> > Yes but as the copy states: > Autodesk® Softimage® software is a high-performance 3D character animation > and visual effects<http://www.autodesk.com/visualeffectssoftware> > application. > Given that a lot of effort is going into marketing Suites and this also > drives 3ds Max and Maya traffic to the site we were not not going to > mention the fact that Maya and 3ds Max users get benefit from adding it to > their pipeline. >
You stated you market Softimage as a full-fledged application and referenced the product page as a proof. Well, unless we have completely different views of what is the meaning of "full-fledged" in terms of general DCC packages, that page is not much of a proof really. It clearly does not put SI in the same category as Max and Maya. Maya & 3ds Max mentions compositing because it includes the software > applications Composite and MatchMover in the box. > And what kind of explanation is that? It's a bundled product (that comes with Softimage just as well, mind you) versus integrated solution. I hope you see how little sense it makes to boast about one and than ignore the other. I know it's just corporate propaganda, buzzwords and mostly meaningless phrases, but it effects the broader public perception and it undervalues the product and the artist behind it. I think, if you have followed the conversation carefully, you will understand that no one objects the effort to sell the suites. It's the failure to market Softimage that is the problem. And if it arouse from the similarities and overlap, that is no excuse either. You are doing mighty fine job marketing Max and Maya as equal. It's ether one or all three. Two just says you bitten off more than you can chew. On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 8:18 PM, Maurice Patel <[email protected]>wrote: > Yes but as the copy states: > Autodesk® Softimage® software is a high-performance 3D character animation > and visual effects<http://www.autodesk.com/visualeffectssoftware> > application. > Given that a lot of effort is going into marketing Suites and this also > drives 3ds Max and Maya traffic to the site we were not not going to > mention the fact that Maya and 3ds Max users get benefit from adding it to > their pipeline. Maya & 3ds Max mentions compositing because it includes the > software applications Composite and MatchMover in the box. > > > Maurice Patel > Autodesk : Tél: 514 954-7134 > > From: [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Kiril Aronofski > Sent: Wednesday, September 12, 2012 1:33 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: In case you missed it.. > > In fact, if you check, this is exactly how we do market it: ( > www.autodesk.com/softimage<http://www.autodesk.com/softimage>< > http://www.autodesk.com/softimage> ). > > As an "extension to Autodesk® Maya®<http://www.autodesk.com/maya> or > Autodesk® 3ds Max®<http://www.autodesk.com/3dsmax> software pipelines", > while Maya is "3D animation software that delivers a comprehensive creative > feature set with tools for animation, modeling, simulation, rendering, > matchmoving, and compositing on a highly extensible production platform", > and 3dsMax "provides a comprehensive, integrated 3D modeling, animation, > rendering, and compositing solution for game developers, visual effects > artists, and motion graphics artists along with other creative > professionals working in the media design industry." > > Maya is even a compositing package here, something that is only half true > (and I'm being generous), while Softimage indeed does have an integrated > compositor and its not even mentioned on the Features page. > > So again, which one of these 3 is being sold short? > > >
