http://area.autodesk.com/mayaleapplugin
Meanwile ! Yay ! Warning ! its like a sick parody of kinect for maya so not for the faint hearted !, i wonder if any user money went into this, or if some resourceful little dude just cooked it up by himself? "Give your users the ability to imagine, design, and create in true 3D space." On 31 July 2013 17:23, Tim Crowson <[email protected]> wrote: > This thread is simultaneously awesome and horrendous. I need > anti-depressants.... > > -Tim > > > > On 7/31/2013 3:27 AM, Jordi Bares wrote: > > I meant "wherever the decision makers are now.." or course. > > Jordi Bares > [email protected] > > On 31 Jul 2013, at 09:24, Jordi Bares <[email protected]> wrote: > > I could safely say that since the acquisition it has been a downhill > experience and I can only think on blaming AD management, whoever the > decision makers are now let's make sure we keep an eye on them as it is > very likely they will f*ck everything else they touch. > > Strategic thinking only, nothing personal. > > Jordi Bares > [email protected] > > On 31 Jul 2013, at 07:49, Raffaele Fragapane <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Last time I heard a definite figure it was 12, later on I heard a > not-as-reliable 14. > I'd say between 10-15 actual developers sounds like the realistic > ballpark (without management etc). > > Don't think Maya has hundreds though :) > > I think currently one of the largest, if not the largest, permanently > staffed (so exclude temp contractors and third parties) might actually be > C4D's. > > > On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 4:44 PM, Szabolcs Matefy <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Exactly how many developers Softimage really has? >> >> >> >> I doubt if Mudbox will be implemented in Maya, but who knows what AD is >> planning. It is sure the Softimage is not on their hot topic list. >> >> >> >> *From:* [email protected] [mailto: >> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Greg Punchatz >> >> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 31, 2013 12:23 AM >> *To:* Softimage List >> *Subject:* Why did I pay support?? Why did I buy a suite ? I want my >> moneyback! >> >> >> >> As I find out more and more about what is going on behind the scenes at >> at AD in regards to Softimage (plus all the others) the more and more angry >> I get. And frankly the more I want my support money back, seriously. >> >> This has been a huge bait and switch scam.... I feel like I have been >> consistently lied to about the future of Soft, there is even a video of a >> "product manager of the week" telling me the future of Softimage is * >> good* on the Autodesk site. Buyers remorse is one thing, but frankly no >> one has been honest with us about where all of this was headed, in fact I >> would say that I was deliberately lied to by the PR machine that is AD. The >> video of Daniel Tutino talking about the future of softimage is a prime >> example of AD misleading us. What's sad if you watch the video, he is >> acting like a really bad liar . ( I have the video downloaded just in case >> I need it to back up my case against AD.) >> >> First off I wish I would have NEVER bought a suite... I did not want a >> single dollar of mine going to support Maya, but apparently if you jumped >> on the suite bandwagon your money went toward a bazzilion Maya developers, >> even if you checked "softimage is my main interest" in the AD suite >> surveys. I wanted a Softimage branded suite for that very reason. Now >> from what I gather soft has less developers than my hand has fingers, and >> Maya has over a hundred?? WTF are all those developers working on, really? >> 100 devs working under the bad management of AD guys cant even compete with >> 15 devs working at an under funded Softimage run by Avid . >> >> I am also hugely disappointed in Mudbox... The only thing I ended up >> using in the whole suite is SOFTIMAGE.. Zbrush and Mari got my personal >> dollars because they delivered while AD promised. Now Luc Eric is all but >> saying Mudbox is going into Maya on Softimage forums.... Do the powers that >> be at AD still think putting everything into one app makes sense?? There is >> a reason why niche products do a better job at niche work :) >> >> I would be happy with if AD made an attempt at a next gen app, I would >> give that a shot....but I passed on Maya for a reason. >> >> I paid my support so Softimage could be developed further....not so AD >> could put a nail in its coffin. >> >> Feeling like I just got robbed... is there something we can do as a group >> to get our voices heard? Anyone know any good lawyers that will work for >> next years support money ;) >> >> -- >> ------------------------------ >> >> *Greg Punchatz* >> >> *Sr. Creative Director* >> Janimation >> 214.823.7760 >> www.janimation.com >> > > > > -- > Our users will know fear and cower before our software! Ship it! Ship it > and let them flee like the dogs they are! > > > > > -- > > > > >
