
just stop. On 1 August 2013 16:08, Eric Thivierge ethivie...@hybride.com wrote: Fabric8? Eric Thivierge === Character TD / RnD Hybride Technologies On August-01-13 4:04:07 PM, Paul Doyle wrote: Fabricate is not going to be a thing :)

Re: something to cheer you guys up a bit :)

2013-08-01 Thread Paul Doyle
Our preferred marketing method is you just shout SPLICE a lot On 1 August 2013 16:35, Eric Thivierge ethivie...@hybride.com wrote: Collaborate, Fabric8, and listen? Eric Thivierge === Character TD / RnD Hybride Technologies On August-01-13 4:25:44 PM, Paul Doyle wrote

Re: something to cheer you guys up a bit :)

2013-08-01 Thread Paul Doyle
On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 4:35 PM, Eric Thivierge ethivie...@hybride.comwrote: Collaborate, Fabric8, and listen? Eric Thivierge === Character TD / RnD Hybride Technologies On August-01-13 4:25:44 PM, Paul Doyle wrote: just stop. On 1 August 2013 16:08, Eric Thivierge

Re: something to cheer you guys up a bit :)

2013-08-01 Thread Paul Doyle
SPLICED ICE TWICE, Maybe. NICE? On 1 August 2013 17:37, Raffaele Fragapane raffsxsil...@googlemail.comwrote: You could have vanilla ice at a SIGGRAPH party... Again On 2 Aug 2013 07:22, Paul Doyle technove...@gmail.com wrote: this is why we cant have nice things. On 1 August 2013 17:12

Re: something to cheer you guys up a bit :)

2013-08-01 Thread Paul Doyle
Thanks to you guys, we now have to think of a different party idea. I'm thinking Drew Carey, The Splice Is Right. On 1 August 2013 17:47, Daryl Dunlap twinsnakes...@gmail.com wrote: Sounds great. Maya was giving me a headache. On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 12:49 PM, Paul Doyle technove

Re: something to cheer you guys up a bit :)

2013-08-01 Thread Paul Doyle
Ron was awesome. I may have been drunk. On 1 August 2013 19:25, Raffaele Fragapane raffsxsil...@googlemail.comwrote: Just make sure you have an over-age, sleezy fat pornstar turning up, and whoever you pick will be fine. On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 7:59 AM, Paul Doyle technove...@gmail.com

Re: something to cheer you guys up a bit :)

2013-08-01 Thread Paul Doyle
at Siggraph stays at Siggraph -That's what she said -At least he bought you drinks beforehand Pick one, or come up with your own :) On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 9:31 AM, Paul Doyle technove...@gmail.com wrote: Ron was awesome. I may have been drunk. On 1 August 2013 19:25, Raffaele Fragapane

Re: something to cheer you guys up a bit :)

2013-08-02 Thread Paul Doyle
is sending everything to Twitter !!! :D On Fri, Aug 2, 2013 at 10:53 AM, Paul Doyle technove...@gmail.com wrote: https://twitter.com/FabricPaul/status/363311468923478016/photo/1 Next week is going to be fun... On 2 August 2013 10:08, Daryl Dunlap twinsnakes...@gmail.com wrote: *My

Re: OT: Yost Group - related to the Naiad/SIGGRAPH discussion

2013-08-02 Thread Paul Doyle
I think you're pretty off on the games figures Raff - I'd say current/last gen was 50/50 (with a lot of Soft still in Japan). However, AD made clear that Maya = Games a long time ago. Skyline was Maya only, and all the middleware stuff has been Maya-first/only. Next-gen pipelines are interesting

Re: OT: Yost Group - related to the Naiad/SIGGRAPH discussion

2013-08-04 Thread Paul Doyle
It depends how we approach it. I'm confident in our ability to find a model that works. Ultimately we'd be providing a version of our engine (including source code), so I think the middleware/commercial engine approach is the way we would go. The stuff we're doing with Splice suggests we (and our

Re: OT: Yost Group - related to the Naiad/SIGGRAPH discussion

2013-08-05 Thread Paul Doyle
August 2013 17:40, Paul Doyle technove...@gmail.com wrote: It depends how we approach it. I'm confident in our ability to find a model that works. Ultimately we'd be providing a version of our engine (including source code), so I think the middleware/commercial engine approach is the way we

Re: OT: Yost Group - related to the Naiad/SIGGRAPH discussion

2013-08-06 Thread Paul Doyle
Some comments on Fabric that we recorded at Siggraph from a few familiar VFX faces: https://vimeo.com/71818285 Eric is in this video, but don't hold that against us ;) On 6 August 2013 09:06, Eric Thivierge ethivie...@hybride.com wrote: Raf basically said what I was trying to say in a

Re: OT: Yost Group - related to the Naiad/SIGGRAPH discussion

2013-08-06 Thread Paul Doyle
technical issue - give me some time :) On 6 August 2013 14:27, Kris Rivel krisri...@gmail.com wrote: Private video :-) It must be REALLY good! On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 11:24 AM, Paul Doyle technove...@gmail.com wrote: Some comments on Fabric that we recorded at Siggraph from a few familiar

Re: OT: Yost Group - related to the Naiad/SIGGRAPH discussion

2013-08-06 Thread Paul Doyle
Fixed! https://vimeo.com/71818285 On 6 August 2013 14:27, Kris Rivel krisri...@gmail.com wrote: Private video :-) It must be REALLY good! On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 11:24 AM, Paul Doyle technove...@gmail.com wrote: Some comments on Fabric that we recorded at Siggraph from a few familiar VFX

Re: OT: Yost Group - related to the Naiad/SIGGRAPH discussion

2013-08-06 Thread Paul Doyle
:24 AM, Paul Doyle technove...@gmail.com mailto:technove...@gmail.com** wrote: Some comments on Fabric that we recorded at Siggraph from a few familiar VFX faces: https://vimeo.com/71818285 Eric is in this video, but don't hold that against us ;) On 6

Re: OT: Yost Group - related to the Naiad/SIGGRAPH discussion

2013-08-06 Thread Paul Doyle
://vimeopro.com/user7979713/3d-work On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 5:54 PM, Eric Thivierge ethivie...@hybride.com wrote: Not arguing that point at all. Tony wins by leaps and bounds. Eric Thivierge === Character TD / RnD Hybride Technologies On August-06-13 5:42:17 PM, Paul Doyle

Re: something to cheer you guys up a bit :)

2013-08-07 Thread Paul Doyle
Another soon for you :) https://twitter.com/FabricPaul/status/365118930114723840/photo/1 Getting pretty excited to see this drop - should be early next week. On 2 August 2013 11:37, Paul Doyle technove...@gmail.com wrote: Helge doesnt know how to use social media, so I have to handle

Re: Why did I pay support?? Why did I buy a suite ? I want my moneyback!

2013-08-08 Thread Paul Doyle
tomorrow should be fun ;) On 8 August 2013 17:41, Christopher Crouzet christopher.crou...@gmail.comwrote: It's not about ignorance. With all my respect, as everyone I'm not so happy to see how things have been going since Autodesk took over Softimage, but do you think that talking on a

Re: Why did I pay support?? Why did I buy a suite ? I want my moneyback!

2013-08-08 Thread Paul Doyle
Why does it need to be a specific advantage vs a general one? On 8 August 2013 18:08, Stephen Davidson magic...@bellsouth.net wrote: Yes, Fabric Engine is doing more for the survival of Softimage than most. But even they are looking to support other 3D apps, as they should, so it will not be

Re: Maya Xgen

2013-08-09 Thread Paul Doyle
that is also true ;) On 9 August 2013 08:02, Ciaran Moloney moloney.cia...@gmail.com wrote: I think that's a better question for his employer. On Fri, Aug 9, 2013 at 12:58 PM, Sebastien Sterling sebastien.sterl...@gmail.com wrote: That raises an interesting question, which would best be

Re: Maya Xgen

2013-08-09 Thread Paul Doyle
I had a life once... On 9 August 2013 08:40, Sebastien Sterling sebastien.sterl...@gmail.comwrote: A yes ! but i knew that the mere alignment of the words Fabric and engine would be enough to conjure Paul and elucidate that particular line of inquiry :) On 9 August 2013 14:04, Paul Doyle

Spliced Softimage is here!

2013-08-09 Thread Paul Doyle
Hi everyone – we’ve been pushing along on Splice, and will be making the first drop of Splice for Softimage to our closed testing group next week. I thought you’d appreciate a look at what we’ve done. https://vimeo.com/72047932 This video gives a detailed introduction into Creation:Splice

Spliced ICE (baby)

2013-08-19 Thread Paul Doyle
Hi guys - I needed to use that title at least one time :) https://vimeo.com/72650017 This video shows Splice in Softimage accessing data from ICE. If you’d like to access the Splice beta, please email b...@fabricengine.com with a bit of background information (skillset, experience etc) Cheers,

Fabric Engine - portable characters and manipulation

2013-08-26 Thread Paul Doyle
Hi guys – we’ve been working hard on the rigging and manipulation work for Splice. I’m happy to say we’re able to show you that work, and our aim is to make a drop of this available to the Splice test group sometime in September. We will be opening up Splice to the general Creation list soon

Re: Fabric Engine - portable characters and manipulation

2013-08-29 Thread Paul Doyle
, pete...@skynet.be wrote: character rigs portable between applications... isn’t that like the holy grail? this sounds like a HUGE step in freeing productions from a single DCC application. *From:* Paul Doyle technove...@gmail.com *Sent:* Monday, August 26, 2013 6:23 PM *To:* softimage

Re: Fabric Engine - portable characters and manipulation

2013-08-29 Thread Paul Doyle
://www.ethivierge.com On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 6:23 PM, Paul Doyle technove...@gmail.com wrote: We spent a bit of time working on a car asset to show the portability of the asset and rig controls - it's pretty cool to see the same rig in Softimage and Maya. it's also showing some interesting stuff around

Re: Fabric Engine - portable characters and manipulation

2013-08-29 Thread Paul Doyle
Miquel Campos www.miquelTD.com 2013/8/29 Paul Doyle technove...@gmail.com We have decided not to distribute it to people with beards that live in Quebec. Sorry. On 29 August 2013 19:37, Eric Thivierge ethivie...@gmail.com wrote: Great stuff guys! Can't wait to get my hands

Re: Fabric Engine - portable characters and manipulation

2013-08-29 Thread Paul Doyle
*Sylvain Lebeau // SHED** *V-P/Visual effects supervisor 1410, RUE STANLEY, 11E ÉTAGE MONTRÉAL (QUÉBEC) H3A 1P8 T 514 849-1555 F 514 849-5025 WWW.SHEDMTL.COM http://www.shedmtl.com/ http://WWW.SHEDMTL.COM http://www.shedmtl.com/ On 2013-08-29, at 7:39 PM, Paul Doyle technove...@gmail.com wrote

Re: Fabric Engine - portable characters and manipulation

2013-08-29 Thread Paul Doyle
at 6:56 PM, Paul Doyle technove...@gmail.com wrote: You're missing out on the wonderful February weather and pleasant summer evenings. On 29 August 2013 19:50, Eric Turman i.anima...@gmail.com wrote: Good thing I don't live in Quebec then ;) On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 6:49 PM, Sylvain

Re: Fabric Engine - portable characters and manipulation

2013-08-29 Thread Paul Doyle
, 2013 at 7:48 PM, Paul Doyle technove...@gmail.com wrote: There's an exemption if your name is not Eric. On 29 August 2013 19:47, Miquel Campos miquel.cam...@gmail.com wrote: Oh S***t !!! I also have beard and live in Quebec. : ( But I am more bald than Eric. That should compensate the equation

Helge's presentation from Uebertage 2013

2013-09-17 Thread Paul Doyle
Hi guys - Helge wasn't able to attend the event last week due to some last minute complications. On the plus side, this means that he recorded a Fabric Softimage presentation that was played at the event. You can watch it here: https://vimeo.com/74638146 This is a typical customer demo that we'd

Re: OT: Shadertoy webGL shaders

2013-10-24 Thread Paul Doyle
They presented at Real-Time Live at Siggraph and it was very cool :) On 24 October 2013 09:46, Thomas Volkmann li...@thomasvolkmann.com wrote: ** Since a colleague just stumbled over it: https://www.shadertoy.com/view/XslGRr cheers, Thomas

Fabric Engine 1.10 is out with added Splice :)

2013-12-12 Thread Paul Doyle
Hi everyone - we just announced the release of Fabric Engine 1.10 - you can get it here http://fabricengine.com/get-fabric/. This is the first release that includes the Splice API, which made a bit of noise at Sigg this year - we'll share some technical information on the new geometry system soon,

Re: emPolygonizer in Fabric Engine using KL extension

2013-12-19 Thread Paul Doyle
I know a few third party developers, and it's tough for them to make money in the VFX industry. Providing a way for them to target multiple DCC applications is a good way to help them succeed, which ultimately leads to them building new plugins. As much as you dislike the notion of Eric building

Re: emPolygonizer in Fabric Engine using KL extension

2013-12-20 Thread Paul Doyle
What we've been doing this year is paring back the work on modules in order to focus on the core platform. We're nearly four years in to this now, which is around the point that platforms really start to come together. Hopefully that means that studios with limited technical resources will start

Re: Windows 8

2014-01-11 Thread Paul Doyle
I use StartIsBack for 8.1 as I can't manage without normal start menu functionality. Free if you don't mind a nag screen. On 11 January 2014 13:04, Andres Stephens drais...@outlook.com wrote: I love W8 (and 8.1 more), the general workflow of things is a lot smoother than 7’s, and the ribbon

Re: Oculus Rift

2014-02-27 Thread Paul Doyle
We're not casual when we talk about it internally :) It's an absolute nerdfest of 'and then we can... and then and then It's a bit like this ;) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKNX6dieVcc On 27 February 2014 11:22, Tim Crowson tim.crow...@magneticdreams.comwrote: So casual, Helge... :-D

Re: Oculus Rift

2014-02-27 Thread Paul Doyle
On 2/27/2014 10:25 AM, Paul Doyle wrote: We're not casual when we talk about it internally :) It's an absolute nerdfest of 'and then we can... and then and then It's a bit like this ;) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKNX6dieVcc On 27 February 2014 11:22, Tim Crowson tim.crow

Re: Oculus Rift

2014-02-27 Thread Paul Doyle
, Paul Doyle technove...@gmail.com wrote: We're not casual when we talk about it internally :) It's an absolute nerdfest of 'and then we can... and then and then It's a bit like this ;) Dude, Where's My Car ( And Then ??? )http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GKNX6dieVcc On 27 February 2014 11

Re: Oculus Rift

2014-02-27 Thread Paul Doyle
://youtu.be/LtMfrkRqlRs F. On Thursday, February 27, 2014, Francisco Criado malcriad...@gmail.com wrote: Well Helge! is it there any chance to send you an argentine bbq as a bribe for that tool? name your price! F. On Thursday, February 27, 2014, Paul Doyle technove...@gmail.com wrote

Re: Oculus Rift

2014-02-27 Thread Paul Doyle
Why aren't you working? On 27 February 2014 12:28, Helge Mathee helge.mat...@gmx.net wrote: You realize that I am reading this as well, Paul. On 27.02.2014 18:20, Paul Doyle wrote: Please stop encouraging him. I might talk to them soon though if we get a good customer use case. Right

Re: Oculus Rift

2014-02-27 Thread Paul Doyle
and a nine dof board sounds great for a starting point ;) F. On Thursday, February 27, 2014, Paul Doyle technove...@gmail.com wrote: Please stop encouraging him. I might talk to them soon though if we get a good customer use case. Right now we're just thinking about a smooth path to get

Re: new upgrade policy

2014-02-27 Thread Paul Doyle
On 27 February 2014 12:54, Jordi Bares jordiba...@gmail.com wrote: Fabric Engine looks very promising but I wonder what their business model really is so I am quite cautious... The world is full of great ideas but if they don't make money that is the end of it. No idea what you're getting at

Re: new upgrade policy

2014-02-27 Thread Paul Doyle
also - our pricing is on our website: http://fabricengine.com/get-fabric/ On 27 February 2014 12:58, Paul Doyle technove...@gmail.com wrote: On 27 February 2014 12:54, Jordi Bares jordiba...@gmail.com wrote: Fabric Engine looks very promising but I wonder what their business model really

Re: new upgrade policy

2014-02-27 Thread Paul Doyle
jordiba...@gmail.com On 27 Feb 2014, at 17:58, Paul Doyle technove...@gmail.com wrote: On 27 February 2014 12:54, Jordi Bares jordiba...@gmail.com wrote: Fabric Engine looks very promising but I wonder what their business model really is so I am quite cautious... The world is full of great

Re: new upgrade policy

2014-02-27 Thread Paul Doyle
On 27 Feb 2014, at 17:58, Paul Doyle technove...@gmail.com wrote: On 27 February 2014 12:54, Jordi Bares jordiba...@gmail.com wrote: Fabric Engine looks very promising but I wonder what their business model really is so I am quite cautious... The world is full of great ideas

Re: new upgrade policy

2014-02-27 Thread Paul Doyle
lol not at all - I appreciate the candour On 27 February 2014 13:35, Jordi Bares jordiba...@gmail.com wrote: Will do, sorry if I sounded negative, hopefully only ignorant. :-) Jordi Bares jordiba...@gmail.com On 27 Feb 2014, at 18:25, Paul Doyle technove...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Jordi

Re: ICE migration thread. no tears here )))

2014-02-28 Thread Paul Doyle
Hey Rob - Fabric 2.0 will be a step in that direction. https://vimeo.com/84300368 gives an overview of the thinking behind that project (subject to change blah blah). We'll also be making Fabric available in Houdini, so there'll be portability of tools between Soft and Maya/Max/Houdini - this

Re: ICE migration thread. no tears here )))

2014-02-28 Thread Paul Doyle
Hey Gustavo - comments below I tried Fabric once but learning curve was a bit steeper then I predicted (coming from an ICE user / no ofense intended). V 2.0 looks like it has greater benefits, so even if the price is steeper then a visual, higher level thing like Houdini it might pay off... Yes,

Re: ICE migration thread. no tears here )))

2014-02-28 Thread Paul Doyle
Just to get the thread on track a bit (sort of) - would people share what it is they like/dislike about ICE (or any other visual programming system)? My experience is there are often two camps: one group that are not programmers (not even python), so ICE gives them a level of customization

Re: ICE migration thread. no tears here )))

2014-03-01 Thread Paul Doyle
Just to comment on this - SideFX have been doing some cool stuff with Houdini Engine. I don't think they were intending to add support to Softimage, but they have connections to Maya and Unity already. I think the difference is that we make the Splice API available so it's possible for anyone to

Re: survey on visual programming

2014-03-02 Thread Paul Doyle
://www.themillblog.com/ @millchannel | https://twitter.com/millchannel facebook.com/millchannel http://www.facebook.com/millchannel * On Mar 1, 2014, at 19:56, Paul Doyle technove...@gmail.com wrote: Hi everyone - there has been some interesting discussion on the ICE thread about likes and dislikes. Fabric 2.0

Re: survey on visual programming

2014-03-02 Thread Paul Doyle
btw there have been 60 responses so far, which is great - I'll have to find a useful way to share it. I might put it into a google doc so it's easy for people to sort through. On 2 March 2014 19:43, Paul Doyle technove...@gmail.com wrote: I'll work out which one was yours and delete

Re: A way forward - We are kingmakers.

2014-03-04 Thread Paul Doyle
Thank you for mentioning us and for the helpful comments. I'll make sure we respond to the things raised in this thread - in particular scene assembly. I just don't feel like pimping software today - I'll be back on top of things tomorrow. On 4 March 2014 15:34, Felix Geremus

Re: A way forward - We are kingmakers.

2014-03-05 Thread Paul Doyle
I'm writing up a response today - lots to cover :) We are paying attention.

Re: A way forward - We are kingmakers.

2014-03-05 Thread Paul Doyle
My new thread doesn't appear to have made it to the list. There's a copy of it here: http://www.si-community.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=36t=4950start=0 I honestly don't have much to add to what Andy wrote - he nailed it. The last two points in my post are: We can't do it alone - if you want

Re: A way forward - We are kingmakers.

2014-03-05 Thread Paul Doyle
I have just posted a new message to the list covering some of this - I'll read through this thread again now and respond as best I can. On 5 March 2014 13:00, Andy Jones andy.jo...@gmail.com wrote: I'll take a stab (although I haven't really spent any time using it). Often in production, we

Fabric Engine QA thread

2014-03-05 Thread Paul Doyle
(cross-posted to SI-Community and to our mailing list) Hi everyone, We've been mentioned in a few places recently in relation to what has happened to Softimage, and particularly in discussions regarding 'what now?'. I'm going to try and cover everything that's come up in various emails and forum

Re: A way forward - We are kingmakers.

2014-03-05 Thread Paul Doyle
(thread appeared in the end) On 5 March 2014 13:29, Paul Doyle technove...@gmail.com wrote: My new thread doesn't appear to have made it to the list. There's a copy of it here: http://www.si-community.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=36t=4950start=0 I honestly don't have much to add to what

Re: Fabric Engine QA thread

2014-03-05 Thread Paul Doyle
Clearly I am psychic On 5 March 2014 13:54, Paul Doyle technove...@gmail.com wrote: Yes that is correct - it's encapsulated RD. If you watch the demo you'll see an example of a car rig moving between Maya and Soft, along with some other examples: https://vimeo.com/76325922 - what

Re: Fabric Engine QA thread

2014-03-05 Thread Paul Doyle
in all supported applications via Splice. So you can use that tool, rig in Maya, animate in SI or vice verse or completely in one and use in another? Just trying to figure out if I got a grasp of idea Thanks! On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 7:18 PM, Paul Doyle technove...@gmail.com wrote: (cross

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