I had no idea about Elastic Reality within FXTree. Thanks for pointing that out. Maybe that explains Avid's business model a little better. :)
On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 12:59 PM, Alan Fregtman <[email protected]>wrote: > Just FYI, Elastic Reality's tech (somewhat) lives on in Softimage as > FXTree nodes... > https://vimeo.com/65641320 > > > > On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 11:43 AM, Stephen Davidson > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Avid has quite history of shelving products, that they buy. >> One only has to go to Wikipedia to see the long list of discontinued >> purchases: >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avid_Technology >> I have been a victim of this odd business model with Matador(Media >> Illusion) and Elastic Reality. >> It just makes me think twice when faced with a possible >> Avid purchase. Well, I lie... I don't think I would ever think >> of a future Avid purchase. >> >> >> >> On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 10:34 AM, Luc-Eric Rousseau >> <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> doomed from the start by its deep attachment to the Windows platform. >>> >>> On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 4:51 AM, Fabrice Altman <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> > I think Luc-Eric did ‘a bit of work’ on that as well. >>> >>> >>> http://provideocoalition.com/ssimmons/story/it-looks-like-avid-is-finally-going-lay-ds-to-rest >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> >> Best Regards, >> * Stephen P. Davidson** >> **(954) 552-7956 >> * [email protected] >> >> *Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic* >> >> >> - Arthur C. Clarke >> >> <http://www.3danimationmagic.com> >> > > -- Best Regards, * Stephen P. Davidson** **(954) 552-7956 * [email protected] *Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic* - Arthur C. Clarke <http://www.3danimationmagic.com>
