What a day it has been, the issue has not been resolved but a tenuous agreement seems to have been struck, for better or worse it will have to do if i am to remain productive.
I would like to thank everyone who came on, for their help and support in any form it may have been offered. especially, Tim Leydecker, i feel we started out on the wrong foot, but in a time of stress when i feel i lashed out, you where quick to show empathy and understanding. Stephen Blair for his resourcefulness in providing Key information. Dave and Javier, a nice idea, but they would never allow it, it would conflict with the clause of my contract stipulating never taking any IP of the premisses and with every other network conduct and antivirus stance. i will get back too you now but my head is lolling and it has been the most prustrating day, so please forgive and catch you toomorrow On 8 January 2013 19:03, Tim Leydecker <[email protected]> wrote: > I generalized to make it read easier but won愒 insist > on this simplification used for the sake of illustrating > a big, heavy thing that may be intimidating at times, > exceed the scope of ones own field of view or just > as well be magic thing that mostly goes unnoticed. > > My primary concern was to point out that there may be > conflicts that will more likely show when running into > the limits of an existing solution and that it may be > surprisingly hard to make people see the benefit of changing > things as first and foremost this means having to put in some > thought, some work and seeing the own area of comfortable control > or personal freedom in danger. > > This applies to all positions involved, everybody has to refind > their new place and not everybody likes this. > > I also would like to point out that any problem one may run into > in a scenario as such may easily found a criticism and that is > something where it is tempting to boldly react as if that愀 uncalled for. > > It takes a strong personality to not take this personal but see the > benefit of questioning the current status for the better and be willing > to take this to each and everyone involved who may just be fine with how > things work and not willing to adapt at all. > > Which brought me to the Production Team, including the Supervisor. > > For them, it愀 first of all a problem when all they want you to do > is function in a way that makes them deliver what they have promised > to a client. > > Only a few want to realise this ultimately mean responsibility, not just > sexy power. > > Cheers, > > tim > > > > > On 08.01.2013 18:14, Eric Turman wrote: > >> Tim: I wouldn't say that *all* pipelines are rigid and unadaptable. If a >> pipeline is thoughtfully built from the ground up to be flexible and scale >> in scope of its "involvement" >> from project to project, then it it does not have to be gaff-taped, it >> simply rolls with the needs of a particular style of project. >> >> Sebastien: As far as IT and licensing, the more legwork that you can do >> for you IT guy (proof of license, type of license, download link, etc.) the >> more that he'll see that you are >> trying to help him and the more likely that he'll help you back. >> >> Just a thought, >> -=Eric >> >> >> On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 10:21 AM, David Gallagher < >> [email protected] >> <mailto:davegsoftimagelist@**gmail.com<[email protected]>>> >> wrote: >> >> Wow, it's so close to the tweak tool, they should give Softimage a >> nod. >> >> This looks great. However, without the rigging integration, it's not >> very alluring to me. >> Dave >> >> >> On 1/8/2013 10:45 AM, Luc-Eric Rousseau wrote: >> >> If you're miserable modeling in Maya, I'd suggest using the NEX >> plug-in for Maya. >> It's very softimage-like, with a tweak tool and a command panel >> like XSI >> >> https://draster.com/nex-1.5/__**overview.html<https://draster.com/nex-1.5/__overview.html>< >> https://draster.com/nex-1.5/**overview.html<https://draster.com/nex-1.5/overview.html> >> > >> >> >> On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 10:12 AM, David Gallagher >> <[email protected] <mailto:davegsoftimagelist@** >> gmail.com <[email protected]>>> wrote: >> >> "if you have used softimage in production you would doubtless >> realise that >> one does not ease back so readily into maya. " >> >> Ha! It will be a cold day in hell before I go back to >> modeling/rigging in >> Maya. >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> >> -=T=- >> >
