On Apr 15, 2011, at 11:55 AM, Nathan Rusch wrote: > Yeah, and mine was based on a brochure I read somewhere... > > Don’t worry, no one’s trying to force you out of your comfort zone. However, > I imagine that recognizing that there are other fish in the sea that may > actually do some things better than Nuke is one of the reasons The Foundry > continues to try and improve it. > > -Nathan
Come on now. This has nothing to do with comfort zone. Yes, I've used Nuke since it was alpha software, but I've also used pretty much every other comp package out there in production over the past 18 years. So, it's not an issue of comfort, but of what works. Fusion, Toxic etc may be ok if you are pushing out a show on a smaller scale, but let's get real here. These days no one is going to attempt to comp something like Transformers 4 in anything but Nuke, just like no one is going to do the 3D for it in Lightwave, instead of Maya. Just last year I dealt with a company that thought they could turn out 150 shots for a major summer fx movie in Fusion and guess how well that went? Let's just say that they ended up switching to Nuke halfway through the show, because it wasn't working. And that has nothing to do with fanboy loyalty or anything other nonsense, but the cold hard facts. At the moment Nuke is the only industrial strength comp package out there and that is why it has been adapted by every major studio. Every one has done the comparison testing and gone back and forth, before they put their money down and everyone has come to the same conclusion. I really couldn't give a damn what package I use as long as it allows me to deliver a show with the least amount on pain and at the highest quality possible. I have nothing to gain from the Foundry selling more copies. Now more than ever this business is about shoving 10 pounds of crap in to a 5 pound bag and the last thing anyone needs to deal with is a package that is going to make that any messier. So, until someone comes up with a real competitor, it's Nuke. And while we are on the subject of competition, yes I would like to see a serious competitor, because it is better for the market. Competition means lower prices and drives innovation. Feli ______________________________________________________________ [email protected] 2 + 2 = 4 www.elanphotos.com
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