I just wanted to add my 2 cents. It was hard to fall asleep last night, I was lookin through my options, and I was looking at the fact why I was using Softimage for more than 10 years.
To start off, I started with Max, for 4 years. Then I realized how shit this application is, and found LW, with better modeling, and even more better rendering. Meanwhile I worked with Maya (my initial sympathy to maya turned to massive disgust how bad it was), and then came Softimage. During the years me and my colleagues worked with Softimage for the following reasons (without any particular order): - Pivot placement using the ALT key - Operator stack - Fast modeling - Sticky key/supra key - Groupings - Selection - MCP - Region render - Rendertree - Animation - Drag and drop on animateable parameters - ICE And the list would go on...these features, as far as I know are not present in Maya nor Max. So, Autodesk, please don't tell us, that you are on high-tech and so on, because you just killed high-tech and innovation with Softimage I accuse you with the murder of Softimage. I do hope that all decision maker will suffer once, because I believe that all is coming around. So I wish autodesk a friendly f.ck ye! -----Original Message----- From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Leoung O'Young Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2014 3:40 AM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Softimage 2015 Last Release Announcement Hi Maurice, I know you are in a very difficult situation with a lot of angry XSI users. It is a sad day for us here since been using since the early 1990 but didn't upgrade when Autodesk bought XSI so we are still using Version 7.1 due to number of circumstances. Is there a chance for us to upgrade to Softimage/XSI 2014 at this time? We are in a very difficult position since we have a lot of assets in XSI. Thanks for you time. Leoung On 04/03/2014 7:21 PM, Maurice Patel wrote: > Hi Eric, > Yes you will. Service packs and hot fixes are provided to all > customers whether they are on Subscription or not. It is only > extension releases that were exclusive to Subscription customers > Maurice > > Maurice Patel > Autodesk : Tél: 514 954-7134 > > From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com > [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Eric > Turman > Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2014 7:17 PM > To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com > Subject: Re: Softimage 2015 Last Release Announcement > > Maurice, > > I am on maintenance through April of this year. If I choose not to upgrade my > license because I do not want to lose my perpetual license, will I be > entitled to the mentioned service pack(s) hotfixes, and beta participation > for said packs? How is that supposed to work? > > -=Eric Turman > > On Tue, Mar 4, 2014 at 6:10 PM, Maurice Patel > <maurice.pa...@autodesk.com<mailto:maurice.pa...@autodesk.com>> wrote: > Hi Sven > Yes you can upgrade. The price list will contain upgrade paths to > either bundle. These will be at standard upgrade price rates though > (not for free). As was mentioned on a previous thread next year those > will go away too - but for all Autodesk products maurice > > Maurice Patel > Autodesk : Tél: 514 954-7134<tel:514%20954-7134> > > -----Original Message----- > From: > softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimage-bounces@listp > roc.autodesk.com> > [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimage-bounc > e...@listproc.autodesk.com>] On Behalf Of Sven Constable > Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2014 6:27 PM > To: > softimage@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com > > > Subject: RE: Softimage 2015 Last Release Announcement > > Maurice, > It is still unclear to me. Is it possible to upgrade an existing > perpetual network/floating license from previous versions to version > 2015 (perpetual > +network/floating license). Without any subscription or bundles? > > -----Original Message----- > From: > softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimage-bounces@listp > roc.autodesk.com> > [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimage-bounc > e...@listproc.autodesk.com>] On Behalf Of Maurice Patel > Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2014 9:55 PM > To: > softimage@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com > > > Subject: RE: Softimage 2015 Last Release Announcement > > Autodesk will stop selling Softimage licenses to customers on March 28th > (which is when the new 2014 price list goes into effect for all Autodesk > products worldwide). > Basically there will no longer be any Softimage SKUs in that price list. > > - Softimage 2015 will be delivered to all customers who have purchased > Softimage prior to that date and who are on Subscription. > > - After March 28th, existing customers who are not on Subscription, > will be able to upgrade their Softimage licenses to the Maya+Softimage > or 3ds Max+Softimage bundle > > - After March 28th, existing customers will be able to purchase > additional seats (or rental plans) of those bundles if they need extra > capacity > > - As a result a customer who does not already own a Softimage license > will not be able to buy Softimage 2015 maurice > > Maurice Patel > Autodesk : Tél: 514 954-7134<tel:514%20954-7134> > > From: > softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimage-bounces@listp > roc.autodesk.com> > [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimage-bounc > e...@listproc.autodesk.com>] On Behalf Of Sven Constable > Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2014 3:40 PM > To: > softimage@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com > > > Subject: RE: Softimage 2015 Last Release Announcement > > Softimage 2015 will be released at April 14 but the announcement says that we > cannot purchase standalone licences as of march 28. > I don't get it. Does it mean the new version won't be available for new > costumers the same time it will be released? > > What about upgrading existing floating licences when you are not on > subscription? I'm using 2011 (NLM, no SAP). Can I upgrade to > Softimage2015 > (NLM) AFTER march 28? > > > From: > softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimage-bounces@listp > roc.autodesk.com> > [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimage-bounc > e...@listproc.autodesk.com>] On Behalf Of Angus Davidson > Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2014 9:22 PM > To: > softimage@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com > > > Subject: RE: Softimage 2015 Last Release Announcement > > > ________________________________ > From: Jason S [jasonsta...@gmail.com<mailto:jasonsta...@gmail.com>] > Sent: 04 March 2014 10:19 PM > To: > softimage@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimage@listproc.autodesk.com > > > Subject: Re: Softimage 2015 Last Release Announcement --snip > > Reminds me of the DS killing.. History repeating so it seems ... > Reminds me of spotting 3DS showing up in the LOTR making of's. Some software > just never truely dies. > This communication is intended for the addressee only. 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