Some interesting points: http://www.digitalartsonline.co.uk/news/motion-graphics/will-adobe-buy-foundry-why-it-could-be-great-for-after-effects-users-but-terrible-for-nuke/
On Sun, Apr 26, 2015 at 9:06 PM, adam jones <[email protected]> wrote: > they had the carlyle for that, at the very least if adobe offer nothing > they are sympathetic and understand the industry. > > On Apr 27, 2015, at 12:29 PM, Marten Blumen <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 >> > > _______________________________________________ > 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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