Admittedly I'm biased, and a combo with Adobe would have some great potential, but overall an independent Foundry sure seems better. There's been more than enough consolidation already.
On Thu, May 21, 2015 at 4:41 AM, J Bills <jbillsn...@flickfx.com> wrote: > Happy ending? > > https://www.thefoundry.co.uk/about-us/news-awards/the-foundry-announces-new-investment-from-hgcapital > > On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 3:40 PM, Howard Jones <mrhowardjo...@yahoo.com> > wrote: > >> There wasn't much to compete with Shake when it died but Nuke filled the >> void. There's more out there now then there was then, but this all assumes >> >> 1. Adobe has bought the foundry >> 2. Adobe would have free reign >> 3. They would want to squash it >> >> Still been here before so... >> >> Howard >> >> On 28 Apr 2015, at 11:26 pm, Marten Blumen <mar...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> http://flowbox.io >> >> On 29 April 2015 at 10:07, Gustaf Nilsson <gus...@laserpanda.com> wrote: >> >>> After Effects! oh, hang on... >>> >>> On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 10:26 PM, Chris Noellert <cnoell...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> What competes with Nuke? >>>> >>>> On Apr 28, 2015, at 2:21 PM, Diogo Girondi <diogogiro...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Ha! It took at least 19 years for Adobe to include interactive round >>>> corners for shapes in Illustrator. That is how ridiculous things become >>>> once there is no real competitors for a software. >>>> >>>> On ter, 28 de abr de 2015 at 06:51 Charles Bedwell < >>>> charles.bedw...@encorepost.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Adobe doesn't put enough effort into its existing applications. It >>>>> wouldn't kick anything into overdrive, it would put everything on the back >>>>> burner (see Adobe Illustrator for the past 10 years). >>>>> >>>>> Adobe purchased Aldus to obtain Page Maker, but was prevented from >>>>> purchasing Freehand for 10 years due to fears it would control the vector >>>>> graphics market. 10 years later they purchased Macromedia and left >>>>> Freehand >>>>> to die while steadily increasing the price of Illustrator, adding 3 or 4 >>>>> features per release. Freehand supported multiple pages in 1991. >>>>> Illustrator? 2008. >>>>> >>>>> I'll just leave this here: http://adobegripes.tumblr.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 26 Apr 2015, at 11:20 pm, J Bills <jbillsn...@flickfx.com> 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 <ron...@gmail.com> 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: ron...@gmail.com >>>>>> 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 <gil.wood...@gmail.com >>>>>> > wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I see a subscription model in the future... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sun, Apr 26, 2015 at 8:02 PM, Elias Ericsson Rydberg < >>>>>>> elias.ericsson.rydb...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I would have loved to see Side FX aquire The Foundry. >>>>>>>> Den 26 apr 2015 19:59 skrev "Jose Fernandez de Castro" < >>>>>>>> pixelcowbo...@gmail.com>: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> That would be really terrible news if they got acquired by Adobe... >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Sun, Apr 26, 2015 at 10:38 AM, Ron Ganbar <ron...@gmail.com> >>>>>>>>> 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" <randyslit...@gmail.com> >>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Macromedia did fine after purchase accept for freehand. >>>>>>>>>>> On Apr 26, 2015 1:07 PM, "Ron Ganbar" <ron...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Yeah, the Telegraph are spot on. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> I agree with Diogo. Hope The Foundry won't end up like >>>>>>>>>>>> Macromedia... >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Ron Ganbar >>>>>>>>>>>> email: ron...@gmail.com >>>>>>>>>>>> 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 < >>>>>>>>>>>> cnoell...@gmail.com> 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 <ron...@gmail.com> >>>>>>>>>>>>> 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: ron...@gmail.com >>>>>>>>>>>>> tel: +44 (0)7968 007 309 [UK] >>>>>>>>>>>>> +972 (0)54 255 9765 [Israel] >>>>>>>>>>>>> url: http://ronganbar.wordpress.com/ >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>>>>>> Nuke-users mailing list >>>>>>>>>>>>> Nuke-users@support.thefoundry.co.uk, >>>>>>>>>>>>> http://forums.thefoundry.co.uk/ >>>>>>>>>>>>> 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