Yes, I thought that they might accept specific workflow tools and I think that many artists do that as well ( kind of TD for hiring temporarely )
The main focus would be to do that not as a single element, but the request would be asked ( and founded ) by a group of people who are interested in some specific tools The TD would be happy so will we :-) 2014-03-14 12:07 GMT+01:00 olivier jeannel <[email protected]>: > The idea is fantastic. Though, I think asking this directly to Eric > Mootz or Leonard Koch is already possible (if I'm not totaly wrong) > > Le 14/03/2014 11:26, Arman Sernaz a écrit : > > In order to keep things well organized, a special web site which is > dedicated for this purpose may be a good idea. I'm willing to contribute as > much as I can to kickstart this project. > > > On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 12:12 PM, Nika Ragua <[email protected]>wrote: > >> i`m very interested - because i somehow not damanded as i wish to be >> ))) ahahaha >> and i love to do this kind of stuff, yet i`m visual programming limited >> - do not want to mess with code - so ICE, VEX, FE when they do it. >> aaah, better late than never >> >> >> 2014-03-14 13:51 GMT+04:00 Nicolas Esposito <[email protected]>: >> >> Hi guys, >>> >>> This is maybe not the best time to write about this, but maybe >>> something good could be done about this idea. >>> >>> Looking around si-community and here as well I saw a lot of topics >>> regarding "How to" and "Help me with" in order to achieve a goal. >>> This is perfectly fine and on both communities there are lots of >>> talented people willing to give advices, share compounds and make tutorials >>> about it. >>> >>> There are some specific things which are not so simple to develop, and >>> most of the time you can't get the thing you're doing to work, so you end >>> up going nowhere, or switch to another software you know already do what >>> you're looking for ( if there is one ). >>> >>> So, with this in mind my proposal is quite "simple": >>> Setup small found raise groups, using kickstarter, in order to finance a >>> TD or a talented artist to develop a custom tool which allows you to reach >>> your ( ours ) goal. >>> The TD look at the request, setup the minimum amount on money needed to >>> develop that tool, then the fund raise campaign begin. >>> >>> Lets start with an example >>> - A muscle system within Softimage: Most of you saw the Peta commercial >>> and the behind the scene and saw the amazing thing The Mill did using >>> Softimage; also recently Paul Smith did a demo of his muscle system which >>> looks pretty damn cool; Vorlex developed his plugin using ICE, and those >>> are just few examples. >>> - VFX done with ICE: Exocortex already sells amazing plugins, but lets >>> say I need specific VFX in my shot and I need someone who's capable to >>> create what I need. >>> >>> To put it simple would be the answer to "I don't know how to do this, >>> can someone do this for me if I pay?" >>> >>> The found raising could be applied not only to Softimage ( even >>> because I'm not sure how many TDs want to create tools for a Software which >>> is going to be left out in a couple of years ), but extend this idea to >>> other software, for example Fabric Engine, which has huge potentials and >>> lots of people right now are really interested into this framework. >>> >>> So, what are your thoughts about it? >>> >>> Cheers >>> >>> Nicolas >>> >> >> > > > -- > www.lhvfx.com > > >
