Re: How long will it take (?)

2014-03-20 Thread Perry Harovas
change the wireframe on shaded opacity. > You can change the point sizes. These mean I can visualize and work with > the shape, > not get visually stuck on the tech clutter like in Maya. > > - LinkWithOrientation. Does Maya have anything built-in yet? > I know there are pose r

Re: new Q&A with AD

2014-03-20 Thread Perry Harovas
number of posts on the list nowadays... >>> anyways...Q&A with AD: >>> >>> >>> http://www.creativebloq.com/3d/autodesk-answers-your-questions-demise-softimage-31411069 >>> >>> later, >>> Rui >>> >>> www.ruisantos3d.com >>> >>> >>> >>> ...ping? >>> >>> >>> -- >>> <http://www.avast.com/> >>> >>> Este email está liivre de vírus e malware porque a proteção avast! >>> Antivirus <http://www.avast.com/> está ativa. >>> >>> >>> >> > -- Perry Harovas Animation and Visual Effects http://www.TheAfterImage.com <http://www.theafterimage.com/>

Re: A confession

2014-03-20 Thread Perry Harovas
in Maya makes me literally sick to my stomach > > Sent from my iPhone > > >> >> -- Perry Harovas Animation and Visual Effects http://www.TheAfterImage.com <http://www.theafterimage.com/>

Re: A confession

2014-03-19 Thread Perry Harovas
en the node editor or try the input >>> section of the channel box. This is a first days stuff. We would probably >>> not have had a render tree in XSI if we had focused on simplicity over >>> power. And certainly not Ice. God you have to guess node name and search >>> for them, are you kidding me. Even with classic simulation it's not always >>> obvious to know what to select and when to call menu. There is all sort of >>> stuff we just learn - the measure of usability is how well you can do more >>> complex stuff once you know the basics >>> >>> > > > -- > www.johnrichardsanchez.com > -- Perry Harovas Animation and Visual Effects http://www.TheAfterImage.com <http://www.theafterimage.com/>

Re: Softimage webinar - Q/A - finally uploaded

2014-03-19 Thread Perry Harovas
:00 David Rivera : > > So I head onto: > http://area.autodesk.com/products/features/softimage , right? and I > skipped intro (in a 1 hour lenght video, skipping intro > is going straight to the middle, after all the "verbose"). So what they´re > doing? Talking about maya in

Re: Digital Golem : Brillant and beautiful

2014-03-19 Thread Perry Harovas
: > Perry, if you're on subscription, you'll get a copy of Maya anyway. If the > clients come in. Just "send to maya" and look busy. > > > > On 19 Mar 2014, at 20:50, Perry Harovas wrote: > > Hi Sven, > > I understand what you are saying, and there

Re: Digital Golem : Brillant and beautiful

2014-03-19 Thread Perry Harovas
and choke on it -- as far as I'm concerned they've just killed a > member of my family. > > > Exactly right. > Trying to keep my anger tamped down. > > > > > Cheers, > > Jean-Louis > > > > > > On 19 Mar 2014, at 04:39, Tenshi Sama wrote: > > > > > > Nice! All in Softimage? > > > > On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 8:18 PM, Francisco Criado > wrote: > > Excelent work, so nice! > > > > On Tuesday, March 18, 2014, olivier jeannel > wrote: > > https://vimeo.com/groups/ice/videos/89426397 > > Kudos to Digital Golem ! > > > > > > > -- Perry Harovas Animation and Visual Effects http://www.TheAfterImage.com <http://www.theafterimage.com/>

Re: Softimage webinar - Q/A - finally uploaded

2014-03-19 Thread Perry Harovas
complement with >>>> Houdini, Modo or Blender when necessary... because these softwares are >>>> those that more listen to your users, and that is the future for me. >>>> >>>> >>>> 2014-03-19 14:23 GMT-03:00 David Rivera >>> >: >>>

Re: Softimage webinar - Q/A - finally uploaded

2014-03-19 Thread Perry Harovas
trator @, NOT the owner of si-community.com > > > -- Perry Harovas Animation and Visual Effects http://www.TheAfterImage.com <http://www.theafterimage.com/>

Re: EDU Versions

2014-03-19 Thread Perry Harovas
Please also keep in touch. On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 3:37 PM, Perry Harovas wrote: > We are finishing the year with Softimage. > We will then start in the Fall with Modo (most likely) or Houdini, and > with Maya as a supplement. > > The more we can get away from Autodesk's

Re: EDU Versions

2014-03-19 Thread Perry Harovas
and, >> Johannesburg. All agreements between the University and outsiders are >> subject to South African Law unless the University agrees in writing to the >> contrary. >> >> >> >> > This communication is intended for the addressee only. It is > con

Re: Digital Golem : Brillant and beautiful

2014-03-19 Thread Perry Harovas
ht. > Trying to keep my anger tamped down. > > > Cheers, > Jean-Louis > > > On 19 Mar 2014, at 04:39, Tenshi Sama wrote: > > > Nice! All in Softimage? > > > On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 8:18 PM, Francisco Criado > wrote: > >> Excelent work, so ni

Re: [OT] Autodesk announces 2015 3D product updates.

2014-03-19 Thread Perry Harovas
acquired... > > XGen... 3rd-party Disney plugin, licensed... > > Bullet Physics... free 3rd-party library... > > OpenSubDiv... free 3rd-party library... > > > > The only thing I see that's kind of cool is the *geodesic voxel binding*skin > algorithm, but I&#

Re: ICE - When will we have todays functionality in Maya?

2014-03-19 Thread Perry Harovas
, Artur Woźniak wrote: > >> Yeah, that sucks. Half of your viewport turns red. >> >> >> 2014-03-19 12:55 GMT+01:00 Perry Harovas : >> >> Since I jump back and forth between the two all the time, mostly as it >>> applies to teaching, but also when I need

Re: "Top List of ICE Nodes That Cover 80% of What You Do With The Toolset"

2014-03-19 Thread Perry Harovas
Morris wrote: > > Seriously? Well my faith in the management of autodesk just reached a > > new low, didn't think that was possible. > > > > > > On 19 March 2014 12:58, Eric Thivierge > <mailto:ethivie...@hybride.com>> wrote: > > > >

Re: A confession

2014-03-19 Thread Perry Harovas
le outliners ala >> Softimage, you can do it with something like this: >> >> >> >> // MEL >> >> //- >> >> window -t "Outliner" -wh 200 500; >> >> frameLayout -labelVisible false; >> >> string $panel = `outlinerPanel`; >> >> showWindow; >> >> //- >> >> >> >> Yeah, you have to script a lot in Maya. Even for stupid things like this. >> >> >> >> Knowing basic scripting in SI is very useful, but in Maya, not knowing >> basic scripting may be critical. >> >> >> >> Martin >> >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 6:51 PM, Ivan Vasiljevic > <mailto:klebed...@gmail.com><mailto:klebed...@gmail.com><mailto:klebed >> a...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> You should go with something more simpler for start: >> >> Try opening few outliners as you would often have few explorer opened in >> SI. >> >> >> >> > -- Perry Harovas Animation and Visual Effects http://www.TheAfterImage.com <http://www.theafterimage.com/>

Re: REAL innovation

2014-03-19 Thread Perry Harovas
t; a > > > > Adrian Wyer > Fluid Pictures > 75-77 Margaret St. > London > W1W 8SY > ++44(0) 207 580 0829 > > > adrian.w...@fluid-pictures.com > > www.fluid-pictures.com > > > > Fluid Pictures Limited is registered in England and Wales. > Company n

Re: ICE - When will we have todays functionality in Maya?

2014-03-19 Thread Perry Harovas
Since I jump back and forth between the two all the time, mostly as it applies to teaching, but also when I need to do nCloth or make something with PaintFX, I can't tell you how many times I have keyed things because I use the S key, and never remapped Softimage to use the alt key. The only two

Re: [OT] Autodesk announces 2015 3D product updates.

2014-03-18 Thread Perry Harovas
haders.moederogall.com> wrote: > >> http://area.autodesk.com/march18 >> > > -- Perry Harovas Animation and Visual Effects http://www.TheAfterImage.com <http://www.theafterimage.com/>

Re: [OT] Autodesk announces 2015 3D product updates.

2014-03-18 Thread Perry Harovas
2014 12:32 > *To:* softimage@listproc.autodesk.com > > http://area.autodesk.com/march18 > > > -- Perry Harovas Animation and Visual Effects http://www.TheAfterImage.com <http://www.theafterimage.com/>

Re: Autodesk webinar

2014-03-18 Thread Perry Harovas
ng this conversation." > > so - no next generation 3D authoring from Autodesk then - that's official > and final ? > As that's all the info needed to move forward really. > > Sad how the death of one exciting technology (Naiad) leads to the death of > another (SI /

Re: Open Letter to Carl Bass

2014-03-18 Thread Perry Harovas
Björn wrote: > Powerful stuff Perry. If there's one thing this debacle has proved, it's > that this community is really is as strong and passionate as I've always > perceived it to be. > > > On Sat, Mar 15, 2014 at 4:13 PM, Perry Harovas <mailto:perryharo...@gmail.co

Re: Autodesk webinar

2014-03-18 Thread Perry Harovas
Maurice Patel > Autodesk : Tél: 514 954-7134 > > From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto: > softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Perry Harovas > Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2014 11:12 AM > To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com > Subject: Re: Autodesk

Re: Autodesk webinar

2014-03-18 Thread Perry Harovas
sfr.fr>> wrote: > > >Maurice, > >Just one more question: couldn't you have realized that in 2008? Why > >buy Softimage if it's just to realize you don't have enough resource to > >develop it? > >Back in 2008 there were other companies willing to acquire Softimage > >and they would have kept developing it, not kill it. > >Shame. > >David > > > > -- Perry Harovas Animation and Visual Effects http://www.TheAfterImage.com <http://www.theafterimage.com/>

Re: Autodesk webinar

2014-03-18 Thread Perry Harovas
I would imagine he means Project Skyline. On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 10:53 AM, Chris Marshall wrote: > > Which bit failed? > > On 18 March 2014 14:51, Maurice Patel wrote: > >> "sometimes we have to fall back on our positions when our attempts fail" >> Maur

Re: OT: MAYA and strands

2014-03-18 Thread Perry Harovas
the amount of rings, or spans with sliders. > The dynamics will have to wait :) > G > > On 2014/03/18 04:27 PM, Perry Harovas wrote: > > Sorry if this is a re-post, I got a bounce back message because the jpeg I > attached was too large. > Here is a smaller version... >

Re: Open Letter to Carl Bass

2014-03-18 Thread Perry Harovas
than a > virtual "get well soon" card? > > > Greetz > Leendert > > -- > > Leendert A. Hartog - Softimage hobbyist > AKA Hirazi Blue - Administrator @, NOT the owner of si-community.com > > > -- Perry Harovas 203-448-7206 Animation

Re: Re[2]: Open Letter to Carl Bass

2014-03-18 Thread Perry Harovas
.is/XLdd0I > --- > Emilio Hernández VFX & 3D animation. > > -- Perry Harovas 203-448-7206 Animation and Visual Effects http://www.TheAfterImage.com <http://www.theafterimage.com/> -24 years experience -Co-Author

Re: Autodesk webinar

2014-03-17 Thread Perry Harovas
questions are so we can focus more of our >> efforts on Maya and 3ds Max. >> > -- Perry Harovas 203-448-7206 Animation and Visual Effects http://www.TheAfterImage.com <http://www.theafterimage.com/> -24 years experience -Co-Author of "Mastering Maya"&

Re: Autodesk webinar

2014-03-17 Thread Perry Harovas
>> >> >> >> On Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 8:03 PM, Bradley Gabe wrote: >> >> So what you're saying, in essence is, might as well jump. Go ahead and >> jump. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> To quote the great A

Re: Autodesk webinar

2014-03-17 Thread Perry Harovas
If we decided to go with Autodesk, (you had to know it was coming, so wait for it...) it would be like "Running with the Devil" On Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 9:18 PM, Greg Punchatz wrote: > Its more like Dancing in the Dark... > > > On Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 8:15 PM, Perry Har

Re: Autodesk webinar

2014-03-17 Thread Perry Harovas
that you've seen.- Maya >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 8:03 PM, Bradley Gabe wrote: >>> >>>> So what you're saying, in essence is, might as well jump. Go ahead and >>>> jump. >>>> >>>> >>>>

Re: Autodesk webinar

2014-03-17 Thread Perry Harovas
The recordings are now up on the webinar page. On Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 4:55 PM, Ed Manning wrote: > I think AD has hired the guys who coordinated Bush's Katrina response. > > -- Perry Harovas 203-448-7206 Animation and Visual Effects http://www.TheAfterI

Re: Autodesk webinar

2014-03-17 Thread Perry Harovas
and >>> may >>> contain confidential information. If you have received this email in >>> error, >>> please notify the sender and delete this email, which must not be copied, >>> distributed or disclosed to any other person. >>> Any views or opin

Re: Movies, games, commercials or what?

2014-03-17 Thread Perry Harovas
the content of this > message may not be legally binding on the University and may contain the > personal views and opinions of the author, which are not necessarily the > views and opinions of The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. All > agreements between the Universit

Re: Softimage transition webinar is starting in 10 minutes

2014-03-17 Thread Perry Harovas
mework Leader and BFX Festival Director >>>> Computer Animation Academic Group >>>> National Centre for Computer Animation >>>> >>>> Email: sefstath...@bournemouth.ac.uk >>>> >>>> Tel: +44 (0) 1202 965805 >>>> >>&

Re: Softimage transition webinar is starting in 10 minutes

2014-03-17 Thread Perry Harovas
"*We are having technical difficulties with the streaming component, we are continuing with the recording and will post the session when the recording has finished."* On Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 12:41 PM, Perry Harovas wrote: > Lost it here too. > Ironically, it probably has saved m

Re: Softimage transition webinar is starting in 10 minutes

2014-03-17 Thread Perry Harovas
ject:* Re: Softimage transition webinar is starting in 10 minutes >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Thank you for the link Marc. I'm finally in the acceptance stage of >>>>>> grief and am resigning myself to using Maya, learning

Re: Open Letter to Carl Bass

2014-03-15 Thread Perry Harovas
Good idea, done: http://www.si-community.com/community/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=5035 On Sat, Mar 15, 2014 at 1:24 PM, Angus Davidson wrote: > Should probably be linked via si-community as well as they are not all > on this list. > > > ------ >

Re: Open Letter to Carl Bass

2014-03-15 Thread Perry Harovas
OK, I just emailed it to both Carl Bass and Chris Bradshaw. On Sat, Mar 15, 2014 at 1:09 PM, Perry Harovas wrote: > Thank you for these, Chris. > > > > On Sat, Mar 15, 2014 at 12:11 PM, Chris Vienneau < > chris.vienn...@autodesk.com> wrote: > >> car

Re: Open Letter to Carl Bass

2014-03-15 Thread Perry Harovas
.com> > > > > as he is the new head of M&E that replaced Marc Petit. > > > > cv/ > > > > > > > From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [ > softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] on behalf of Pe

Re: Open Letter to Carl Bass

2014-03-15 Thread Perry Harovas
t; -- > > Leendert A. Hartog - Softimage hobbyist > AKA Hirazi Blue - Administrator @, NOT the owner of si-community.com > > > -- Perry Harovas 203-448-7206 Animation and Visual Effects http://www.TheAfterImage.com <http://www.theafterimage.com/> -24 years exper

Re: Open Letter to Carl Bass

2014-03-15 Thread Perry Harovas
wrote: > Thanks for adding your voice .. you do have his email address right? > > > On Sat, Mar 15, 2014 at 10:13 AM, Perry Harovas wrote: > >> Dear Mr. Bass >> >> My name is Perry Harovas. >> >> You don't know me, but I am a 10 year Softimage us

Open Letter to Carl Bass

2014-03-15 Thread Perry Harovas
Dear Mr. Bass My name is Perry Harovas. You don't know me, but I am a 10 year Softimage user. 10 years is actually a small amount of time when compared to my peers who having been using Softimage for up to 20 years. I am writing to you because I cannot be silent on this. I have been in

Re: Kraken: cross-DCC rigging project (using Fabric)

2014-03-15 Thread Perry Harovas
ote: > >> >> >> >> On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 10:35 PM, Perry Harovas >> wrote: >> >>> Sounds like exactly what is needed to move forward with true DCC >>> agnostic workflow. >>> Thank you all for doing this! >>> >>> &g

Re: Kraken: cross-DCC rigging project (using Fabric)

2014-03-14 Thread Perry Harovas
lease contact > me. Fabric benefits greatly from this, as we have other people building > production-level tools and workflows with us - however, we do give free > licenses to individuals so I think there's a certain amount of goodwill > shown there. > > > > Interest

Re: ICE in Maya is it really possible?

2014-03-14 Thread Perry Harovas
01:00 Nuno Conceicao : >>> >>> Something just came up on my head while doing blendshapes and using ICE >>>> to help along. >>>> >>>> Can you guys imagine how would ICE (or Biftrost) would work in Maya >>>> without a proper modelling st

Re: Anyone in the SI list transitioning to MODO? -Please add your mail here

2014-03-14 Thread Perry Harovas
different place entirely depending on the pass. And if you have Auto-Add > on, your work will only be local to that pass! You can always push the > changes from that pass back to the default state, but it's better to just > disable Auto-Add in the first place. > > -Tim >

Re: Anyone in the SI list transitioning to MODO? -Please add your mail here

2014-03-13 Thread Perry Harovas
t >> be the same camera position for all passes. But since Modo's passes are >> containers for unique channel values, you can have the camera be in a >> different place entirely depending on the pass. And if you have Auto-Add >> on, your work will only be local t

Re: Anyone in the SI list transitioning to MODO? -Please add your mail here

2014-03-12 Thread Perry Harovas
netic Dreams, Inc. *2525 Lebanon Pike, Bldg C, Suite 101, Nashville, > TN 37214 > *Ph* 615.885.6801 | *Fax* 615.889.4768 | www.magneticdreams.com > tim.crow...@magneticdreams.com > > *Confidentiality Notice: This email, including attachments, is > confidential and should not be us

Re: Anyone in the SI list transitioning to MODO? -Please add your mail here

2014-03-12 Thread Perry Harovas
ed, Mar 12, 2014 at 9:24 PM, Perry Harovas wrote: > I have been evaluating it for about a week or so. > Here are my thoughts: > > *THE GOOD-* > > The renderer is pretty fantastic in modo. It has Shading Rate, ala PRMan, > a way of rendering to a certain degree of refinement, the

Re: Anyone in the SI list transitioning to MODO? -Please add your mail here

2014-03-12 Thread Perry Harovas
g to MODO? -Please add >>>> your mail here >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Hi, I was really touched by some of the in-depth opinions about leaving >>>> SI. TD´s perspective, and other >>>> >>>> users who have dedi

Re: A germ of an idea.

2014-03-11 Thread Perry Harovas
; > Enviado desde Yahoo Mail en > Android<https://mx.overview.mail.yahoo.com/mobile/?.src=Android> > > -- > * From: * Perry Harovas ; > * To: * ; > * Subject: * Re: A germ of an idea. > * Sent: * Wed, Mar 12, 2014 2:27:59 AM > > Pa

Re: A germ of an idea.

2014-03-11 Thread Perry Harovas
+01:00 Jason S : >>>> >>>> I wouldn't necessarily call it a "fight" but more of a "plea" >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 03/11/14 20:37, Emilio Hernandez wrote: >>>>> >>>>> 3D generalist, c

Re: A germ of an idea.

2014-03-11 Thread Perry Harovas
n > do, and in the very least, embarrass them at killing it, and be a great > tribute to Softimage and it's community. > > I know it would be hard to coordinate and agree on but I think it's doable. > > I certainly would be willing to put in some time. > > Any t

Re: A germ of an idea.

2014-03-11 Thread Perry Harovas
Maya http://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Maya-Complete-Perry-Harovas/dp/0782125212 back in 1999, but chose to switch to Softimage. Now, being forced to chose between moving back to Maya or moving on, I am going to move on (unless we can save Soft!) to a new uncharted software app. Which won't be easy c

Re: Open letter to Autodesk

2014-03-10 Thread Perry Harovas
that we have heard more from AD's product >> managers in the last week than in the last 6 - 7 years combined. >> > > Or maybe just sad. > -- Perry Harovas 203-448-7206 Animation and Visual Effects http://www.TheAfterImage.com <http://www.theafterimage.com/> -

Re: Migrate Ice

2014-03-09 Thread Perry Harovas
c.autodesk.com [ >>> softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] on behalf of Gustavo Eggert >>> Boehs [gustav...@gmail.com] >>> Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2014 10:51 AM >>> To: SI mailing list >>> Subject: Re: Migrate Ice >>> >>> I h

Re: Anyone in the SI list transitioning to MODO? -Please add your mail here

2014-03-09 Thread Perry Harovas
I am transitioning to it from Softimage. On Sun, Mar 9, 2014 at 3:51 PM, Daniel Kim wrote: > I need to find our next software for office. We all are already Maya > professionals, but I like to try Modo. > > danielki...@gmail.com > -- Perry Harovas 203-448-7206 Anima

Re: Listening

2014-03-08 Thread Perry Harovas
and HOW you've done it, is irreparable and >>> you and your company is from now on going downhill. You expect anybody to >>> ever trust you or your company again? Is that worth anything for a >>> business? It's worth everything. >>> >>> No

Re: Listening

2014-03-08 Thread Perry Harovas
; > You want a strong contender for what is coming? > > The name is Softimage. > > Well I hope that you really listen, and this is not one more of your > lies. > > > > > > ----------- > Emilio Hernández

Re: Listening

2014-03-07 Thread Perry Harovas
> > You allow yourselves to get fucked over and over again, and each time have > the same reaction...."uh, lets try to make the best of it". > > > > On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 10:55 PM, Perry Harovas wrote: > >> And to be clear, I agree with Mauricio too. &g

Re: Listening

2014-03-07 Thread Perry Harovas
reason is they bought and killed Softimage is. On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 5:29 PM, Emilio Hernandez wrote: > Well you are listening we are all ears. This is really your chance to cut > the crap and be honest with us. > -- Perry Harovas 203-448-7206 Animation and Visual Effe

Re: Listening

2014-03-07 Thread Perry Harovas
fucked up >>> company. What you have done here and HOW you've done it, is irreparable and >>> you and your company is from now on going downhill. You expect anybody to >>> ever trust you or your company again? Is that worth anything for a >>> business?

Re: Listening

2014-03-07 Thread Perry Harovas
a private mail at chris.vienn...@autodesk.com > <mailto:chris.vienn...@autodesk.com> . > > Thx. > > Cv/ > > > > -- > > > -- Perry Harovas 203-448-7206 Animation and Visual Effects http://www.TheAfterImage.com <http://www.theafterimage.com/> -24

Modo webinar

2014-03-06 Thread Perry Harovas
Count me in! -- Perry Harovas 203-448-7206 Animation and Visual Effects http://www.TheAfterImage.com <http://www.theafterimage.com/> -24 years experience -Co-Author of "Mastering Maya"<http://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Maya-Complete-Perry-Harovas/dp/0782125212>

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