Hey Paul, I see you active on this "migration" threads, which is quite nice by the way, and I have some questions.
I tried Fabric once but learning curve was a bit steeper then I predicted (coming from an ICE user / no ofense intended). V 2.0 looks like it has greater benefits, so even if the price is steeper then a visual, higher level thing like Houdini it might pay off... Do you have a timeframe for F2.0? Since the [2.0] video points at some significant changes I would rather wait before diving in that pool again. Another question is one that regards functionality. Houdini has a lot of functionallity built in that could be exposed through its "Engine". I know you guys are a small company and you cant aim at covering great areas for now. We all have seen many great FE videos exploring topics like rendering, motion capture, procedural animation, crowds and so on... And we all agree the plataform is great, flexible and fast. But my question is: what can one TD or a small TD group expect from FE RIGHT NOW?! I know MPC and Hybride can do great stuff with it, but where would I be able to apply my FE knowladge on a day to day basis, and what should I leave to the houdinis and mayas for now? I have great respect for what you guys are doing, the way you do business and the way you do software keeps me confident an investment in FE would be a solid one. But I want to know where I am going in order to applie the right time investment in each tool from now on. Best regards, Gustavo E Boehs Dpto. de Expressão Gráfica | Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina | http://www.gustavoeb.com.br/ Ps: if you ever sell to AD please... well dont ever sell to AD ;)
