All this doom and gloom makes me think of ditching this and taking up farming. Let's find some hope here people. ;-)
On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 9:34 AM, Graham Bell <graham.b...@autodesk.com>wrote: > +1 > > To follow Stevens comments below, we also know that Suites are very much a > focus for Autodesk. Suites aren't for everyone, granted, but Softimage is > an important benefit for Suites. So we are trying to do more and we are > pushing Softimage, however whenever these types of rumours pop up, it > actually makes my life (and others like me in Autodesk) even harder, > because when we try and push Softimage, many people don't see the software, > they just see the rumour. I end up having to spend much of the time trying > to dispel any rumours, and this actually distracts people from seeing the > real benefits of Softimage. And I'd much rather spend the time on the > benefits. > > Whilst I have nothing against people posting rumours, and I don't think > banning is the answer, I'd like people to maybe think a little first before > posting. Autodesk don't tend to give away much in public, so if people do > have doubts, then try contacting use privately. > > > G > > > > From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto: > softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Steven Caron > Sent: 19 December 2012 22:12 > To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com > Subject: Re: Rumors > > 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 to make new fx tools in > maya. and besides, node graphs and multi-threading aren't unique to ICE and > they have been around for quite some time, so lets let this thing go. > s > > On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 1:40 PM, Gene Crucean < > emailgeneonthel...@gmail.com<mailto:emailgeneonthel...@gmail.com>> wrote: > Slow down everyone. > > Tim has worked for me before and he's a solid Soft dude. Nothing but > respect for him. I know he loves Soft just as much as we all do and > honestly... his post was probably posted purely out of his frustration of > how AD is handling Soft. I say... cut the dude some slack and understand > that he's probably just bummed. > > > > > On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 1:03 PM, Eric Thivierge <ethivie...@gmail.com > <mailto:ethivie...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > What bothers me is that this list is becoming less and less of a > professional environment and just a place to start stirring up fear and > tossing around speculation and rumors. I usually leave that for the folks > in the forums usually. > > Also to add, Tim Marinov, like others have said, you've already switched > to those other apps. It seems like you're just coming back to stir things > up and hope others follow you into the path you've taken. Not sure if it's > because you're lonely over there or what but if you don't use Softimage any > longer why even come to post on this list? > > -------------------------------------------- > Eric Thivierge > http://www.ethivierge.com > > > On Thu, Dec 20, 2012 at 7:55 AM, Graham Bell <graham.b...@autodesk.com > <mailto:graham.b...@autodesk.com>> wrote: > I agree. > > 'Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and > remove all doubt.' > > > > -- > Gene Crucean - Emmy winning - Oscar nominated VFX Supervisor / iOS-OSX > Developer / Filmmaker / Photographer > ** Freelance for hire ** > www.genecrucean.com<http://www.genecrucean.com> > > ~~ Please use my website's contact form on www.genecrucean.com< > http://www.genecrucean.com/> for any personal emails. Thanks. I may not > get them at this address. ~~ > > >
