Hey Eric, I don't recommend it because I don't want to get that angry phone call when someone received a coffee cup from Autodesk because they stopped developing Softimage :)
On a more serious note. I don't recommend it because in the long run I don't think it has a future. I really think (this is my own thoughts) that it will end up as MatchMover and Composite. It will still be around, but that's about it. And seeing how Autodesk is marketing Softimage, we are almost there. My push these days go to try and convince people to use Gimp, Krita and Blender. If people can learn the ZBrush gui, people can learn anything :) all the best stefan On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 3:53 PM, Eric Lampi <ericla...@gmail.com> wrote: > Stefan I'm not sure I understand your logic. You don't recommend anyone > learn or buy Soft anymore yet you want people to move from Maya and Max? One > of the biggest problems with Soft is the limited number of people who use it > well. If you're not explaining to people who inquire about it, and how it > may or may not be an asset then how do you expect anything to change? Who > really pays attention to this marketing garbage anyway? marketing, salesmen, > they don't have to really know anything about it, they push a strategy plan > and a script. I didn't decide to learn SoftImage 3D in 1995 instead of Alias > or Wavefront because of marketing materials, I asked people who were doing > great work, and people who had jobs. Word of mouth is extremely important. > You've been in this business a long time and if someone takes the time to > ask it's because they respect your opinion and will use it to make a > decision at a later date. I'm not saying tell everyone Soft is the only > option when it's obvious that something like, for example, C4D would be a > better fit. Don't automatically dismiss it. > > Just food for thought. > > Eric > > On Sep 10, 2012 3:08 PM, "Stefan Andersson" <sander...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Just to throw some more gasoline onto the fire. >> >> So the value to a 3dsmax/Maya user would be to use Softimage as a particle >> plugin. Everything else their respective Software is good at. >> >> I know you don't agree with them Graham, and it's not you who "wrote/made" >> this :) It's been said over and over again on this list, it doesn't seem >> that Autodesk cares about Softimage. >> >> And it's for that reason alone that I don't recommend anyone (anymore) to >> buy or learn Softimage. Autodesk representatives on this list is trying to >> assure us, but apparently those people have absolutely NO contact with the >> Marketing/PR people. It's not that we have been asking for much, but the way >> they market Softimage and the way new users and studios look at Softimage... >> well... you get my point. >> >> I don't want Softimage to be a good companion to Maya&3dsmax, I want >> Softimage to kick their ass and make all users leave their software and use >> Softimage instead!! But that is not in Autodesk view a good thing. And for >> this reason I think Autodesk is really bad for Softimage. >> >> Why is attitude and "kick butt" mentality a bad thing? it's what keeps a >> lot of us going and improving our-self. It's what makes us trying to reach >> for those extra 10% in a production. >> >> Am I pissed at Autodesk? you bet you sweet ass I am. I spent years behind >> Softimage and got companies to buy the software that were Maya based, and >> really really tried to get it to work... >> With ICE I had big hopes. But... Autodesk had little incentive to kick >> Maya/3dsmax out the window. They made Softimage into a particle plugin. >> >> So what happens now? >> >> I know it's pointless rant, and it just adds fuel to the fire. But it's >> difficult to talk about something positive when it comes to Softimage. It's >> like having a Formula One car, but you live in the country side and no one >> understands why you have it. >> >> Sorry for the rant everyone. >> >> best regards >> Stefan >> >> On Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 4:36 PM, Graham Bell <graham.b...@autodesk.com> >> wrote: >>> >>> Perhaps worth pointing out that this is a Entertainment Creation 'Suites' >>> magazine and of the course the two main flavours (Ultimate aside) for the >>> Suites are Maya and Max. And therefore the three packages shown in the image >>> are all including in the Maya/Max Suites, hence the reason for trying to >>> show their value to those respective users. >>> >>> >>> >>> From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com >>> [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Paul Griswold >>> Sent: 10 September 2012 15:08 >>> To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com >>> Subject: In case you missed it.. >>> >>> This is the kind of stuff that makes me really dislike Autodesk: >>> http://yfrog.com/h0t6exxtj >>> >>> I'm glad to know Softimage is a particle system that has single-step >>> interoperability with the apps in the "Areas of Excellence" (Max and Maya). >>> >>> >>> >>> -Paul >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> stefan andersson - digital janitor - http://sanders3d.wordpress.com -- stefan andersson - digital janitor - http://sanders3d.wordpress.com
