I think the people who are in that position to do so are doing the following.
Sticking with softimage for as long as they can Evaluating their options on the side to see what may work for them in the future. I doubt anyone is going to totally go cold turkey, but the small amount of trust that was there for AD for a lot of people has gone. Its really up to them to earn it back. People have realised that their livelihood has become too dependent on factors they cannot control and in a lot of cases will be in the dark about. This is where the alternatives which are not bound by the rules that AD has to work under become far more attractive. FE, Houdini, Modo all have people who are very involved in the communities in a positive way. Maya 3 years down the line might be a great replacement for Softimage, then agin 3 years of development on FE, Houdini or Modo could leave them in the dust. On the open source side you do have blender as a framework. Blender + subscription money that was heading to AD but is now going into Blender development projects has the potential to be awesome. You want a specific tool in Blender use that ex sub money to get it built. Think this process will carry on for some time. Its not going to be decided when the 2015 versions get released. In reality that is just the start of the process. On 2014/03/17, 11:37 AM, "Stefan Kubicek" <[email protected]> wrote: >I still don't quite understand as to why companies and individuals, who >were bitten by their dependencies on third-party software, are now >seeking to replace that software, which they had no real control over, >with yet another such software. >I'd have expected a landslide push for community-driven, open-source or >tools, but all I hear is: "Should I go Maya, Modo, or Houdini?". Bizarre ! > >There is no immediate need to do that! Instead, look ahead a few years. >What do you see yourself using then? Would you like to be in the same >situation as today, only a few years down the road? > > > > >> I¹m all for a one Maya to rule them all mentality, but it¹s no where >>near ready, when it is, I¹ll happily join in. > > >-- >--------------------------------------------- > Stefan Kubicek [email protected] >--------------------------------------------- > keyvis digital imagery > Alfred Feierfeilstraße 3 > A-2380 Perchtoldsdorf bei Wien > Phone: +43 (0) 699 12614231 > www.keyvis.at >-- This email and its attachments are -- >-- confidential and for the recipient only -- > <table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="width:100%;"> <tr> <td align="left" style="text-align:justify;"><font face="arial,sans-serif" size="1" color="#999999"><span style="font-size:11px;">This communication is intended for the addressee only. It is confidential. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately and destroy the original message. You may not copy or disseminate this communication without the permission of the University. Only authorised signatories are competent to enter into agreements on behalf of the University and recipients are thus advised that the content of this message may not be legally binding on the University and may contain the personal views and opinions of the author, which are not necessarily the views and opinions of The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. All agreements between the University and outsiders are subject to South African Law unless the University agrees in writing to the contrary. </span></font></td> </tr> </table>
