Softimage is better than its ever been and yet every year we still have to go through the death rumors... tradition I guess. Ultimately the software is owned by AD and they have the option to nurture it or destroy it as they please. If AD robs the best bits and innovation from Softimage, then I'm perfectly fine with it. Like others are saying, it would make a switch that much easier.
Daniel VFXM On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 12:58 PM, Alok Gandhi <alok.gandhi2...@gmail.com>wrote: > Plus the ICE TDs will become more hireable . . . :) > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 2012-12-20, at 12:18 AM, Adam Sale <adamfs...@gmail.com> wrote: > > and if Maya does adopt ICE, well, then we users who are familiar with ICE > stand to gain, as it would make learning maya a little less painful. > > > On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 10:03 AM, David Gallagher < > davegsoftimagel...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> Good thoughts. The irritating thing to me is that the Maya/Max world >> doesn't understand the workflow strengths of Softimage. If those tools >> elsewhere turn out to be better, that's great. But lately it just feels >> like momentum is the driving force, not quality of software. >> >> Dave G >> >> >> On 12/19/2012 12:43 PM, Mathieu Leclaire wrote: >> >> I'm sorry... but how exactly does it hurt the user? If what you are >> hearing happens to be true... doesn't that just mean good news for Maya? I >> don't see any bad news for Softimage here. Softimage ain't loosing >> anything. It's Maya whose gaining. >> >> Even if Softimage ends up loosing some user base because they are moving >> to Maya or something else and Softimage stops evolving due to lack of >> users... Well, that's the cycle of life. In the end, ain't that the beauty >> of our industry? Things are evolving rapidly. There are always new >> softwares, new technologies to learn and adopt. Old non evolving >> technologies slowly die to make way to new better technologies. I love >> Softimage like all of you and I would be sad if it stopped evolving. But >> I'm a big boy. I'll adopt a new one if it helps our work get better. Sure, >> there would be an adaptation period if that happens, but in the end, >> softwares are just tools. Our jobs aren't in jeopardy. Only your comfort >> zone is. And that is only true IF your wort case scenario actually happens >> (i.e. new ICE like interface in Maya forces Softimage users to switch >> software and in doing so kills Softimage's future). >> >> I think this process is completely natural and healthy. If Softimage is >> to die, it's not going to happen in the blink of an eye. It's going to be a >> slow natural transition towards that state. I hope not. I too hope it will >> keep evolving and keep it's place in the industry... but if it doesn't, >> then I'll be happy to face a new challenge and learn a new software. >> >> -Mathieu >> >> Tim Marinov wrote: >> >> If it was publicly it won't be rumor and everyone will know.As I said >> this is something I 've heard recently and I really hope isn't true.I like >> Softimage XSI and what is happening with it lately, and these rumors really >> hurts long XSI users. >> >> >> On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 4:34 PM, Graham Bell <graham.b...@autodesk.com>wrote: >> >>> publicly >> >> >> >> >> >
