I am in both camps: Education and VFX/Animation.
I am always jumping back and forth between the two, which makes for less sleep than I'd like, but I'm used to it. SI is the easiest of the two (Max was never really an option I felt was for me) to create something amazing. By either a single artist, or a team. By either a student or a pro. There really is no way the types of projects I take on, and my students take on, could be done as quickly and as cleanly with Maya. I should know, since I have taught (and continue to teach) both. I also use both, and continue to do so. Use the best tool for the job. The great thing about Softimage is that the best tool, is the only tool for 99% (maybe 98%, in a nod to The Mill's brilliant ad) for the job. On Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 2:53 PM, Angus Davidson <[email protected]>wrote: > Our is education where we are able to get the students trough so much > more because we don't have to spend a great deal of our time on trouble > shooting. SI has allowed us to get to the point where we have had a piece > accepted into every festival we have entered so far this year (only one > more to go ) No way in hell that would have happened in Maya ;( Which we > now have to go back to teaching > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Paul Griswold [[email protected]] > *Sent:* 17 March 2014 07:42 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Movies, games, commercials or what? > > Mentioned in another thread. Not everyone works in movies or games. > What area do you work in and why is Softimage the best choice for what you > do? > > I'm in commercials & occasionally VFX for films. > > I am always working on tight deadlines & it's almost always a mix of > people using After Effects, Modo, Nuke, Fusion, and Softimage. Softimage > is the Swiss Army Knife of 3D and it allows me to switch gears quickly and > efficiently. > > There is nothing Autodesk offers that can replace it currently and I do > not have faith that in 2 years they will have anything better. I intend on > moving away from Autodesk products. > > > -Paul > > 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. > > -- Perry Harovas 203-448-7206 Animation and Visual Effects http://www.TheAfterImage.com <http://www.theafterimage.com/> -24 years experience -Co-Author of "Mastering Maya"<http://www.amazon.com/Mastering-Maya-Complete-Perry-Harovas/dp/0782125212> -Member of the Visual Effects Society (VES)<http://www.visualeffectssociety.com/>
