On 06.01.2014 16:25, Eric Lampi wrote:
First place I worked at I saw a young woman creative from an agency come into
the 3D area. She was squinting at the monitor and I couldn't tell what she was
looking at, then she
says "Oh thank God, they're SGI!".
Eric
I think she liked you.
She checked you out and gave you a compliment without obvious flattery.
Well, maybe she just wanted you to like her, thought.
Who can really tell with women?
tim
Freelance 3D and VFX animator
http://vimeopro.com/user7979713/3d-work
On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 10:03 AM, Stephen Davidson <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Well said Stefan, marketing also convinces studios that it's the software,
and not the artist,
that does all the "cool" stuff. A misconception that I have been battling
for over a quarter of
a century, now. Software is only a tool. Softimage is a great tool.
When I freelanced at studios, I would often hear the studio salesperson
talk about the software
and equipment, that they use, with prospective clients. They would not
mention the people,
which in my opinion is their biggest asset.
I haven't worked at a studio for almost 9 years. I never get asked what
software I use.
My clients just ask how much, and how fast. Softimage continues to help me
give them the answers
they want to hear.
On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 4:21 AM, Stefan Kubicek <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
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Is it just my biased point of view that all studios that closed or
filed for bancruptcy last year were Maya based?
It could of course be that there are more Maya based studios closing
than Softimage based ones simply because there are more Maya based studios, but
I still smell a pattern
there.
I always felt that the number of users on Softimage is directly
related to marketing efforts. I remember Alias/Wavefront doing a remarkable job
in the early days of Maya
in this regard. I never saw anything like that happening for Softimage
at any time of it's existence.
Ultimately, there are only two types of 3D artists: those who use
Softimage, and those who have never tried. -> Get more prople to seriously try
it.
*So guys, I spent a weekend working with Maya…HOW THE F@CK THIS
PROGRAM IS USED IN PRODUCTION?????????*
This is the same question I always ask myself after using Maya when
required... and Maya being the "Industry Standard" makes you understand so
many things about the
industry standards...
2014/1/6 Szabolcs Matefy <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>>
So guys, I spent a weekend working with Maya…HOW THE F@CK THIS
PROGRAM IS USED IN PRODUCTION?????????
Ok, I can use Maya, I have a quite solid background working
with Maya, but seriously guys…It’s so overcomplicated, and brainkilling…In
Softimage almost everything
is just fine (OK, we need development), but in Maya, the
easiest task takes quite long compared to SI…Finally I found myself fixing UVs,
Unfolding, etc. in
Softimage…Anyway, I need some samples in Maya, so I take a big
breath, and continue working with Maya…But seriously, Softimage is way better
in many point of view.
It has no artisan, has no PaintFX, but for example rendering is
way faster (with MR), shading setup is way faster, modeling is lot faster, and
so on. So I really
don’t understand, how come that Softimage is not acknowledged
at all. I swear guys, that I’ll spread the Word of Softimage
Cheers
Szabolcs
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*Henry Katz
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*To:* [email protected]
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*Subject:* Re: rumor, Soft dead within the next year
Good thing I asked.
On 01/04/2014 05:40 PM, Stephen Blair wrote:
Softimage doesn't support Python 3.x
On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 3:26 PM, Henry Katz <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Steve,
No issues with python 3.3 as well, before I bruise my
knuckles on the bleeding edge?
Cheers,
Henry
On 01/03/2014 02:47 AM, Steven Caron wrote:
really?
install pyqt
set softimage to use system python, uncheck...
file>preferences>scripting>use python installed with softimage
run the example scripts pyqtforsoftimage plugin
provides. or just 'import PyQt4'
s
On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 10:27 PM, Angus Davidson
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
A non nonsense guide to installing pYQT would be great.
So many great tools are never used because people cant get past trying to get
the install to work.
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