great words. This is the type of letter AD should be getting. Would be great to see more of this coming. From the right people - like you guys.
J On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 10:43 AM, michael johansson <[email protected]>wrote: > Just a small remark to get it right and avoid that discussion. Under So > the last two sentences: Autodesk have adjusted this so we can both switch > to 3ds or maya and still continue to use softimage as long as we want. So > that point is not valid anymore. > > Let me know when you publish it. I will be happy to re-publish it in all > my channels. > > /michael johansson > > > 2014-03-10 11:30 GMT+01:00 patrick nethercoat <[email protected]>: > > Great letter, Alastair, sounds very nicely pitched to me. >> >> >> On 10 March 2014 10:26, olivier jeannel <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> At last ! the voice of the big guys ! >>> Thank you ! thank you ! >>> >>> Le 10/03/2014 11:20, Alastair Hearsum a écrit : >>> >>> Folks >>> Dan Y and other folks, I hope this comes across as firm but reasonable. >>> I will post it on other appropriate sites. Any ideas on that front? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> * An open letter to Autodesk. Dear Autodesk My name is Alastair Hearsum. >>> I'm a founding partner, director and head of 3d at Glassworks. If you >>> haven't heard of us, we are a small to midsized company which has been >>> creating VFX and animation for TV commercials for markets around the world, >>> for the past 20 years. We have branches in London, Amsterdam and Barcelona. >>> We create innovative and multi award winning work and we use Softimage. >>> Your announcement that you are retiring Softimage has left us saddened, >>> disappointed and not a little angry. The anger for two reasons; that you >>> have shot the racehorse of the 3d software world in the head in its prime >>> but also that you didn't consult with us about this assassination or >>> discuss any of your plans for the future with us. We have no idea what the >>> future from you holds. We are big and longstanding users of other Autodesk >>> products as well as Softimage. The puzzling thing is, technologically >>> speaking, there was no writing on the wall as there was with Henry and >>> Flame, for example, or these days with Flame and Nuke. We have been >>> punching above our weight, in London, for the past 20 years competing well >>> with the much larger organisations of MPC, Framestore and The Mill. One of >>> the reasons we have been able to do that, apart from the deep talent of our >>> crew is, I believe, because of the software that we chose. I'm nearly 150 >>> years old now but I still sit at the computer making pictures for TV >>> commercials to the same arduous schedule that I always have. So I know what >>> I'm talking about. For a period a few years back we had a 50/50 split of >>> Maya and Softimage. We chose to go 100% Softimage. Its better for the work >>> that we do and the sector we are in. Its no coincidence that all the >>> finalists in the recent British Animation Awards (tv commercials) did their >>> work in Softimage. Similarly, both silver and gold award winners in the 3d >>> animation category at this year's British Television Advertising Craft >>> awards were Softimage companies. You may well go on to list major work >>> that's been done in Maya. Sure there has, and great work too. But Maya is >>> used as a shell in the major film effect companies. It is heavily >>> customised and unrecognisable as the product you ship. We have our >>> proprietary software and tailored workflow as well, but Softimage remains >>> pretty much untouched. It is lean, efficient, and the ICE environment is >>> innovative and empowering. So you've done it. What's next? Like I said we >>> have had vague information about what the future holds. We hear rumours >>> about bi-frost and that's about it. From what I understand from various >>> sources there are no plans to replicate the efficient workflow and full ice >>> functionality that made us so productive. You have offered free >>> transitionary licenses of Maya with the threat of having to discontinue >>> using Softimage in 2 years time. The final thought is not just about what >>> software is best for our future but also about what sort of software supply >>> company we want to get into bed with. The attributes that come top of my >>> list: listening to customers, acting on their recommendations, speedy >>> development, innovation. Now does that sound like you? 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