I gotta say, I know the theory proposed here isn't entirely serious, but
if it had validity, I think it would only demonstrate a failing on the
part of the 'big houses' as you call them, to properly assess the
reasons for success among smaller facilities. Non-AD, 3rd party
products, and pure ingenuity are the main reasons smaller facilities
succeed.
-Tim
On 3/13/2014 7:23 PM, Doeke Wartena wrote:
I like your theory. But if the "big houses" with maya and max seats
realised softimage could do so much. Then why wouldn't those "big
houses" move to softimage as well.
2014-03-13 19:57 GMT+01:00 Stephen Davidson <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>>:
In all my readings of the posts, one theme keeps popping to the
surface...
The fact that small animation houses, and even sole freelancers
were able
to compete with the "big houses" because of the exceptional tools
within Softimage.
Could it be that the "big houses", with many seats of Maya and/or
3D Studio MAX,
put pressure on AD to dissolve Softimage rather than having to
retrain their artists and
TD's on a new platform? That would make sense considering there
are more seats
of Max and Maya out there. That would also explain why the
Creative Suite of
Max, Maya, and Softimage along with Mudbox and Motion Builder was
discontinued...
*or was it?*
*
*
http://www.autodesk.com/suites/entertainment-creation-suite/overview
Seems an unsuspecting customer might sign up for this, not knowing
Softimage is
on the copping block
OK, this does sound a bit paranoid, but ...
*"Although this decision is a difficult one, we do believe that by
focusing our development efforts, we can better serve the needs of
the media and entertainment industry and provide customers with
better products, faster."*
*
*
Really? That is an explanation for the discontinuance of
Softimage? Really?
--
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