Funny enough I keep receiving tweets from Autodesk related to great work and articles done with… Softimage!!! amazing…
I wish they sell the software to someone serious about it to rescue from its current state, it has been all downhill since Autodesk took over. Regarding the competitors, the only serious alternative right now is Houdini and although a step learning curve it is truly worth it. I want to see how Modo does but I am even more interested to what happens to The Foundry as a company as it is partially owned by an investor group that will surely sell soon to get there profits… :-P Let's see Jordi Bares [email protected] On 8 Aug 2013, at 22:05, Daniel Kim <[email protected]> wrote: > Good point. > I’ve changed 3d pipeline from Maya or Max to SI several times in past new > job. I said SI is real great 3D software, but AD doesn’t even have SI on > their product list. What I have to show them was pull down All product menu > and find it out. > What other people see is SI is like a bundle of Max or Maya… That’s why I > often imagine what if SI is just one of 3D independent software like Modo, > Cinema4D, or Houdini… I am not sure, but I believe SI could be a lot better > than now. > > Daniel > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Stephen Davidson > Sent: Friday, August 09, 2013 5:30 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Why did I pay support?? Why did I buy a suite ? I want my > moneyback! > > to take it one step further.... If you click on the Maya link, and then click > on "products" > at the top of the page, Softimage is not listed. I think they are pushing > people to the > Suite, but that is unclear. > > > On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 12:41 PM, Rares Halmagean <[email protected]> wrote: > Wow. Just wow. So anyone interested in checking out softimage and does a > quick search would get a diversion like this from AD. Very telling. > > > > On 8/8/2013 11:35 AM, Mirko Jankovic wrote: > Autodesk Softimage visual effects and 3D game development software enables > artists to create stunning character animation and visual effects. > > Yes game development and they haven;t even try to make good connection to > most popular game engines as well.... > But they trying so hard to kill SI and it still doesn;t help says something > how good actualy itis, after all updates given to Maya and still hard to push > people from SI to it.. he > > > On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 6:33 PM, Angus Davidson <[email protected]> > wrote: > For those of us who dont seem to get the paid results could you copy and > paste ? > > ;) > From: Stephen Davidson [[email protected]] > Sent: 08 August 2013 06:20 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Why did I pay support?? Why did I buy a suite ? I want my > moneyback! > > I think I can shed light on where Autodesk is going, as far as Softimage is > concerned. > Go to Google and search for "Autodesk Softimage". > What is the first paid search result? > This is the one that Autodesk marketing paid Google money to display. > There is your answer. > > > On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 10:51 AM, Steffen Dünner <[email protected]> > wrote: > > 2013/8/8 Eugen Sares <[email protected]> > Wait, wasn't there a 3rd 3D application among those? > > Yes, this: http://area.autodesk.com/products/features/extensionmudbox :( > > Cheers > Steffen > -- > PGP-ID(RSA): 0xD6E0CE93 > Fingerprint: 879F 572C FEE4 9DE5 53A8 3C1C 22A9 C8DE D6E0 CE93 > > > > -- > > Best Regards, > Stephen P. Davidson > (954) 552-7956 > [email protected] > > Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic > > > - Arthur C. Clarke > > > This communication is intended for the addressee only. It is confidential. If > you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately > and destroy the original message. You may not copy or disseminate this > communication without the permission of the University. Only authorised > signatories are competent to enter into agreements on behalf of the > University and recipients are thus advised that the content of this message > may not be legally binding on the University and may contain the personal > views and opinions of the author, which are not necessarily the views and > opinions of The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. All agreements > between the University and outsiders are subject to South African Law unless > the University agrees in writing to the contrary. > > > -- > Rares Halmagean > ___________________________________ > visual development and 3d character & content creation. > rarebrush.com > > > > -- > > Best Regards, > Stephen P. Davidson > (954) 552-7956 > [email protected] > > Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic > > > - Arthur C. Clarke > >
