There's a company in Iceland also using many Soft seats because all work could be done in Soft, compositing etc.
On 10 March 2014 11:17, Mirko Jankovic <mirkoj.anima...@gmail.com> wrote: > Nerd corps is also SI based as I'm aware? > I'm guessing that bigger places got their offer to upgrade licences and > pet talk before... but still > Transfer for free to Maya doesn''t mean a thing when you will transfer all > your senior stuff back to juniors with Maya as well... > > > On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 12:10 PM, Stefan Kubicek > <s...@tidbit-images.com>wrote: > >> You just made my day! I wonder why we haven't heard more from other >> places like yours, like Passion Pictures for example (of BBC's London >> Olympics 2012 fame). Having met Mario Ucci in fall 2013 I know how unhappy >> they are with the current situation too. Mario, where are you? >> What about Blur? It's hard to imagine a Tim Miller staying passive on >> this. >> >> >> 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 <mich...@lowend.se >>> >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 <patr...@brandtanim.co.uk >>>> >: >>>> >>>> Great letter, Alastair, sounds very nicely pitched to me. >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 10 March 2014 10:26, olivier jeannel <olivier.jean...@noos.fr> >>>>> 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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