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On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 5:28 PM, Cristobal Infante <[email protected]> wrote: > Amazing! > > Thanks for sticking your neck out for this! > > > On 13 March 2014 16:20, Alastair Hearsum <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Folks >> >> This letter precipitated a little bit of publicity >> >> >> http://www.creativebloq.com/3d/rip-softimage-reaction-autodesks-decision-kill-3d-software-31410967 >> >> Alastair >> >> >> Alastair Hearsum >> Head of 3d >> [image: GLASSWORKS] >> 33/34 Great Pulteney Street >> London >> W1F 9NP >> +44 (0)20 7434 1182 >> glassworks.co.uk <http://www.glassworks.co.uk/> >> Glassworks Terms and Conditions of Sale can be found at glassworks.co.uk >> (Company registered in England with number 04759979. Registered office >> 25 Harley Street, London, W1G 9BR. VAT registration number: 867290000) >> Please consider the environment before you print this email. >> DISCLAIMER: This e-mail and attachments are strictly privileged, private >> and confidential and are intended solely for the stated recipient(s). Any >> views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not >> necessarily represent those of the Company. If you are not the intended >> recipient, be advised that you have received this e-mail in error and that >> any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this e-mail is >> strictly prohibited. If this transmission is received in error please >> kindly return it to the sender and delete this message from your system. >> On 10/03/2014 10:20, Alastair Hearsum wrote: >> >> 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? Alastair Hearsum >> Glassworks.* >> >> >> >> -- >> Alastair Hearsum >> Head of 3d >> [image: GLASSWORKS] >> 33/34 Great Pulteney Street >> London >> W1F 9NP >> +44 (0)20 7434 1182 >> glassworks.co.uk <http://www.glassworks.co.uk/> >> Glassworks Terms and Conditions of Sale can be found at glassworks.co.uk >> (Company registered in England with number 04759979. Registered office >> 25 Harley Street, London, W1G 9BR. VAT registration number: 867290000) >> Please consider the environment before you print this email. >> DISCLAIMER: This e-mail and attachments are strictly privileged, private >> and confidential and are intended solely for the stated recipient(s). Any >> views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not >> necessarily represent those of the Company. If you are not the intended >> recipient, be advised that you have received this e-mail in error and that >> any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this e-mail is >> strictly prohibited. If this transmission is received in error please >> kindly return it to the sender and delete this message from your system. >> >> >> >
