IMO Adobe brings nothing to the table, except cash, in this transaction. On 27 April 2015 at 12:08, Randy Little <[email protected]> wrote:
> Yes but what happens to all the technology trade deals. Katana and Nuke > trade, Weta deals with Mari etc... What obstacles do those pose for > those apps? As quite as the Foundry has been recently accept for Modo seems > like something might already be in play. > > Randy S. Little > http://www.rslittle.com/ > http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2325729/ > > > > On Sun, Apr 26, 2015 at 6:19 PM, J Bills <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I'd love to see Adobe win the bid. I think there's a lot of work to be >> done leveraging all of that tech across the various apps, and a company >> like Adobe could put enough resources to make it happen where I think the >> Foundry has had enough to pull the raw ingredients together and pry these >> apps out of the studios and out into the open - but to properly merge them >> anytime soon, and mass market them correctly to maximize sales and cross >> pollination, takes possibly more muscle than they have. Not to say that >> they couldn't get there but Adobe stepping in would kick everything into >> overdrive. >> >> Modo makes a TON of sense for them to finally enter the 3d market with, >> since it's got it's hooks firmly planted in the design world. >> >> Nuke (and Mari) would make a great base for a Photoshop rewrite. A non >> destructive, truly float capable Photoshop that still maintains >> interactivity? Wow. We've all known dating back to Shake that this is a >> much better way to work, but I imagine any attempt that Apple or anyone >> else has ever made at a Photoshop killer was probably met with lots of >> patent litigation. >> >> Lots more could be done with Katana. Anyone that worked at Sony knows >> it's gold. Would be cool to see it pushed up the priority list or further >> integrated with Nuke. >> >> I imagine the real prize for Adobe is Modo, but I'd hope nothing happens >> to the purity of Nuke and that they wouldn't strip it for tech and then >> leave it for dead, like Avid/Apple/etc. I had thought the future of Nuke >> was relatively safe but I suppose nothing is ever a sure thing. >> >> Let's hope this isn't the kiss of death. Fusion makes me cringe (but the >> price is right!) >> >> >> On Sun, Apr 26, 2015 at 11:18 AM, Ron Ganbar <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> That would actually be a welcome thing. >>> An Adobe purchase might turn out to be a good thing in the end. It >>> doesn't all need to end up like Apple buying Nothing Real. It can end up >>> like Blackmagic buying Fusion. Who knows. >>> R >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Ron Ganbar >>> email: [email protected] >>> tel: +44 (0)7968 007 309 [UK] >>> +972 (0)54 255 9765 [Israel] >>> url: http://ronganbar.wordpress.com/ >>> >>> On Sun, Apr 26, 2015 at 9:11 PM, Gil Woodley <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> I see a subscription model in the future... >>>> >>>> On Sun, Apr 26, 2015 at 8:02 PM, Elias Ericsson Rydberg < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I would have loved to see Side FX aquire The Foundry. >>>>> Den 26 apr 2015 19:59 skrev "Jose Fernandez de Castro" < >>>>> [email protected]>: >>>>> >>>>>> That would be really terrible news if they got acquired by Adobe... >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sun, Apr 26, 2015 at 10:38 AM, Ron Ganbar <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I was thinking of Freehand. I loved Freehand. Took me years to get >>>>>>> used to illustrator. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> R >>>>>>> On 26 Apr 2015 20:16, "Randy Little" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Macromedia did fine after purchase accept for freehand. >>>>>>>> On Apr 26, 2015 1:07 PM, "Ron Ganbar" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Yeah, the Telegraph are spot on. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I agree with Diogo. Hope The Foundry won't end up like >>>>>>>>> Macromedia... >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Ron Ganbar >>>>>>>>> email: [email protected] >>>>>>>>> tel: +44 (0)7968 007 309 [UK] >>>>>>>>> +972 (0)54 255 9765 [Israel] >>>>>>>>> url: http://ronganbar.wordpress.com/ >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Sun, Apr 26, 2015 at 7:53 PM, Chris Noellert < >>>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> My favorite snippet: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> *The Foundry's visual effects software Nuke was used to make the >>>>>>>>>> computer-generated characters in Guardians of the Galaxy look >>>>>>>>>> completely >>>>>>>>>> real * >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> The company* has recently launched a concept design software >>>>>>>>>> product >>>>>>>>>> <http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/businessclub/technology/11206167/Harry-Potter-to-Guardians-of-the-Galaxy-the-British-firm-behind-the-Hollywood-blockbusters.html>*called >>>>>>>>>> Modo, which means that prototype cars, phones and trainers can be >>>>>>>>>> drawn >>>>>>>>>> immediately into 3D rather than drawn first by hand in 2D and then >>>>>>>>>> physically built. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Apr 26, 2015, at 12:32 AM, Ron Ganbar <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/privateequity/11562472/Adobe-eyes-200m-bid-for-British-visual-effects-firm-The-Foundry.html >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Ron Ganbar >>>>>>>>>> email: [email protected] >>>>>>>>>> tel: +44 (0)7968 007 309 [UK] >>>>>>>>>> +972 (0)54 255 9765 [Israel] >>>>>>>>>> url: http://ronganbar.wordpress.com/ >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>> Nuke-users mailing list >>>>>>>>>> [email protected], >>>>>>>>>> http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>> Nuke-users mailing list >>>>>>>>>> [email protected], >>>>>>>>>> http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>> Nuke-users mailing list >>>>>>>>> [email protected], >>>>>>>>> http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ >>>>>>>>> http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>> Nuke-users mailing list >>>>>>>> [email protected], >>>>>>>> http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ >>>>>>>> http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> Nuke-users mailing list >>>>>>> [email protected], http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ >>>>>>> http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Jose Fernandez de Castro >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Nuke-users mailing list >>>>>> [email protected], http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ >>>>>> http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Nuke-users mailing list >>>>> [email protected], http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ >>>>> http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Nuke-users mailing list >>>> [email protected], http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ >>>> http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Nuke-users mailing list >>> [email protected], http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ >>> http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Nuke-users mailing list >> [email protected], http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ >> http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Nuke-users mailing list > [email protected], http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ > http://support.thefoundry.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nuke-users >
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