That’s exactly the point of this latest evolution of the conversation thread: competition is good. That’s the point Randy brought up, that’s what I echoed (albeit slightly sarcastically), and that’s what you’ve just re-iterated.
I’m not trying to argue your point that Nuke is the strongest package, I’m simply trying to point out that it still has its weaknesses, and some of those weaknesses (like Randy originally mentioned) are currently done much better in other less-desirable packages. And hopefully that recognition is some of what’s driving The Foundry to continue making improvements. As an aside, I would add that the undertones of concern regarding Nuke now being owned by people with little interest in anything beyond return-on-investment numbers are perfectly valid as well. -Nathan From: Feli Sent: Friday, April 15, 2011 12:20 PM To: Nuke user discussion Subject: Re: [Nuke-users] The Foundry is raising the maintance price...!!! 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Nuke-users mailing list [email protected] http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users
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