Agree with Matt. There could have been real benefits from joining Adobe. But happy TF stayed independent.
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 Thu, May 21, 2015 at 8:05 AM, Matt Plec <mp...@mplec.com> wrote: > 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 >>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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