Re: Dot Product on Rendertree?

2014-08-29 Thread Fabricio Chamon
hey Matt, thanks a lot for the detailed explanation and examples! that's exactly what I neeed. much appreciated. 2014-08-28 18:48 GMT-03:00 Matt Lind ml...@carbinestudios.com: Updated version: Vector_state à vector-Vector à Vector_Coordinate_Converter à Vector-Scalar à Gradient

Autodesk considering ditching perpetual licenses

2014-08-29 Thread Perry Harovas
Really no surprise here: http://www.cgchannel.com/2014/08/autodesk-considering-ditching-software-licences/

Friday Flashback #187

2014-08-29 Thread Stephen Blair
1985 view of the Reitman building on St Laurent Boulevard that would one day be the Softimage headquarters http://wp.me/powV4-35F

RE: Friday Flashback #187

2014-08-29 Thread Matt Lind
Is the Softimage sign still on the building? Matt From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Blair Sent: Friday, August 29, 2014 12:49 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Friday Flashback #187 1985 view of

Re: EOL and using older Softimages

2014-08-29 Thread Jason S
No Comment On 08/09/14 20:58, Jason S wrote: On 08/09/14 8:22, Luc-Eric Rousseau wrote: Yes you lose the right to run three versions back when the subscription lapses.   You can only run the

RE: Friday Flashback #187

2014-08-29 Thread Grahame Fuller
No. I’ve heard that Daniel Langlois acquired it. gray From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Matt Lind Sent: Friday, August 29, 2014 4:52 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: RE: Friday Flashback #187 Is the

Re: Autodesk considering ditching perpetual licenses

2014-08-29 Thread Sebastien Sterling
Well, there go the independents, and the small companies, and any start up companies... all the growth in the industry in other words but fuck it... On 29 August 2014 18:34, Perry Harovas perryharo...@gmail.com wrote: Really no surprise here:

Re: Friday Flashback #187

2014-08-29 Thread Stephen Blair
Nope On Fri, Aug 29, 2014 at 4:52 PM, Matt Lind ml...@carbinestudios.com wrote: Is the Softimage sign still on the building? Matt *From:* softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] *On Behalf Of *Stephen Blair *Sent:* Friday,

Re: Autodesk considering ditching perpetual licenses

2014-08-29 Thread Francois Lord
Uhmm, isn't it the opposite? If you can skip the big purchase price and pay by the month, like Adobe did, it's a good opportunity for independants and small companies. You can also decide not to pay for 3 months because you are using another software on a specific project. But I doubt

Re: Autodesk considering ditching perpetual licenses

2014-08-29 Thread Sergio Mucino
It was just a matter of time until Autodesk figured out that software is not where the value is, but in the data created with it. Going rental-only has upsides and downsides, and the biggest downside I see is it becomes a very effective way to hold your data hostage. You're forced to pay just

Re: Autodesk considering ditching perpetual licenses

2014-08-29 Thread Sebastien Sterling
pay 399 per month per license to access your data and functionality, and then pay another 399 a month later, and do it again and again :) sure... independents are catered to... :P On 30 August 2014 00:32, Sergio Mucino sergio.muc...@gmail.com wrote: It was just a matter of time until Autodesk

Re: Autodesk considering ditching perpetual licenses

2014-08-29 Thread David Gallagher
In the shifting sands of SoftwareAsService, the deal could change at any time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsW9MlYu31g Later the price could increase to 699/mo. Once they own your way of accessing your data, your only choice is to pay in perpetuity. On 8/29/2014 5:36 PM, Sebastien