Modo is a fantastic app and it has a fantastic render engine for the type of end user they are focusing on. But as good as it is it's no Arnold and has a ways to go before it is.
That said, it's a great match for the Foundry who now have the ability to create content across the entire pipeline which is probably what they were really looking for. On Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 6:13 AM, Raffaele Fragapane < [email protected]> wrote: > Well, they got katana, modo, nuke Mari. All they need now is an animation > solution and they stand a chance to go toe to toe with maya and soft if > they offered bundles, at least in any shop sane enough to use Houdini > instead of maya for fx. > > Interesting times ahead. Hopefully this won't mean they will forsake their > work with rman and Arnold in favor of trying to pimp modo's engine. > > At least the foundry is a company focused on vfx and not a cad one barely > tolerating their M&E division. > > Sent from not an iPhone > On Sep 25, 2012 9:08 PM, "Ben Houston" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Bill Collis <[email protected]> >> Date: Tue, Sep 25, 2012 at 4:16 AM >> Subject: The Foundry and Luxology join forces >> To: [email protected] >> >> >> >> Dear Ben, >> >> I am really excited to be able to tell you that *The Foundry and >> Luxology are a joint entity* as of today. >> >> Luxology is home to the award-winning 3D software *modo* as well as some >> of the most notable brains in the field of 3D modelling and rendering. >> >> modo is an established player in the design, CAD and architectural >> visualisation worlds as well as our more familiar territory - VFX - where >> we share numerous clients including Smoke & Mirrors, Double Negative and >> The Embassy. >> >> Luxology shares our desire to build products that address genuine >> industry need. They are innovative, customer focussed, community-driven and >> we can’t wait to start working with them. >> >> Our products and background technology are very distinct, but are also >> obviously highly complementary. In the short term we will be continuing to >> develop the interaction between our products, which will be of immediate >> benefit to all of our customers. We can’t wait to see what our combined >> experience and knowledge will allow us to build in the long term. >> >> We’ll keep you posted on developments, but in the interim please visit >> our Q&A page that we hope covers many of your questions. >> >> Thanks, >> >> Bill Collis >> *CEO* >> >> >> <http://twitter.com/?utm_campaign=GLOBAL%2012%20Sept%20Luxology%20Announcement%20Email&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&utm_campaign=&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elqIsAgent=True&elq=&elqCampaignId=&elq=44ec37244b2140739c1411b24dae2efe&elqCampaignId=377#!/TheFoundryVFX> >> <http://www.youtube.com/TheFoundryChannel?utm_campaign=GLOBAL%2012%20Sept%20Luxology%20Announcement%20Email&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&utm_campaign=&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elqIsAgent=True&elq=&elqCampaignId=&elq=44ec37244b2140739c1411b24dae2efe&elqCampaignId=377> >> <http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?utm_campaign=GLOBAL%2012%20Sept%20Luxology%20Announcement%20Email&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&utm_campaign=&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&id=100000831155768&ref=ts&elqIsAgent=True&elq=&elqCampaignId=&elq=44ec37244b2140739c1411b24dae2efe&elqCampaignId=377> >> >> >> >> -- >> Best regards, >> Ben Houston >> Voice: 613-762-4113 Skype: ben.exocortex Twitter: @exocortexcom >> http://Exocortex.com - Passionate CG Software Professionals. >> >
