RE: OT dual Xeon 1366 workstation motherboard.
I already have one of those (The Z77) J I’m looking for Dual CPU motherboards. From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Rob Chapman Sent: Friday, December 09, 2016 1:20 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: OT dual Xeon 1366 workstation motherboard. I rate my military spec (but gaming) sabretooth motherboard, still going strong 4 years in https://www.asus.com/Motherboards/SABERTOOTH_X58/ On 9 December 2016 at 03:13, Sam Bowling <sbowl...@cox.net> wrote: I’m in the process of replacing my 2010 mac pro with a windows system because Sierra is the biggest pile of crap OS I’ve ever used. I’m planning on putting together a dual 6 core LGA 1366 system using two Xeon 3.6 cpus. I’m also planning on having about 12TB (about 6-8 drives) of storage since I can no longer index/reliably search external NAS systems on any of the major operating systems (my NAS will only be used for backups in the future). I have a single core supermicro motherboard in my FreeNAS system, but it’s extremely slow to boot up and I don’t know how well a supermicro or any server motherboard would work with or fit a large GeForce video card as a workstation. If anyone has any recommendations on a reliable dual lga 1366 motherboard that is not proprietary like Dell or HP I would really appreciate it. -- Softimage Mailing List. To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. -- Softimage Mailing List. To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm.
RE: OT dual Xeon 1366 workstation motherboard.
It’s basically adobe’s fault. I had to work with someone who only used Adobe 2015 which doesn’t work with Lion, which is what I was on. Apple only allows you to upgrade to the latest version of their OS, so I ended up stuck with Sierra. On windows 7 I have none of these problems. I can use whichever version of adobe products I want without having to change OS versions or jump through any other hoops. I can also upgrade things like video cards/CPUs/Motherboards without all the issues you have with Apple systems. From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Angus Davidson Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2016 10:04 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: RE: OT dual Xeon 1366 workstation motherboard. Out of curiosity, why move to Sierra ? From: Sam Bowling [mailto:sbowl...@cox.net] Sent: Friday, 09 December 2016 5:13 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: OT dual Xeon 1366 workstation motherboard. I’m in the process of replacing my 2010 mac pro with a windows system because Sierra is the biggest pile of crap OS I’ve ever used. I’m planning on putting together a dual 6 core LGA 1366 system using two Xeon 3.6 cpus. I’m also planning on having about 12TB (about 6-8 drives) of storage since I can no longer index/reliably search external NAS systems on any of the major operating systems (my NAS will only be used for backups in the future). I have a single core supermicro motherboard in my FreeNAS system, but it’s extremely slow to boot up and I don’t know how well a supermicro or any server motherboard would work with or fit a large GeForce video card as a workstation. If anyone has any recommendations on a reliable dual lga 1366 motherboard that is not proprietary like Dell or HP I would really appreciate it. This communication is intended for the addressee only. It is confidential. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately and destroy the original message. You may not copy or disseminate this communication without the permission of the University. Only authorised signatories are competent to enter into agreements on behalf of the University and recipients are thus advised that 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 University and outsiders are subject to South African Law unless the University agrees in writing to the contrary. -- Softimage Mailing List. To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm.
OT dual Xeon 1366 workstation motherboard.
I'm in the process of replacing my 2010 mac pro with a windows system because Sierra is the biggest pile of crap OS I've ever used. I'm planning on putting together a dual 6 core LGA 1366 system using two Xeon 3.6 cpus. I'm also planning on having about 12TB (about 6-8 drives) of storage since I can no longer index/reliably search external NAS systems on any of the major operating systems (my NAS will only be used for backups in the future). I have a single core supermicro motherboard in my FreeNAS system, but it's extremely slow to boot up and I don't know how well a supermicro or any server motherboard would work with or fit a large GeForce video card as a workstation. If anyone has any recommendations on a reliable dual lga 1366 motherboard that is not proprietary like Dell or HP I would really appreciate it. -- Softimage Mailing List. To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm.
RE: OT: Royalty free stock music?
Thanks for all the links guys. Very helpful. From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Jens Lindgren Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2015 2:11 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: OT: Royalty free stock music? I can recommend http://www.epidemicsound.com/ We use that from time to time. On Thu, Jun 25, 2015 at 10:41 AM, christian papag...@gmail.com wrote: theres also http://www.soundtaxi.net/ though i usually prefer audiojungle as well.. they have a rather decent sorting system by mood which seems to work mostly ok. On Thu, Jun 25, 2015 at 9:08 AM, Max Crow m...@nsccreative.com wrote: Audiojungle has got me out of some horrible situations. The promo tunes have an audio water mark, but you can quickly create a list and pass it to the client without any wasting time or money. Cheap (comparatively) and very effective. http://audiojungle.net/ On Thu, Jun 25, 2015 at 6:08 AM, Cesar Saez cesa...@gmail.com wrote: Jamendo.com has a huge catalog of royalty free music + a nice search engine. On Thu, Jun 25, 2015 at 11:01 AM, Dan Pejril d...@upbeatunique.com wrote: Kevin MacLeod is a composer who has a large catalog of free, royalty free music available. http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/ On 6/24/2015 8:54 PM, Sam Bowling wrote: I’ve just spent about half a day trying to find stock similar to the music from a commercial sent us by a very picky client with no luck, so I thought I would ask you guys where you get your stock music when you need it. Our music library is very small and honestly not that great (most of it doesn’t work well behind someone talking), and I really don’t feel like spending most of the day tomorrow trying to find the music, so I’m hoping you guys can help out with some good web sites or even CD collections. -- Max Crow Creative Supervisor NSC Creative National Space Centre, Exploration Drive, Leicester, LE4 5NS, UK http://www.nsccreative.com/ http://www.NSCcreative.com -- Jens Lindgren VFX Supervisor Lead TD Magoo 3D Studios http://www.magoo3dstudios.com/
OT: Royalty free stock music?
I’ve just spent about half a day trying to find stock similar to the music from a commercial sent us by a very picky client with no luck, so I thought I would ask you guys where you get your stock music when you need it. Our music library is very small and honestly not that great (most of it doesn’t work well behind someone talking), and I really don’t feel like spending most of the day tomorrow trying to find the music, so I’m hoping you guys can help out with some good web sites or even CD collections.
RE: Autodesk considering ditching perpetual licenses
The problem with Paying monthly for all you software is that it starts to add up real quick. People don't want to pay for their software every month, they want to pay for it once and then forget about it for a year or two, or maybe even more. Subscriptions also leads to extremely buggy software. We have Adobe CC and every single new release introduces new bug, some of them are pretty nasty. Even their bug fixes cause more bugs. I'm guessing that their beta testing is almost nonexistent now. If Autodesk wants to make more money, they should start putting new features in their software that will make people want to upgrade. I haven't really seen much in that past few years on any Autodesk products that would make me want to upgrade. -Original Message- From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Francois Lord Sent: Friday, August 29, 2014 3:39 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Autodesk considering ditching perpetual licenses 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 Autodesk will make it that flexible. On 29-Aug-14 18:15, Sebastien Sterling wrote: 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...
RE: Autodesk considering ditching perpetual licenses
That’s the big difference between Autodesk and adobe. For $49 you get everything that adobe makes. Most people can afford that. With Autodesk it’s more like having another car payment, which most people cannot afford. From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Sebastien Sterling Sent: Friday, August 29, 2014 4:37 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Autodesk considering ditching perpetual licenses 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 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 go access your data. In some cases, this may be irrelevant, in others, it won't be. Another thing to consider is that sometimes, we forget to see these maneuvers through Autodesk's eyes. Autodesk is much more than the ME division. Autodesk has figured that, like Adobe, it has the luxury of being not only the standard, but pretty much a monopoly (other CAD products are as much as an alternative to AutoCAD, as GIMP is an alternative to Photoshop). So, there's little to fear there in terms of user migration. Unfortunately for the ME division, their products do have very viable alternatives out there (many topics on this list are testament to that). I guess we'll have to wait and see (it wouldn't be the first time either that a given statement never comes to materialize itself). I don't think this would affect the big guys as it would the smaller shops and freelancers. I can see those walking away definitively. Does Autodesk care? I'm not really sure. They certainly didn't care for the entire user base of an entire product (in terms of asking the users what they thought if the idea). Anyway, don't wanna start the whole pain cycle all over again :-). It's Friday, and I got better things to do than being online. Like... Fallout 3!! :-D (maybe I can finish it in a few months... After... What? 4 years playing it?). Sergio Muciño. Sent from my iPad. On Aug 29, 2014, at 6:41 PM, Jason S jasonsta...@gmail.com wrote: From Si-Community, quoting 'jonmoore' at C4DCafe.com With upgrades due to be eliminated early next year, next up on Autodesk's chopping block is the perpetual license. Here is the exchange from a recent conference call with financial analysts (reproduced with permission of Seeking Alpha): Matt Hedberg (RBC Capital Markets): Carl, I'm wondering, when might you eliminate perpetual sales? And maybe more generically, what is the framework for eventually pulling this license option? Carl Bass (Autodesk): I'll ask you Matt, what do you think is a good timeframe to do that? Matt Hedberg: I would certainly probably depend on the products, but the market generally wants it-- seems to be wanting it sooner than later. Carl Bass: We’ve been looking at considering it seriously, and we’ll talk again a little bit more about this in October [at Autodesk's annual conference for financial analysts] what our plans are. Right now, we have a fair amount of transition going on in the business with the elimination of the upgrades and certainly inspiring people to action. But as we move into next year, we’ll have more to say on that. _ when might you eliminate perpetual sales? [...] the market generally wants it-- seems to be wanting it sooner than later. Now who the heck is this market? Is it a collection of users pressuring for this? (among other (wrong but legal) things?) Matt Hedberg is no user (RBC Capital Markets), he speaks on behalf of (all impersonal) investors and shareholders that each have stakes in the ADSK title, as one of their eggs in their varied baskets of eggs, all calling for one thing, -MORE- (with quite noticably (and quite unsurprisingly) very little concern for whatever implications to the end user if at all). Are there conference calls where users can say.. hey Carl, users cant access their old scenes unless they they commit with the flexible option. So when would you expect that to change? We've been waiting for that. Carl may be a CEO, but it's not like he, along with other executives don't answer to anyone. Responsibility is to shareholders first. (who quite normally, predictably and constantly couldn't care less) But here it's almost like their saying it's time! time for what? well.. the hegemony of the company is at a point where it's (yet) more complete, enough to take advantage of the fact that users (further) don't have much other choice other then to
RE: Cinema 4D an option?
Unfortunately all that power is wasted behind one of the most terrible user interfaces since …. Lightwave. Cinema 4D seems to make much more sense to me. It is sooo much less cluttered and is not full of garbage that I shouldn’t have to deal with in the first place for doing simple things. The whole texture system is just a mess. I would use Maya before I ever even considered using Modo. From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Angus Davidson Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2014 5:53 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Cinema 4D an option? Would have to disagree on the Modo front. Its animation tools and rigging are first class. The things you can do with weight maps and containers alone is amazing. Although you do need to understand the whole order of operations thing. From: Mirko Jankovic mirkoj.anima...@gmail.com Reply-To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Date: Tuesday 05 August 2014 at 2:47 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Cinema 4D an option? anyone can point to some videos about character rigging and animation? seems like both cinema and modo are way behind on that department? but this does look like bunch of improvements for sure On Tue, Aug 5, 2014 at 2:31 PM, Cristobal Infante cgc...@gmail.com wrote: Cinema 16 announced! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Mzym-HZ9IE#t=87 On 1 August 2014 02:45, Athanasios Pozantzis nose...@noseman.org wrote: more C4D character related links: http://www.the-ottoman.com/blog/ a game level designer made with the Character Builder :-) https://vimeo.com/79626573 particle creation using the Character Builder https://vimeo.com/79628599 Train tracks using the Character builder https://vimeo.com/79637056 https://vimeo.com/46989130 character stuff using C4D: http://capacity.tv/upgrade-and-moblize/ http://capacity.tv/cartoon-network/ so, I guess the answer to Cinema 4D an option? is DEFINITELY Yes, C4D has an amazing character animation toolset, for TD's, riggers, animators e.t.c. equivalent to the industry standard. Having said that, this doesn't mean that they can't get better :-) Cheers Thanassis me http://noseman.org/images/NOSEMANsignature.png Athanasios Pozantzis http://noseman.org 103b-245 Carlaw Avenue, Toronto, ON M4M 2S1 +1 (647) 294-7707 tel:%2B1%20%28647%29%20294-7707 This communication is intended for the addressee only. It is confidential. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately and destroy the original message. You may not copy or disseminate this communication without the permission of the University. Only authorised signatories are competent to enter into agreements on behalf of the University and recipients are thus advised that 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 University and outsiders are subject to South African Law unless the University agrees in writing to the contrary.
RE: Cinema 4D an option?
Just wondering if anyone has done any real character animation in C4D. I bought version 9 when I dumped Lightwave and the character animation tools were pretty much crap (which is why I own Softimage now). I heard they updated them a while back, but I can’t really find any tutorials or even examples that look anything but amateur at best. From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Cristobal Infante Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2014 9:26 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Cinema 4D an option? Arnold announced for C4D: http://www.maxon.net/en/news/press-releases/singleview/article/solid-angle-and-maxon-to-reveal-arnold-for-cinema-4d-at-siggraph.html On 16 March 2014 20:06, Sebastien Sterling sebastien.sterl...@gmail.com wrote: Quite sure a lot of things are faster with 7 titans... On 16 March 2014 19:45, Cristobal Infante cgc...@gmail.com wrote: Another interesting demo with C4D, octane and 7 titans ;). How fast is that! https://vimeo.com/82836433 On Thursday, 13 March 2014, Cristobal Infante cgc...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Tim Clapham from hellolux has been kind enough to share a code for 50% discount on some of this training in case anyone is interested: use code: softimagetv-c4d learn. Mastering Materials in Cinema4D http://www.helloluxx.com/product/learn-mastering-materials-cinema4d-from-tim-clapham/ learn. Idents for Cinema4D: TV http://www.helloluxx.com/product/learn-idents-tv/ learn. Cinema4D Dynamics http://www.helloluxx.com/product/cinema4d-dynamics/ On 13 March 2014 16:12, Paul Doyle technove...@gmail.com wrote: No idea on the temps - I was talking to them about Fabric stuff a few years back and they were great to work with. I'm sure if you approach them they'll have a formal eval program... On 13 March 2014 12:09, Ed Harriss ed.harr...@sas.com wrote: Regarding the free CC… You are right. But the free version in combination with their 42 day demo will be a good way to test the C4D waters to see if it will indeed be worth buying the full version to add to our pipeline. The plan would be to use the free version to get an understanding of how it works in our environment, then install the demo to see what we are missing. (Even though the demo does still have some limitations.) Good to hear that the C4D guys are passionate/willing to listen. I wonder if they give out temp licenses? ;) That way our evaluation won’t be restricted by the limitations of the demo or the free CC version. Ed From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Paul Doyle Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 11:27 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Cinema 4D an option? Just to chime in - I've met a lot of the C4D guys over the past few years and I have to say they are a really impressive, passionate bunch of guys that are investing heavily in their technology. Even if they don't have what you need today, it might be worth contacting them and asking about long-term plans and roadmap. On 13 March 2014 11:18, mark jones markjonescont...@gmail.com wrote: the free CC version doesnt have all the mograph features you'd want to be using. On 13 March 2014 15:1
RE: Cinema 4D an option?
I’m not so sure this guy is professional but it gives a decent overview of setting up a very basic rig. Looks much better than the mess that you have to deal with in Modo. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs8AfIIy6HU From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Sam Bowling Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2014 6:32 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: RE: Cinema 4D an option? Just wondering if anyone has done any real character animation in C4D. I bought version 9 when I dumped Lightwave and the character animation tools were pretty much crap (which is why I own Softimage now). I heard they updated them a while back, but I can’t really find any tutorials or even examples that look anything but amateur at best. From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Cristobal Infante Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2014 9:26 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Cinema 4D an option? Arnold announced for C4D: http://www.maxon.net/en/news/press-releases/singleview/article/solid-angle-and-maxon-to-reveal-arnold-for-cinema-4d-at-siggraph.html On 16 March 2014 20:06, Sebastien Sterling sebastien.sterl...@gmail.com wrote: Quite sure a lot of things are faster with 7 titans... On 16 March 2014 19:45, Cristobal Infante cgc...@gmail.com wrote: Another interesting demo with C4D, octane and 7 titans ;). How fast is that! https://vimeo.com/82836433 On Thursday, 13 March 2014, Cristobal Infante cgc...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Tim Clapham from hellolux has been kind enough to share a code for 50% discount on some of this training in case anyone is interested: use code: softimagetv-c4d learn. Mastering Materials in Cinema4D http://www.helloluxx.com/product/learn-mastering-materials-cinema4d-from-tim-clapham/ learn. Idents for Cinema4D: TV http://www.helloluxx.com/product/learn-idents-tv/ learn. Cinema4D Dynamics http://www.helloluxx.com/product/cinema4d-dynamics/ On 13 March 2014 16:12, Paul Doyle technove...@gmail.com wrote: No idea on the temps - I was talking to them about Fabric stuff a few years back and they were great to work with. I'm sure if you approach them they'll have a formal eval program... On 13 March 2014 12:09, Ed Harriss ed.harr...@sas.com wrote: Regarding the free CC… You are right. But the free version in combination with their 42 day demo will be a good way to test the C4D waters to see if it will indeed be worth buying the full version to add to our pipeline. The plan would be to use the free version to get an understanding of how it works in our environment, then install the demo to see what we are missing. (Even though the demo does still have some limitations.) Good to hear that the C4D guys are passionate/willing to listen. I wonder if they give out temp licenses? ;) That way our evaluation won’t be restricted by the limitations of the demo or the free CC version. Ed From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Paul Doyle Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2014 11:27 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Cinema 4D an option? Just to chime in - I've met a lot of the C4D guys over the past few years and I have to say they are a really impressive, passionate bunch of guys that are investing heavily in their technology. Even if they don't have what you need today, it might be worth contacting them and asking about long-term plans and roadmap. On 13 March 2014 11:18, mark jones markjonescont...@gmail.com wrote: the free CC version doesnt have all the mograph features you'd want to be using. On 13 March 2014 15:1
RE: Torn
and what did they do? They made a slightly better version of the Lightwave interface. They based this new Next-Gen 3d program off of one of the WORST UI’s in the 3d industry and from what I can see didn’t even bother looking at any of the other programs out there other than maybe a feature list. Sure that have all these gee-whiz features, but the part of the program you deal with to get anything done is just crap. I am completely disgusted by how poorly thought out this program really is. It’s really sickening. From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Sergio Mucino Sent: Friday, May 02, 2014 6:58 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Torn Hi Sam. In the spirit of fairness, I just wanted to add some info to your observations regarding Modo. You can snap your rotations by holding down the CTRL key. This should help you achieve precise values. Snaps are turned on and off using F11. No need to fool around with menus. You can change the snap type from the snaps popup, but that's only required when changing what you're snapping to. You can also map your favorite snaps to hotkeys using commands. Granted, it's not as out-of-the-box as SI or Maya, but it can be done. I, for one, prefer the different layouts. It's nice for me to be able to focus on different things and have the tools I need at hand. There's someone who developed an alternate UI (google Cadjunkie Zen)... I have yet to try it, but it looks extremely clean and focused. I'll give it a shot soon. Regarding bones, I guess the main difference is that Modo doesn't use bones (like SI)... It uses joints (like Maya). There are fundamental differences between both, so proper joint orientation is paramount. The same has to be done in Maya (actually, Michael Comet's tools come in really handy for these tasks). It's fine if you didn't agree with Modo. We all have our preferred way of working (I didn't agree with Lightwave at the time I tried it, which was like 18 years ago). I just wanted to add this info for the benefit of those looking around at options and thinking of giving Modo a go. I can't comment on Blender, since I have yet to get my hands dirty with it. Cheers! Sergio Muciño. Sent from my iPad. On May 2, 2014, at 1:24 AM, Sam Bowling sbowl...@cox.net wrote: I’ve been looking around at alternatives to Softimage and not having any luck. Modo have some great features, but the interface is just crap. There are way too many different layouts for things that should mostly be done in one or maybe 2 different layouts. Things like snapping rotations (or snapping in general) seem to require you to click checkboxes or be enabled in other menus where in Softimage, you can just hold down a modifier key to enable most of those functions without dropping your current tool. Modo seems full of tons of one use tools, whereas in Softimage I have a few tools that I use most of the time that cover 99% of what I need to do. I was looking up rigging in Modo the other day and it’s a mess. After you draw out you bones you have to go in manually and correct all your individual joint rotations so they work correctly. In the amount of time the guy built a basic spine I could have had the entire character skeleton done in Softimage with working IK. After massing with Modo for a short time I usually give up in frustration at the terribly slow and clunky interface. Sure I could probably get used to it in time and be productive, but why should I have to settle for such and inferior and slow UI and workflow. The whole layer based approach to modeling makes me want to punch kittens. I also tried Blender which seems to get a lot of praise because it is free and has all these gee-whiz features, but again, the interface on that program is horrid. Sure it’s better than the old one, but it’s still terrible. Also, all the development seems to be on these qee-whiz features and some things like beveling are mostly useless. This is one of the problems with open source programs, no one wants to write the simple mundane features, they would rather write the big flashy features so they can brag about them and the simple tools get left unfinished, on never even added. When I initially switched from lightwave to Softimage, everything was just amazing. The workflow was amazing, the documentation and tutorials were some of the best I’d ever seen at the time (these have both declined since Autodesk took over). Being able to get help with a tool by hitting F1 while in the tool and having the help open to the information for that tool was just amazing. Being able to crate basic tools or automat repetitive tasks by just copying from the history to the script editor was great and allowed me to do things I could never have done with my meager scripting abilities. All the things that make Softimage a great tool have been in there for years
RE: Torn
I’ve been looking around at alternatives to Softimage and not having any luck. Modo have some great features, but the interface is just crap. There are way too many different layouts for things that should mostly be done in one or maybe 2 different layouts. Things like snapping rotations (or snapping in general) seem to require you to click checkboxes or be enabled in other menus where in Softimage, you can just hold down a modifier key to enable most of those functions without dropping your current tool. Modo seems full of tons of one use tools, whereas in Softimage I have a few tools that I use most of the time that cover 99% of what I need to do. I was looking up rigging in Modo the other day and it’s a mess. After you draw out you bones you have to go in manually and correct all your individual joint rotations so they work correctly. In the amount of time the guy built a basic spine I could have had the entire character skeleton done in Softimage with working IK. After massing with Modo for a short time I usually give up in frustration at the terribly slow and clunky interface. Sure I could probably get used to it in time and be productive, but why should I have to settle for such and inferior and slow UI and workflow. The whole layer based approach to modeling makes me want to punch kittens. I also tried Blender which seems to get a lot of praise because it is free and has all these gee-whiz features, but again, the interface on that program is horrid. Sure it’s better than the old one, but it’s still terrible. Also, all the development seems to be on these qee-whiz features and some things like beveling are mostly useless. This is one of the problems with open source programs, no one wants to write the simple mundane features, they would rather write the big flashy features so they can brag about them and the simple tools get left unfinished, on never even added. When I initially switched from lightwave to Softimage, everything was just amazing. The workflow was amazing, the documentation and tutorials were some of the best I’d ever seen at the time (these have both declined since Autodesk took over). Being able to get help with a tool by hitting F1 while in the tool and having the help open to the information for that tool was just amazing. Being able to crate basic tools or automat repetitive tasks by just copying from the history to the script editor was great and allowed me to do things I could never have done with my meager scripting abilities. All the things that make Softimage a great tool have been in there for years most of them since V4 or 5 which was the time I started using it. It’s just mind boggling that there really isn’t another program out there that even comes close to workflow and ease of use that Softimage has had for years. Where I work I do 3d animation part time, sometimes not using Softimage for weeks, and it’s great that Softimage has such a great interface where I can still find even the most rarely used tool without spending tons of time searching for it. With Modo I have trouble finding tools I used 5 minutes ago. So I’m probably going to be sticking with Softimage for quite some time. On a side note, it looks like Autodesk is putting even less effort into developing Mudbox than it is with Softimage, so I gave 3- Coat another try and I’m really impressed with it. I hated it when I used it several years ago, but now it blows Mudbox out of the water and is much, much more user friendly that the mess that is called Zbrush. I did some retopo work with 3d-coat recently and I like it much, much more than Topogun. I absolutely love the Voxel sculpting tools. So, it looks like Autodesk is going to be missing out on any future money from me. From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Mirko Jankovic Sent: Thursday, May 01, 2014 6:06 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Torn Or stay with softimage till there is actualy something like it.. maybe next. Couple years On May 1, 2014 3:02 PM, olivier jeannel olivier.jean...@noos.fr wrote: You should go toward C4D since it's the one I'm planning to get into :) (and some houdini too) Read that message and obey. Le 01/05/2014 14:49, Chris Marshall a écrit : Complete generalist, working in tv, corporate, architecture, medical, FX, simulations etc etc. It's probably easier to say what I don't do, which is any character stuff, though I've done a bit of that too. Everything else is included. So software of choice in this scenario.Softimage. Obvious alternative choice of software.None As a small company with limited resources, we don't want to have to build a 'pipeline' of software, just to do what Softimage already does in one hit. I appreciate times are changing, but I'm not jumping until I'm sure which way to go. Nuffsed yo! ;-) lol
RE: Another alternative to Softimage
They ever get a working bevel tool for blender? Last time I looked at it, there wasnt even a decent way to do bevels and that was where I stopped looking at it. A tool that has been around this long lacking one of the most basic modeling tools is just sad. Sure, its great for free, but its still pretty bad for any real professional work. The interface is also still terrible. From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Ed Schiffer Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2014 7:19 PM To: Softimage Mailing List Subject: Re: Another alternative to Softimage +1, Paulo I'm still not prepared to let go of Softimage, but would definitely give Blender a chance. On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 1:48 PM, Dan Yargici danyarg...@gmail.com wrote: +1 I think it's foolish to dismiss Blender as some kind of joke DCC. It has a lot of nice things going for it. I've been looking over the 2.70 features this morning (before the government here decided to turn off YouTube...) and it's once again taken some good strides. DAN On Thu, Mar 27, 2014 at 6:35 PM, Paulo César Duarte paulocdua...@gmail.com wrote: Between, Houdini, Modo, Lightwave and Cinema 4d, Blender is also a good alternative, I'd say he's a middle ground between Modo and Lightwave, but the best thing about him is opensource and the community, any developer can implement something in it. Take a look in this The best blender demo reel film 2013: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8l8WNHwTOg Blender has ongoing projects very interesting like the Molecular, which seems to me better than Lagoa, and it's not finish yet, but you can use right now: http://pyroevil.com/2013/10/03/molecular-v1-0-1-uvs-feature-and-osx-build-no w-available/ http://pyroevil.com/2013/09/11/block-of-sand-4-millions-of-particles/ http://pyroevil.com/2013/08/28/fluid-solid-and-granular/ http://pyroevil.com/2013/08/28/1920-x-1080-4-millions-particles-simulation-w allpaper/ http://pyroevil.com/2013/03/18/a-little-rope-simulation-with-cython-code/ http://pyroevil.com/2013/04/07/test-with-a-cube-of-sand/ http://pyroevil.com/2013/05/25/cloth-test-with-molecular-addon/ A data processing project similar to ICE: http://phonybone.planetblender.org/ Advanced procedural polymodeling/remeshing: http://www.blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?279453-Polydrive-advanced -procedural-polymodeling-remeshing-(-possibly-development-funding) http://www.blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?279453-Polydrive-advance d-procedural-polymodeling-remeshing-(-possibly-development-funding)p=245412 6viewfull=1#post2454126 p=2454126viewfull=1#post2454126 Node-based everything and openCL particles: http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?284448-Node-based-everything- and-openCL-particles Development, Roadmap, Daily Builds, Contacting with Developers... http://www.blender.org/get-involved/developers/ http://code.blender.org/ Valve is supporting 2 developers to work on Blender: http://code.blender.org/index.php/2013/09/valve-steam-workshop-donations-2-d evs-get-hired/ I think Blender has a great future and can be a good alternative between Modo or Lightwave. Take a look on artwork from do Max Puliero: http://blendernews.org/xe/Feature_Articles/8087 Also now V-Ray has a official plugin: http://www.chaosgroup.com/en/2/vray_blender.html One of The best resources to learning: http://www.blenderguru.com/ Community: http://blenderartists.org/forum/index.php Softimage Theme for Blender: http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?227802-THEME-Softimage-2-70 Blender 2.70 Overview of New Features: http://cgcookie.com/blender/cgc-courses/blender-2-70-overview-new-features/ Other works with Blender: http://libregraphicsworld.org/blog/entry/10-best-commercials-made-with-blend er-in-2013 Cheers. Paulo Duarte -- www.pauloduarte.ws -- www.edschiffer.com
RE: Sweet deal from Lightwave for displaced Softies
LOL! Moving from Softimage to LW would be like moving from a Ferrari to a rusted out VW beetle that doesn't have an engine, steering wheel or seats. Can you undo things in the dope sheet editor yet, or do you still have to save your scene every time you are about to make any changes so that if you accidentally screw something up you can reload you scene to undo it? From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Davidson Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2014 8:59 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Sweet deal from Lightwave for displaced Softies http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/03/prweb11647567.htm -- Best Regards, Stephen P. Davidson (954) 552-7956 sdavid...@3danimationmagic.com Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic - Arthur C. Clarke http://www.3danimationmagic.com
RE: Luxology Modo 50% off for this mailing list - A new word from Brad Peebler
Please, clear up my inaccuracies. As I said, I havent used the program in a very long time. When I used the program, it had a LOT of issues. It was great compared to Lightwave, but it was nothing compared to Softimage. All the issues may have been fixed by now, but Modo is not Softimage and some users may really not the way it works. From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Tim Crowson Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2014 9:35 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Luxology Modo 50% off for this mailing list - A new word from Brad Peebler I'm just hearing a lot of hate mixed in with some factual inaccuracies. I guess the other grown-ups here should be grateful they have you watching their backs? -Tim On 3/7/2014 10:32 PM, Sam Bowling wrote: For Gods sake try the demo before you buy! Last I used Modo (a very long time ago) it was severely lacking in a lot of features. Many may have been fixed, but Many may have not. Curves were a complete joke when I used it. They were absolutely terrible. Once you draw out your curve and drop the curve tool they would be converted to a chain of 2 point polygons which could then only be edited like polygons. Editing polygons had a habit of making a bunch of 2 point polygons which had to be cleaned up. The Photoshop like texturing system is terrible. Everyone else has node based systems and they still have this terrible layers system. There are two different rotation tools which are sometimes needed in different situation (I cant remember exactly why, but I know I never needed to use 2 different rotation tools before or since) which I really didnt like. Then theres the interface. I really, really dislike they interface. Its like everything was just thrown in there with very little thought with the excuse that you can arrange it however you like. Compared to Softimage where everything has its logical place to be, I find the Modo interface feels much like trying to pick up a needle with boxing gloves on. Many of these issues may have been fixed/improved, but even at 50% off, this program is no bargain if you cant stands to use it. From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Raffaele Fragapane Sent: Friday, March 07, 2014 2:44 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Luxology Modo 50% off for this mailing list - A new word from Brad Peebler Try it, and of you like it get in touch with Brad. He'll honour that offer for longer than the code has been out for (though not forever obviously). The code itself was just a symbolic gesture, modo itself isn't even the point ,the point is showing how some companies can be both agile and considerate while having a name and a face talking responsibility. On 8 Mar 2014 09:31, Maurício PC goneba...@gmail.com wrote: I'm more than willing to try modo. I guess I should have bought when the code was working. Now the code is gone. Let's keep studying than. But this collective looks really cool. On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 7:27 PM, Michael Clarke m...@bluecstudios.com wrote: Don't know if anyone has seen this, but for anyone wanting to incorporate Mari into their workflow, the Foundry offers a nice bundle. http://blog.motionmedia.com/upgrade-foundry-creation-collective/ This apparently works if you don't mind being on annual maintenance (around $550). I'm not yet sold on MODO (open to considering it), but the numbers look interesting. If you were to buy MODO alone for half price and upgrade within the year to 801, you would have invested around $1100 - $1250, depending on the upgrade offer. This bundle would allow you to take your half-price MODO and upgrade to the bundle for an additional $1240 (total investment around $2000) which would give you free updates to 801 when it releases. Again it involves a maintenance plan, but the cost is fairly reasonable. Their maintenance is just a few bucks more than upgrading MODO alone. Just pointing out the deal. It may or may not work for anyone here in particular, but it looked interesting (assuming MODO looks like a good path). On Mar 7, 2014, at 11:55 AM, Dave Thomlison dthomli...@gmail.com wrote: Webinar sounds great. +1 On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 12:54 PM, Francisco Criado malcriad...@gmail.com wrote: +1 2014-03-07 14:50 GMT-03:00 Kevin mc bride kev@gmail.com: Would love a webinar as well. Count me in if its going ahead. On 7 March 2014 15:56, Robert Kjettrup rob...@maydayfilm.dk wrote: only been a lurker on this list, but a relative long time Softimage user (since XSI v4), and considering my next options so count me in an webinar too Robert 2014-03-07 16:37 GMT+01:00 Jon Swindells jon_swinde...@fastmail.fm: me too please :) -- Jon Swindells jon_swinde...@fastmail.fm On Fri, Mar 7, 2014, at 05:00 PM, Bill Hinkson wrote
RE: Luxology Modo 50% off for this mailing list - A new word from Brad Peebler
From the sound of it, there are a lot of people who have or are ready to put down a lot of money to buy Modo. I think this would be a huge mistake. As you said, Modo is not a complete replacement for Softimage, but the offers (such as the one from Brad) do indeed imply that. Honestly, these kind of offers happen every time a major 3d software (or probably any major software) gets discontinued. Brad didn't just do this out of the goodness of his heart (Although I do think he is a good guy), he did it because he knew he would be able to get a lot of new users. Maxon did the same thing when all the lightwave developers bailed and started Modo. I still have my copy of Cinema 4d sitting on a shelf where I put it after I realized that I really didn't like the software. From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Tim Crowson Sent: Saturday, March 08, 2014 10:17 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Luxology Modo 50% off for this mailing list - A new word from Brad Peebler Yes I agree, and here's my point: I think people would do that anyway. I don't think we have a bunch of fools around here who just buy stuff willy-nilly. I myself have been very careful to explicitly emphasize the need for people to evaluate things for themselves and take responsibility, precisely because I know first-hand that Modo is not a full replacement for Softimage (I still have yet to hear anyone even claim that, so I see that as a straw man). There's enough disgruntlement being poured out in emails this week as it is, and I just found Sam's tone to be totally counterproductive. I think there's room to present facts and make assessments relative to specific usage cases... I'm just tired of the emotional hooplah over this stuff. Figure it out for yourself and make your decisions in your own time. -Tim On 3/8/2014 11:57 AM, Eric Thivierge wrote: No Sam has a valid point. Regardless of whether there are still issues (or ever were) that Sam experienced, people need to take a huge step back. Stop running to the next big thing that is being advertised. Take your time, you have plenty. Really evaluate these apps in production and not just twiddling around on the weekend. It's not going to hurt anyone if you do, however rushing into it will. Eric Thivierge http://www.ethivierge.com On Sat, Mar 8, 2014 at 12:34 PM, Tim Crowson tim.crow...@magneticdreams.com wrote: I'm just hearing a lot of hate mixed in with some factual inaccuracies. I guess the other grown-ups here should be grateful they have you watching their backs? -Tim --
RE: Luxology Modo 50% off for this mailing list - A new word from Brad Peebler
For Gods sake try the demo before you buy! Last I used Modo (a very long time ago) it was severely lacking in a lot of features. Many may have been fixed, but Many may have not. Curves were a complete joke when I used it. They were absolutely terrible. Once you draw out your curve and drop the curve tool they would be converted to a chain of 2 point polygons which could then only be edited like polygons. Editing polygons had a habit of making a bunch of 2 point polygons which had to be cleaned up. The Photoshop like texturing system is terrible. Everyone else has node based systems and they still have this terrible layers system. There are two different rotation tools which are sometimes needed in different situation (I cant remember exactly why, but I know I never needed to use 2 different rotation tools before or since) which I really didnt like. Then theres the interface. I really, really dislike they interface. Its like everything was just thrown in there with very little thought with the excuse that you can arrange it however you like. Compared to Softimage where everything has its logical place to be, I find the Modo interface feels much like trying to pick up a needle with boxing gloves on. Many of these issues may have been fixed/improved, but even at 50% off, this program is no bargain if you cant stands to use it. From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Raffaele Fragapane Sent: Friday, March 07, 2014 2:44 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Luxology Modo 50% off for this mailing list - A new word from Brad Peebler Try it, and of you like it get in touch with Brad. He'll honour that offer for longer than the code has been out for (though not forever obviously). The code itself was just a symbolic gesture, modo itself isn't even the point ,the point is showing how some companies can be both agile and considerate while having a name and a face talking responsibility. On 8 Mar 2014 09:31, Maurício PC goneba...@gmail.com wrote: I'm more than willing to try modo. I guess I should have bought when the code was working. Now the code is gone. Let's keep studying than. But this collective looks really cool. On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 7:27 PM, Michael Clarke m...@bluecstudios.com wrote: Don't know if anyone has seen this, but for anyone wanting to incorporate Mari into their workflow, the Foundry offers a nice bundle. http://blog.motionmedia.com/upgrade-foundry-creation-collective/ This apparently works if you don't mind being on annual maintenance (around $550). I'm not yet sold on MODO (open to considering it), but the numbers look interesting. If you were to buy MODO alone for half price and upgrade within the year to 801, you would have invested around $1100 - $1250, depending on the upgrade offer. This bundle would allow you to take your half-price MODO and upgrade to the bundle for an additional $1240 (total investment around $2000) which would give you free updates to 801 when it releases. Again it involves a maintenance plan, but the cost is fairly reasonable. Their maintenance is just a few bucks more than upgrading MODO alone. Just pointing out the deal. It may or may not work for anyone here in particular, but it looked interesting (assuming MODO looks like a good path). On Mar 7, 2014, at 11:55 AM, Dave Thomlison dthomli...@gmail.com wrote: Webinar sounds great. +1 On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 12:54 PM, Francisco Criado malcriad...@gmail.com wrote: +1 2014-03-07 14:50 GMT-03:00 Kevin mc bride kev@gmail.com: Would love a webinar as well. Count me in if its going ahead. On 7 March 2014 15:56, Robert Kjettrup rob...@maydayfilm.dk wrote: only been a lurker on this list, but a relative long time Softimage user (since XSI v4), and considering my next options so count me in an webinar too Robert 2014-03-07 16:37 GMT+01:00 Jon Swindells jon_swinde...@fastmail.fm: me too please :) -- Jon Swindells jon_swinde...@fastmail.fm On Fri, Mar 7, 2014, at 05:00 PM, Bill Hinkson wrote: I'm interested in the webinar as well. On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 9:41 AM, Alan Fregtman alan.fregt...@gmail.com wrote: Me too. I'm curious what else Modo can do well besides modeling. On Fri, Mar 7, 2014 at 6:33 AM, Mikael Pettersén mikael.petter...@gmail.com wrote: I'm also interested in the webinar. On Friday, March 7, 2014, Chris Marshall chrismarshal...@gmail.com wrote: I wouldn't mind knowing more On 7 March 2014 10:33, Greg Maguire g...@inlifesize.com wrote: +1 on webinar -- Greg Maguire | Inlifesize Mobile: +44 7512 361462 tel:%2B44%207512%20361462 | Phone: +44 2890 204739 tel:%2B44%202890%20204739 g...@inlifesize.com | www.inlifesize.com http://www.inlifesize.com/ -- http://mintmotion.co.uk/img/mint.png Chris Marshall Mint Motion Limited 029
RE: Luxology Modo 50% off for this mailing list
Brad Peebler is a good guy and that's a very generous offer they have, but I just don't feel that Modo is a professional quality product. It's got a lot of improvements over Lightwave, but again, it has all the same weaknesses and they have made all the same mistakes they made when they developed lightwave. It's still a modeling tool that has had animation tacked on, they did it better this time than with lightwave and it's all one program, but I'm just not impressed with how it all came together. I still feel the interface is as complete mess, which was one of the biggest problems with Lightwave. Even at 50% off, I just don't feel Modo would be worth the price. Softimage has spoiled me with its interface and workflow and it is going to be very difficult for me to find something to replace it with. From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Raffaele Fragapane Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2014 7:51 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Luxology Modo 50% off for this mailing list Personally I find the offer monetary value itself barely relevant. Let me explain: It's more the fact a person as highly positioned as him keeps in touch with people who have hardly anything to do with his products and is wiling to jump a whole chain of decision makers and bureaucracy to make something happen in a few hours that matters to me. If it saves you a few hundred bucks that's a bonus for sure :) BTW apparently it's the community store or something like that that should be used at: http://community.thefoundry.co.uk/store/modo/ Some other store locations might not accept coupons. On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 2:45 PM, nick name creator3dstu...@gmail.com wrote: You'd never see such a gesture from Adsk. On the other hand I think it's a bit too early for this offer for most Softimage users to make a jump in one direction or another. Not saying that there won't be a few that will want to score this opportunity, so... yeah, it's a lot better than nothing.
RE: new upgrade policy
To me, the upgrades haven't been worth the upgrade price lately (still on 2013 for Softimage), what makes them think I would pay full price for the next one? If it comes to dropping that much money on an upgrade I'm going to do some serious looking around before spending anything. Autodesk has stagnated in development big time. From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Kris Rivel Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 12:29 PM To: Softimage List Subject: new upgrade policy So...what's everyone's take on this gem? So if I don't upgrade to latest version now...then when I want that version I have to pay full price? http://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcartic les/sfdcarticles/Frequently-Asked-Questions-about-the-Autodesk-Upgrade-Polic y.html Kris
RE: Windows 8
If you really feel like reinstalling an OS, reinstall windows 7, you will get a performance increase because it's a fresh install and you will get all the fun of reinstalling all of your programs but you won't get the crap that is windows 8 in the process. Don't waste your time or money on windows 8, it's just not worth it. From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Emilio Hernandez Sent: Friday, January 10, 2014 6:09 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Windows 8 I am about to install windows 8. Just wanted to ask if it is worth it or not. Any increase in performance? Strange issues with Softimage? Thx. http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/8965/erojamailpleca.jpg
FW: Photo-Sharing?
How long until the free cloud storage sites decide to do this $data.stripHtml($pagemail.customData.TopComponent1Dek) http://www.cnet.com/b.gif CNET's tips for making fun http://ct.cnet-ssa.cnet.com/clicks?t=1161374508-a245b0e7c8b07d354a48f8095c3 de1fd-bfbrand=CNET-SSAs=5 DIY tech gifts. December 18, 2012 CNET Community http://www.cnet.com/i/nl/m/flex/cnet_logo_retro2.gif http://ct.cnet-ssa.cnet.com/clicks?t=1161374509-a245b0e7c8b07d354a48f8095c3 de1fd-bfbrand=CNET-SSAs=5 Photo-sharing site says it now has the right to sell your photos Dear CNET members, Imagine this: you're at a beach in Hawaii, snapping photos of your family having the time of their lives. Later, you upload them to your favorite photo-sharing site to show your family and friends on your social network, not giving it a second thought. Two years from now, you go to a travel site to book another trip to Hawaii, and lo and behold, you see a familiar-looking photo in an advertisement for the Hawaii resort you are looking into. You look a bit closer and you realize that in the advertisement is a picture of your kids at the beach that you took two years ago! You wrack your brains trying to figure out how it happened, who did it, and why. If you think this scenario is a bit frightening or just can't be, you better take note of this report by CNET writer Declan McCullagh: http://ct.cnet-ssa.cnet.com/clicks?t=1161374510-a245b0e7c8b07d354a48f8095c3 de1fd-bfbrand=CNET-SSAs=5 Instagram says it now has the right to sell your photos. Declan reports that with the first major policy shift since Facebook bought the photo-sharing site, Instagram claims the right to sell users' photos without payment or notification. And if you don't opt out of this by deleting your Instagram account by January 16, you can't opt out of it afterward. So what do you think of this new policy? Do you care that your photos could potentially be used or sold for commercial purposes without being notified? Or do you believe that this is just part of business, and because it's a free site and the photos that you post on Instagram are made public, this shouldn't be a shock to anyone? If you are a user of Instagram, are you going to opt out before the deadline? If you aren't a user of Instagram, does this change how you would use photo-sharing sites in general, and how so? Read Declan's article and share how you feel! Lee Koo http://www.cnet.com/i/nl/s/ed_koo_60x43.jpg Lee Koo Community manager http://www.cnet.com/profile/Lee+Koo+(ADMIN)/ View profile | mailto:messageboa...@cnet.com Email attachment: winmail.dat
Re: Windows 8 - anyone?
What $0.99 video format converters do you know of that will give you real professional quality results, because I couldn't find any. Also there are a ton of free programs for synchronizing your drives on windows and I couldn't find any for OSX that didn't cost money. BTW, I'm talking about Mac programs, not unix programs. The people I work with would be completely lost if they had to do anything in a terminal. They're mac users after all. Oh, there was one free program that I found useful. I can't think of the name at the moment, but it allows me to search drives that have not been indexed yet, and use wildcards (2 things that should have been built into the OS IMO). I would love one that would stop the computer from asking me if I want to use an external drive for time machine every time I plug a drive in and also stop it from wanting to open every freaking window and program I had open every time I reboot the computer. But apparently Apple seems to think we want to open all the same programs and windows every time we restart the computer. As far as how much I know about macs, I know that every time I've searched for a utility to help out with a job it either costs us money (and my boss does not like to part with money) or has to be done on a windows box. -Original Message- From: Gene Crucean Sent: Monday, August 20, 2012 1:04 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Windows 8 - anyone? What? hehe. Is that whole $0.99 gonna break the bank for ya? Don't you think all those hard working developers deserve a little money for what they do for YOU? Regarding everything costing money: That's a complete load of crap btw. There are TONSSS of free and open source apps/tools available for OSX. There are even full blown package managers like yum/apt-get for osx... just like linux. I respect your opinion... but to me, it just says a lot about how little you know about the platform. It's HOT right now for development and there are zillions of apps made for it every day. Well maybe not zillions but there are a lot. ;) On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 2:48 PM, Sam Bowling sbowl...@cox.net wrote: One of the big surprises when I started working at this company that uses a lot of macs was the complete lack of free utilities available on a mac. You can get almost any kind of converter/utility for windows for free, but EVERYTHING on a mac will cost you money and most of them don’t even have demo versions so you can see if it even work. Hopefully they will continue to allow people to downgrade to earlier versions of windows, but with the way they are pushing their cell phone OS they probably won’t allow it on this version. From: Martin yara Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2012 11:53 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Windows 8 - anyone? We gained stability directx and some other things with winXP so it was a good change from win98 and 2000. It felt like a 98 and 2000 mixed and with the SPs blue screens were pretty rare. XP 64 and Vista never felt like a finished product so Win7 64 was a huge change for designers. 2 or 3Gb per application was just not enough. This time, I just don't see any reason to upgrade. Not yet at least. It seems that the upgrade price will be quite cheap so it may be worth to give it a try, specially if there is a no Metro GUI option. Linux and OSX are quite limited in software and plugins library so I don't think they are a valid option for a designer / generalist. M.Yara On 2012/08/19, at 8:22, Andreas Bystrom andreas.byst...@gmail.com wrote: You realize that there are still a ton of people that are still running windows XP, right? You also seem to be forgetting Vista (which I actually liked, but most other people didn’t). ofcourse, there are still people using win2k/nt even. also i did not forget vista, i ran it myself for years and was quite happy with it, win7 is better but overall vista wasn't that terrible either. also having used Linux for almost 2 years at work I've realized you can get used to and be quite happy with anything, its just a matter of using it long enough really, even though I still would never bother using linux at home.. On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 9:42 AM, Sam Bowling sbowl...@cox.net wrote: You realize that there are still a ton of people that are still running windows XP, right? You also seem to be forgetting Vista (which I actually liked, but most other people didn’t). From: Andreas Bystrom Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2012 1:05 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: OT: Windows 8 - anyone? . So... I've installed Windows7 on my workstation at home. And so far I'm really impressed with the speed and the response from the system. Softimage works a lot smoother on Windows7 than on CentOS 6.3. hmm, it's not april did hell just freeze over? actually the day alan jones writes something like that will be the day hell truly freezes over.. on a serious note, for every single windows
Re: Windows 8 - anyone?
One of the big surprises when I started working at this company that uses a lot of macs was the complete lack of free utilities available on a mac. You can get almost any kind of converter/utility for windows for free, but EVERYTHING on a mac will cost you money and most of them don’t even have demo versions so you can see if it even work. Hopefully they will continue to allow people to downgrade to earlier versions of windows, but with the way they are pushing their cell phone OS they probably won’t allow it on this version. From: Martin yara Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2012 11:53 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Windows 8 - anyone? We gained stability directx and some other things with winXP so it was a good change from win98 and 2000. It felt like a 98 and 2000 mixed and with the SPs blue screens were pretty rare. XP 64 and Vista never felt like a finished product so Win7 64 was a huge change for designers. 2 or 3Gb per application was just not enough. This time, I just don't see any reason to upgrade. Not yet at least. It seems that the upgrade price will be quite cheap so it may be worth to give it a try, specially if there is a no Metro GUI option. Linux and OSX are quite limited in software and plugins library so I don't think they are a valid option for a designer / generalist. M.Yara On 2012/08/19, at 8:22, Andreas Bystrom andreas.byst...@gmail.com wrote: You realize that there are still a ton of people that are still running windows XP, right? You also seem to be forgetting Vista (which I actually liked, but most other people didn’t). ofcourse, there are still people using win2k/nt even. also i did not forget vista, i ran it myself for years and was quite happy with it, win7 is better but overall vista wasn't that terrible either. also having used Linux for almost 2 years at work I've realized you can get used to and be quite happy with anything, its just a matter of using it long enough really, even though I still would never bother using linux at home.. On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 9:42 AM, Sam Bowling sbowl...@cox.net wrote: You realize that there are still a ton of people that are still running windows XP, right? You also seem to be forgetting Vista (which I actually liked, but most other people didn’t). From: Andreas Bystrom Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2012 1:05 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: OT: Windows 8 - anyone? . So... I've installed Windows7 on my workstation at home. And so far I'm really impressed with the speed and the response from the system. Softimage works a lot smoother on Windows7 than on CentOS 6.3. hmm, it's not april did hell just freeze over? actually the day alan jones writes something like that will be the day hell truly freezes over.. on a serious note, for every single windows release that's about to come out since win2k I've heard the same exact thing this will be terrible, I'm staying with win forever yet those same people somehow upgraded throughout the years and found themselves quite happy... On Sat, Aug 18, 2012 at 6:55 PM, Stefan Andersson sander...@gmail.com wrote: It's not any better in the Linux Camp. Everyone is moving towards tablet use. But what boggles me is that... how can the developers themselves stand it? On a side note. I've been using Linux for a long time now, but got fed up with crappy wacom drivers and the crippled paint applications. So... I've installed Windows7 on my workstation at home. And so far I'm really impressed with the speed and the response from the system. Softimage works a lot smoother on Windows7 than on CentOS 6.3. Anyhow, going to take a shower now since I feel quite dirty. And I think Windows 8 will be as Vista, a side-note. They are already talking about Windows9. regards stefan On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 8:01 PM, Sylvain Lebeau s...@shedmtl.com wrote: this makes me think about Apple rumour to let go the dev on the mac pros... Seem's everybody is going nuts on the mobile thing. And all professional market get's ignored!! i wont be able to do Arnold render regions on my f-ing iphone! wtf is going on with these guys!? sly -- Sylvain Lebeau // SHED V-P/Visual effects supervisor 1410, RUE STANLEY, 11E ÉTAGE MONTRÉAL (QUÉBEC) H3A 1P8 T 514 849-1555 F 514 849-5025 WWW.SHEDMTL.COM http://WWW.SHEDMTL.COM postbox-contact.jpg Paul Griswold Friday, August 17, 2012 12:18 PM My main Win 7 workstation has been really acting flaky lately. Microsoft has just release Windows 8 RTM, so I was wondering if anyone had tested it out yet? I realize there are plenty of opinions on the whole Metro interface, but I'm just wondering if it's stable and if Softimage will run under
Re: Windows 8 - anyone?
You realize that there are still a ton of people that are still running windows XP, right? You also seem to be forgetting Vista (which I actually liked, but most other people didn’t). From: Andreas Bystrom Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2012 1:05 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: OT: Windows 8 - anyone? . So... I've installed Windows7 on my workstation at home. And so far I'm really impressed with the speed and the response from the system. Softimage works a lot smoother on Windows7 than on CentOS 6.3. hmm, it's not april did hell just freeze over? actually the day alan jones writes something like that will be the day hell truly freezes over.. on a serious note, for every single windows release that's about to come out since win2k I've heard the same exact thing this will be terrible, I'm staying with win forever yet those same people somehow upgraded throughout the years and found themselves quite happy... On Sat, Aug 18, 2012 at 6:55 PM, Stefan Andersson sander...@gmail.com wrote: It's not any better in the Linux Camp. Everyone is moving towards tablet use. But what boggles me is that... how can the developers themselves stand it? On a side note. I've been using Linux for a long time now, but got fed up with crappy wacom drivers and the crippled paint applications. So... I've installed Windows7 on my workstation at home. And so far I'm really impressed with the speed and the response from the system. Softimage works a lot smoother on Windows7 than on CentOS 6.3. Anyhow, going to take a shower now since I feel quite dirty. And I think Windows 8 will be as Vista, a side-note. They are already talking about Windows9. regards stefan On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 8:01 PM, Sylvain Lebeau s...@shedmtl.com wrote: this makes me think about Apple rumour to let go the dev on the mac pros... Seem's everybody is going nuts on the mobile thing. And all professional market get's ignored!! i wont be able to do Arnold render regions on my f-ing iphone! wtf is going on with these guys!? sly -- Sylvain Lebeau // SHED V-P/Visual effects supervisor 1410, RUE STANLEY, 11E ÉTAGE MONTRÉAL (QUÉBEC) H3A 1P8 T 514 849-1555 F 514 849-5025 WWW.SHEDMTL.COM http://WWW.SHEDMTL.COM Paul Griswold Friday, August 17, 2012 12:18 PM My main Win 7 workstation has been really acting flaky lately. Microsoft has just release Windows 8 RTM, so I was wondering if anyone had tested it out yet? I realize there are plenty of opinions on the whole Metro interface, but I'm just wondering if it's stable and if Softimage will run under it. I need to take a weekend and reformat this machine start over anyway. Thanks, Paul -- stefan andersson - digital janitor - http://sanders3d.wordpress.com -- Andreas Byström Lighting TD - Weta Digital postbox-contact.jpg
Re: Windows 8 - anyone?
We use macs where I work and upgraded last year, right after Lion came out. Quicktime is just garbage compared to what it used to be and even with the latest updates, the OS is still full of bugs (especially if you use 2 monitors). Maybe with Jobs out of the way things will improve, but I sort of doubt it. Apple tends to think different from normal people. -Original Message- From: Tim Leydecker Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2012 2:14 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: OT: Windows 8 - anyone? this makes me think about Apple rumour to let go the dev on the mac pros... Is this latest news? The late 2012 MacPros are, umhh, not impressive but apple mgmnt has promised something really great for next year... I wonder how much this is a result of Jobs gone (r.i.p.) and Intel not feeling any pressure to make Xeons competitive in terms of price against performance? The 2008 MacPro´s beat Dell/HP/Lenovo both in terms of price and style and opened a big chunk of market to the MacPro by making them run really nice with windows. ... Maybe we don´t need content creation artists using dedicated hardware anymore? There´s enough cloud apps to instantly create nice images and rights-managed stuff billed by the click to get rid of pesky artists blocking the retina already? And there´s always india, china and millions of young, idealistic interns to pull from? ... I would also like to have a solid, clutter free workstation without any license/transfer hassle I can use productively for content creation using stable and reliably tools plus betas where it makes sense. But maybe I´m old-fashioned and should just wave off (using a gesture involving my middle finger?) Cheers, tim On 18.08.2012 05:01, Sylvain Lebeau wrote: this makes me think about Apple rumour to let go the dev on the mac pros... Seem's everybody is going nuts on the mobile thing. And all professional market get's ignored!! i wont be able to do Arnold render regions on my f-ing iphone! wtf is going on with these guys!? sly -- *Sylvain Lebeau // SHED** *V-P/Visual effects supervisor 1410, RUE STANLEY, 11E ÉTAGE MONTRÉAL (QUÉBEC) H3A 1P8 T 514 849-1555 F 514 849-5025WWW.SHEDMTL.COM http://www.shedmtl.com/http://WWW.SHEDMTL.COM http://www.shedmtl.com/ Paul Griswold mailto:pgrisw...@fusiondigitalproductions.com Friday, August 17, 2012 12:18 PM My main Win 7 workstation has been really acting flaky lately. Microsoft has just release Windows 8 RTM, so I was wondering if anyone had tested it out yet? I realize there are plenty of opinions on the whole Metro interface, but I'm just wondering if it's stable and if Softimage will run under it. I need to take a weekend and reformat this machine start over anyway. Thanks, Paul
Re: Windows 8 - anyone?
Have you seen what they did to the File Explorer? The ribbon was a bad ide and now it’s spread to the file browser like some kind of bad virus. Have been a windows user for over 20 years I was surprised that I had to look up on the web how to restart the computer. Just follow these simple steps... SarcasmSo much easier than Startshutdown/restart /Sarcasm http://www.karthikk.net/2011/09/shutdown-restart-in-windows-8-how-to/ I love the way you have to constantly jump from the left side of the screen to the right side of the screen for everything in this OS. So much easier than having everything in one place. From: Luc-Eric Rousseau Sent: Saturday, August 18, 2012 8:53 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Windows 8 - anyone? It's not possible to turn it back to win7, but it's my understanding that it's only the Start menu you'd miss when you run the desktop? It's on the ARM that the desktop might go away, but on intel i'm pretty sure it's here to stay. On Aug 17, 2012 10:50 PM, Sam Bowling sbowl...@cox.net wrote: Interesting because no one seems to have been able to find it yet. I haven’t tried the actual RTM version. From: Matt Lind Sent: Friday, August 17, 2012 7:39 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: RE: OT: Windows 8 - anyone? Microsoft stated Windows 7 mode would be retained, but you would have to activate it from the control panel. Matt From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Sam Bowling Sent: Friday, August 17, 2012 7:33 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: OT: Windows 8 - anyone? I tried out the release preview on my laptop and windows 8 is crap. The only reason this exists is so Microsoft can leverage their desktop OS to get people you use their extremely unpopular Phone OS. They have literally removed everything that made windows 7 so popular (start menu, quick searches, etc.). Now you are forced to move your mouse all over the screen to the “hot corners” or “hot edges” to get to all the features you used to easily get to with the start menu. You load to the Phone OS screen and the desktop is now an “app” that you run your “legacy apps” in (IOW, where the real programs run). All the new phone apps load full screen and can not be windowed. That means that all the little helper programs to run in small windows will now load FULL SCREEN. They have basically put a GUI on DOS and added in task swapping. None of the new apps can run in the background as far as I have been able to tell, so they all basically go into hibernation (to save battery life... as if my PC runs on batteries.) when you switch apps, so multitasking is dead unless you are running “Legacy apps” on the Legacy desktop (which they say they will be removing). They want you to buy all these touch enabled tablet things for your PC, so your PC can be as useful as your laptop when you don’t have a mouse. Unlike all the other Windows releases, you can not go back to the older interface style. It has all been physically remove from the OS leaving you with only one choice (even though it was all there in the initial developers preview). Windows 8 is pure rubbish with a clunky, sickening, eye wrenching phone interface plugged on top of it and it has made me do something none of the other OS makers have ever been able to do. I have now seriously considered moving to another OS/Platform. This thing is even more dumbed down than OSX and that is something that I didn’t think was possible. I really tried to get used to windows 8, but I just feel handicapped on that OS. If they don’t do some serious backpedaling in the future I will be moving to something else. I predict that Linux and mac “sales” will increase dramatically over the next few years. From: Paul Griswold Sent: Friday, August 17, 2012 9:18 AM To: Softimage Mailing list Subject: OT: Windows 8 - anyone? My main Win 7 workstation has been really acting flaky lately. Microsoft has just release Windows 8 RTM, so I was wondering if anyone had tested it out yet? I realize there are plenty of opinions on the whole Metro interface, but I'm just wondering if it's stable and if Softimage will run under it. I need to take a weekend and reformat this machine start over anyway. Thanks, Paul
Re: Windows 8 - anyone?
Interesting because no one seems to have been able to find it yet. I haven’t tried the actual RTM version. From: Matt Lind Sent: Friday, August 17, 2012 7:39 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: RE: OT: Windows 8 - anyone? Microsoft stated Windows 7 mode would be retained, but you would have to activate it from the control panel. Matt From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Sam Bowling Sent: Friday, August 17, 2012 7:33 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: OT: Windows 8 - anyone? I tried out the release preview on my laptop and windows 8 is crap. The only reason this exists is so Microsoft can leverage their desktop OS to get people you use their extremely unpopular Phone OS. They have literally removed everything that made windows 7 so popular (start menu, quick searches, etc.). Now you are forced to move your mouse all over the screen to the “hot corners” or “hot edges” to get to all the features you used to easily get to with the start menu. You load to the Phone OS screen and the desktop is now an “app” that you run your “legacy apps” in (IOW, where the real programs run). All the new phone apps load full screen and can not be windowed. That means that all the little helper programs to run in small windows will now load FULL SCREEN. They have basically put a GUI on DOS and added in task swapping. None of the new apps can run in the background as far as I have been able to tell, so they all basically go into hibernation (to save battery life... as if my PC runs on batteries.) when you switch apps, so multitasking is dead unless you are running “Legacy apps” on the Legacy desktop (which they say they will be removing). They want you to buy all these touch enabled tablet things for your PC, so your PC can be as useful as your laptop when you don’t have a mouse. Unlike all the other Windows releases, you can not go back to the older interface style. It has all been physically remove from the OS leaving you with only one choice (even though it was all there in the initial developers preview). Windows 8 is pure rubbish with a clunky, sickening, eye wrenching phone interface plugged on top of it and it has made me do something none of the other OS makers have ever been able to do. I have now seriously considered moving to another OS/Platform. This thing is even more dumbed down than OSX and that is something that I didn’t think was possible. I really tried to get used to windows 8, but I just feel handicapped on that OS. If they don’t do some serious backpedaling in the future I will be moving to something else. I predict that Linux and mac “sales” will increase dramatically over the next few years. From: Paul Griswold Sent: Friday, August 17, 2012 9:18 AM To: Softimage Mailing list Subject: OT: Windows 8 - anyone? My main Win 7 workstation has been really acting flaky lately. Microsoft has just release Windows 8 RTM, so I was wondering if anyone had tested it out yet? I realize there are plenty of opinions on the whole Metro interface, but I'm just wondering if it's stable and if Softimage will run under it. I need to take a weekend and reformat this machine start over anyway. Thanks, Paul
Re: Siggraph - Softimage?
For me ICE is very situational (I never said it wasn’t useful). I’ve spent a good deal of time researching ICE and have made a few useful (if situational) compounds, but my projects tend to be measured in days and I don’t have the time to do a ton of research on building rigs (or whatever) in ICE. The last I heard about rigging in ICE is that that it tended to be buggy and wasn’t really recommended so I haven’t really looked into it too much since if was first introduced. My limited programming knowledge along with my memory not being as good as it used to means that I spend a lot of time relearning things in ICE every time I need to use it. I can’t count how much time I’ve spent trying to do something in ICE that seems like it would be easy only to find it nearly impossible. More often than not it ends up being easier and quicker for me to do things the old fashioned way. As for VP2, I don’t think they should have even released it in it’s current state. It’s still quicker and more accurate to do small preview renders then deal with that thing, IMO. I haven’t jumped ship yet, but there’s a good possibility that I will not be renewing my subscription this time around unless they release some really impressive stuff. The last few upgrades have just felt like wasted money to me. From: Raffaele Fragapane Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2012 8:51 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Siggraph - Softimage? This is stuff that goes in cycles. If you don't need crowds, a viewport API, various additions to ICE, the fCurve editing additions and so on of course the last couple upgrades won't be very convenient for you. Personally, I have very little use for the VP2 stuff (beside the fact it stuffed royally and irreparably quite a few things for some people over in TVC), but I had been begging and crying for a viewport API for probably close to 8 years now. At some point Maya will go through a cycle of stuff you have no use for, while in the other camp the things Soft had been lagging behind on will be added, and the grass will yet again be greener on the other side. IE: if you need a decently rendered fire without plugins, currently Maya is more or less your only option, but if you need crowds OOTB then Soft is. By all means, diversify if there's any point in another app for you, or get a suite, but I wouldn't write off 2012 and 2013 in general (we planned or did moves to both over here in example, and we don't up versions overnight for no good reason in film). Calling ICE situational though usually means you haven't bothered rather than not having found it useful. If there is ONE thing that improves my day to day work every single time it gets extended that's ICE. If you think it's something just for the occasional dust puff you're sorely mistaken. I'm writing this with a graph in front of me that over a few days went from a prototype to representing a sizable chunk of a rig that featurePerDay is cheaper than anything I've done before, and an order of magnitude faster than the equivalent expression-y/constrain-y alternative, and I'm coming out of a two year span on a project where every single deformation on very large and complex creatures would have been literally impossible or prohibitively expensive without ICE, which was used as a deformation tool, as a seamless bridge to our propietary system, and as a pipeline crutch for reference geometry injection. Be mindful of kneejerking yourself into something that will most likely require months to years to barely be able to be back to the par your work and cost sits at now. On Fri, Aug 10, 2012 at 1:35 PM, Sam Bowling sbowl...@cox.net wrote: CrowdFX I'm finding it harder and harder to find a reason to upgrade this software. I love the program, but there's just nothing new being added other ice stuff and that is really situational in use. I really can't think of anything added in 2013 that I needed for day to day use. I thought maybe there would be a few useful goodies added in the SAP, but that's out for this year. I guess it's time I start looking in to Max or Maya since they still seem to be getting some useful development.
Re: Softimage on new retina MBP
Macs are obscenely overpriced for what you get. Look at the price of memory on the Apple web site, then go to newegg.com and look up the same memory. The difference is about 4 time more for the memory from apple($150 for 4Gigs vs. $37). Considering that the original mac g5 had a 50% failure rate, I think I’ll stick to buying my computer hardware somewhere else. This rant brought to you by 10 years of dealing with crap computers at work made by apple. Seriously, do you really need that resolution on a 15” screen? From: Alan Fregtman Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2012 8:43 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Softimage on new retina MBP Last I heard there are no updated Bootcamp drivers for the Retina Macbook yet, so I suspect the OpenGL performance is poor for the time being. That said, I've read evidence that Windows still sees the full resolution and I'm sure it looks quite nice, though I wonder if the menus appear small since much of the UI consists of bitmaps. On another note, the GPU is Nvidia so it shouldn't act funny like an ATI under XSI. So pricy though, damn! Here in Canada, getting the 16GB RAM model with 512GB SSD is $3,029, plus tax! Considering the cost, I've been eyeing this other beast: http://www.reflexnotebook.ca/index.php/sager-notebooks/sager-np9150.html You can go quite nuts customizing it with insane specs that (screen-aside) put the Retina to shame and it's still under $3k. Definitely not as thin though, hehe. Decisions, decisions. On Sat, Jun 30, 2012 at 10:04 PM, Ahmidou Lyazidi ahmidou@gmail.com wrote: Does someone tryed softimage on the new MBP? Is it compatible with the new retina display and does it perform well? Thanks -- Ahmidou Lyazidi Director | TD | CG artist http://vimeo.com/ahmidou/videos
Re: Intro to the new team (was RE: Softimage development)
Before they Bin OSX? Another release like lion and it will be gone before Softimage! From: Simon Pickard Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 9:09 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Intro to the new team (was RE: Softimage development) Bit selfish I know but can I get an OSX version of Softimage before they bin it? Ta! :) i have mixed up feelings of course. I really must admit this is major in terms of seeing Softimage finally vanish but i cant do anything except to hope for the best for all of us softimage underdogs.
