Madness???? This is Sparta! *[kicks the AD messenger into the deep well]*
On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 3:14 PM, Sebastien Sterling < [email protected]> wrote: > 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! >> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> >> > >
