Looking at things from another angle I am concerned with the whole decision because I don't understand it, abandoning Softimage seems such a bad decision…
Can I ask you how many developers were working exclusively on the Softimage product? 6? 8? 12? Is that a crazy cost? let's face it, Autodesk is a huge corporation and we are talking about saving peanuts... Or am I dreaming here? Selling it would be a great option, and surely if the market share was so small would not have any impact whatsoever on your company. Jordi Bares [email protected] On 7 Mar 2014, at 20:42, Maurice Patel <[email protected]> wrote: > It might be a busy time for them with this announcement. > Softimage comes with 5 licenses like Maya > maurice > > Maurice Patel > Autodesk : Tél: 514 954-7134 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Leoung O'Young > Sent: Friday, March 07, 2014 3:38 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Update to the Softtimage Transition Plan > > Hi Maurice, > > I did e-mail them but they taking their time getting back to me. > When you said everything, what does that mean, how many render licenses of > Mental Ray do one get? > > Thanks, > Leoung > > On 07/03/2014 3:31 PM, Maurice Patel wrote: >> Hi Leoung, >> You should probably talk to a reseller about the details. AFAIK today >> we only offer one flavor of Sofimage and you would need to upgrade to >> that but it should give you everything maurice >> >> Maurice Patel >> Autodesk : Tél: 514 954-7134 >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Leoung >> O'Young >> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2014 3:18 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Update to the Softtimage Transition Plan >> >> Hi Maurice, >> >> I found out I have one 2011 Essential license which I can upgrade, the other >> 3 licenses are too old. >> Beside upgrading just that license, can I expand that license to an advance >> with render nodes and do I have rent options after the end of March timeline? >> >> Thanks, >> Leoung >> >> On 07/03/2014 3:04 PM, Maurice Patel wrote: >>> Yes it would. >>> If you need to scale production you will have two options. You will be able >>> to purchase a 3 month or 1 year rental of the transition bundle to increase >>> your Softimage seats or you can purchase the bundle itself. If you purchase >>> the bundle new you will have the same rights as if you obtained it by >>> transitioning from a Softimage license. Please note these options are only >>> available to customers who own Softimage already. >>> maurice >>> >>> Maurice Patel >>> Autodesk : Tél: 514 954-7134 >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [email protected] >>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jason S >>> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2014 2:02 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: Update to the Softtimage Transition Plan >>> >>> >>> Would that also extend ability to scale (get new licences) ? (at the >>> very least for existing customers?) >>> >>> >>> >>> On 03/07/14 13:44, Maurice Patel wrote: >>>> Hi everyone, >>>> >>>> I have an update to the Softimage Transition Plan to share with you: >>>> >>>> When we created the initial Softimage transition plan our desire was to >>>> provide our customers with an easy, no-cost path to transition to either >>>> 3ds Max or Maya. We have been monitoring all of your feedback on the >>>> forums, including many direct conversations with our customers, and have >>>> made adjustments to the transition offering to address your concerns. As >>>> we had previously announced, a program is available to all Softimage >>>> customers on Subscription providing you with the option of migrating to >>>> 3ds Max or Maya via a bundle that will include a Softimage license until >>>> April 2016. Based on your feedback we will be adding the ability to >>>> continue to access Softimage indefinitely with your Subscription >>>> entitlement even after we stop support on Softimage in April 2016. We >>>> have heard you and we want to make sure you can continue to be able to >>>> access your Softimage projects even after the retirement of Softimage. >>>> Our intention was not to create more burden on you with this difficult >>>> change. >>>> >>>> As many of you have also asked about this, we would also like to clarify >>>> what will happen if you do not want to transition: your licenses will not >>>> stop working. Any licenses you have purchased are yours. They are >>>> perpetual licenses and will continue working whether you are on >>>> Subscription or not. You will continue to be able to contact support if >>>> you need to move a license to a new machine. >>>> >>>> maurice >>>> Maurice Patel >>>> Autodesk : Tél: 514 954-7134 >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> > > > > <winmail.dat>
