Just FYI we have a muscle system coming for Fabric in the next couple of months and it will be accessible via the Splice API within Softimage and will be customizable/extensible.
On 14 March 2014 09:03, Nicolas Esposito <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >> >> >> >
