A lot of these videos are either OLD or slightly on the marketing edge and they are not ordered, but many are still relevant and worth watching and all free. It's a bit like the VAST training or discs that use to come with XSI in the shoe box so many are very basic, and a few are slightly more enlightening:
Those videos (and a few more) are sorted nicely here: http://eglomot.marc-albrecht.de/ Link to Foundry site version (less ordered) http://eglomot.marc-albrecht.de/ I can't speak for the MODO team really, but if I had to say what the roadmap was/is, it was to first get the "basics" in MODO in some form, then the focus was to be scalability, extensibility (SDK improvement etc.), performance on larger scenes and data sets, and stability (and obviously refinement of features already existing). I have a good "feeling" that 801 and on are going to be more and more focused on these latter parts as the main features are mostly fleshed out already. For a long while it seemed they talked about future plans to expand the role of the software, but IMHO, it didn't start to become how obvious they meant it until the 601-701 cycle. At least a lot of the basic "guts" are in a node based form of some kind or another- and more sandbox like than some. The schematic is an on going WIP, much of it is good and thought out, and it's the right template moving forward, but it needs feedback from a larger pool of users IMHO. Seriously, if even you only test it out for 15 days, your feedback as to what you like/want/need/hate is invaluable- so please let it be known on the forum or even here. On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 7:49 AM, Chris Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > Do they have a summary somewhere of the road map for the software? If your > talking to Brad...thanks Tim! > > Also be nice if Autodesk gave us a roadmap for them so we're not all > spinning our wheels. If MAX is dead in the next year be nice to know. Even > if they were in development of some uber software...a general idea behind a > release date? > > > > > On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 10:46 AM, Tim Crowson < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> I've contacted Brad to try to find out what the deal will be, regarding >> 801. I'm not privvy to the release date, so I honestly don't know when >> that's coming. >> -Tim >> >> >> On 3/5/2014 8:44 AM, Maurício PC wrote: >> >> I'm willing to buy it, but I don't know if I should wait for Modo 801. >> Because to buy this and later have to spend more 500 USD to update will put >> a serious hole on my wallet. >> >> Does anybody knows if this purchase will lets us upgrade to 801 with a >> nice discount? :D >> >> >> Anyway ... Brad always seemed like a great guy and this is prove of >> that. >> >> >> On Wed, Mar 5, 2014 at 11:03 AM, Gerbrand Nel <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I love seeing gestures like this. >>> Anyone know how long this discount is valid for. >>> I'd like to try it for a bit before blindly spending, what is still >>> allot of money, if you happen to live in Africa :) >>> G >>> >>> On 2014/03/05 05:15 AM, Raffaele Fragapane wrote: >>> >>> Hi all, >>> If you can't be bothered to read some text, the important bit is in bold >>> a few paragraphs down. >>> >>> Now that the worst kept secret EVER has seen the sunlight, while >>> everybody is still shell shocked, I think it's worth posting this. >>> >>> I'd like to say I'm surprised, or emotionally drained, but I'm >>> actually barely upset. Writing's been on the wall for entirely too long. >>> >>> Deciding to not use Maya just because it's an AD product, at least for >>> me, is like cutting one's own nose to spite the face; then in my domain >>> (character work) Maya is too significant a player to just outright ignore >>> it out of principle, not to mention I've been using it professionally or >>> personally since v1. >>> That said maybe some of you work in a different domain, and for you >>> Modo, or Houdini, or C4D are a viable option. >>> Coming from there, and more on topic, I have little faith in all these >>> petitions, rage posts and the such, so I thought I'd start a different line >>> of efforts to help a community I've been part of for >>> Idon'twanttothinkhowlongitsscary. >>> >>> More on topic, if I had to find issue with this announcement and all >>> it entails it's how badly it was managed and conceived. >>> Not only it's an incredibly ponderous decision with inevitable gravity, >>> it was also announced with barely any time to spare between its intended >>> date and some hard dates on its effects. >>> Of everything I heard and read insofar it's not so much the killing of >>> Soft I find unacceptable (I guess I was well resigned in those regards, not >>> that it doesn't sadden me enormously), as much as what picture it paints of >>> AD customer management when they do such a thing, and proceed to aggravate >>> the issue with nebulous information and an unacceptably short window of >>> time for the user base to make some rather consequential decisions. >>> >>> But are the competitors any better? Any more accessible and >>> transparent in their communication and dealings? >>> >>> Well, I was having an exchange in private with Brad Peebler, founder >>> of Luxology, and I put to him whether the Foundry/Luxology would have the >>> flexibility and agility to do something about short term. >>> Turns out they do. >>> In a few hours they set up everything for a *50% discount on >>> Modo*purchases. No strings attached, just because I jokingly challenged him >>> to. >>> *Go to the online store and use the coupon "raffofkahn" for half price >>> check-out.* >>> >>> I'm not a Modo user, nor have the time or inclination right now to >>> become one. I'm not going to suddenly wish AD any ill or stop using their >>> products, though they sure did their damnest to make me even more guarded >>> when dealing with their PR and promises. >>> I did really enjoy dealing with the Foundry in the past though, and I >>> have now to extend that respect to its Luxology arm. At the very least they >>> are willing to act transparently and unconditionally on matters all the way >>> from the top of the product chain. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Raff >>> >>> P.S. >>> The actual coupon's text was Brad's idea, not mine! I imagine he read my >>> signature and thought I was a Trekkie or something like that. >>> >>> P.P.S. >>> I'm not getting anything out of this. I'm not a modo user, I'm not >>> getting freebies, it has nothing to do with my employer, what the hell, it >>> barely has anything to do with me outside the last few hours and this >>> e-mail itself. I simply thought it was a nice and significant gesture on >>> Brad's side and decided to help him reach out on account of his personality >>> and display of good will. >>> >>> -- >>> Our users will know fear and cower before our software! Ship it! Ship it >>> and let them flee like the dogs they are! >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> gonebadfx.com >> - your source for bad fx >> >> >> -- >> >> >> >> > -- Gideon D. 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