The past few years they had a booth and no user group meeting. Last year they reversed course and had a user group meeting, but no booth.
What they do this year remains to be seen. Matt -----Original Message----- From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Rob Chapman Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2014 2:31 PM To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: Softimage webinar - Q/A - finally uploaded were Autodesk actually at Siggraph last year..? will they be there this year? http://forums.cgsociety.org/archive/index.php/t-1112659.html On 19 March 2014 21:20, Perry Harovas <perryharo...@gmail.com> wrote: > If this actually happens, I love the fact that Autodesk created this > problem for themselves on the Siggraph show floor, where they always > think they are king. > > The other funny part is, they could have screwed us just like they > did, but if they handled it far different (meaning with humility and > care), this may not have become such a shit storm. > > OK, it still would have, but we perhaps wouldn't be discussing things > like this (and hopefully doing them)... > > They are doing the equivalent of walking along a wooden bridge with an > automatic rifle, just shooting at the wood in front of them, thinking > it will get rid of Softimage as well as impress everyone else with the > fireworks, but all it is doing is weakening the bridge and the bridge > will eventually snap. > > > > > On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 5:07 PM, Bk <p...@bustykelp.com> wrote: >> >> Hoodies >> >> >> >> On 19 Mar 2014, at 21:06, Adam Seeley <adam_see...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> Softimage's Final Stand. >> >> Roll them t-shirts out. >> >> A. >> _____________________ >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/adamseeleyuk >> https://vimeo.com/adamseeley >> >> >> ________________________________ >> From: Bk <p...@bustykelp.com> >> To: "softimage@listproc.autodesk.com" >> <softimage@listproc.autodesk.com> >> Sent: Wednesday, 19 March 2014, 20:09 >> Subject: Re: Softimage webinar - Q/A - finally uploaded >> >> Ok. Why don't we all put in some money and hire out a stand at siggraph? >> I'm serious. It would be so much fun. >> >> >> >> On 19 Mar 2014, at 20:02, Sebastien Sterling >> <sebastien.sterl...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Lol, yeah Adam, it would be funny to have a Softimage booth, showing >> of the Latest from Mootz and LK, Pooby and exocortec, not to mention >> Fabric integration. a healthy roaster of artists like David. >> >> Press wondering, ..."but aren't you dead ?" >> >> AD staff steaming silently in the corner "Why Won't you DIE !" >> >> >> On 19 March 2014 19:52, Adam Sale <adamfs...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I think it would be great to have a Siggraph presence where we have a >> lineup of Soft artists showing exactly what you mentioned Dave. >> >> Can't do this kind of scenarios, where even if you can do it in Maya, >> show how much longer it takes. >> >> With all of the attention being given the EOL of Soft, people might >> be interested in seeing what all the noise is about. >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 12:48 PM, olivier jeannel >> <olivier.jean...@noos.fr> wrote: >> >> I'm not fan of the idea. >> Frankly there's tons of tutorial in Maya already. If someone want's >> to transition, there are a lot of material to train with. >> As already said, no need to try to work the same workflow in another >> app, it's different. >> >> Here, it's more "Give us some cool hint so we can copy them" .That's >> the whole thing since the "anouncement". >> "Give us your top 5", "what"s the 80% ice nodes..." >> >> Last thing I want to do is help AD in any way. I mean, nothing >> against the users, but frankly now you want to help AD make more money. >> >> AD, Give us the ability to continue to buy seats, in exchange we show you. >> >> I'm bad, my mother told me ... >> >> >> >> >> >> Le 19/03/2014 20:35, Bk a écrit : >> >> I'd love for AD to agree to a " First get an expert to do it in >> Softimage and get an expert do it in Maya" comparitive workflow video series. >> It would be most entertaining. >> Especially when you start bringing ice into the equation. Ive had >> some experience of this before. One notable occasion went Me in ice >> -30 mins.. 2 guys in Maya- a week and a half, but to be fair, they >> would usually achieve things in under a week. >> >> >> >> On 19 Mar 2014, at 19:22, Nicolas Esposito <3dv...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> I asked directly to Maurice to do some videos to compare the workflow >> of a single task using Softimage and Maya, similar to what Emilio >> Hernandez did for the Dorrito technique >> >> I really hope that they'll do that because right now I want to know >> how the workflow will change >> >> By the way, on the area blog there's no Softimage 2015 announcement... >> >> Jesus...even with all those request and question they just don't care >> about Softimage, not even a single line...except the farewell from >> Mark Schnnoegel >> >> >> 2014-03-19 19:55 GMT+01:00 Paulo César Duarte <paulocdua...@gmail.com>: >> >> What I don't understand is how they want me to make the transition to >> a software that doesn't have the tools that I used before? Such as >> ICE mainly, in Max or Maya 2015 I won't have my workflow again, so >> there is no transition. >> >> I will continue using Softimage as long as I can, and complement with >> Houdini, Modo or Blender when necessary... because these softwares >> are those that more listen to your users, and that is the future for me. >> >> >> 2014-03-19 14:23 GMT-03:00 David Rivera <activemotionpictu...@yahoo.com>: >> >> So I head onto: >> http://area.autodesk.com/products/features/softimage , right? and I >> skipped intro (in a 1 hour lenght video, skipping intro is going >> straight to the middle, after all the "verbose"). So what they´re >> doing? Talking about maya in a softimage video. >> >> Quitted. Closed the tab on browser. Go on with my life. >> Now I´m pissed, because at the "last announcement" there wasn´t even >> a word of consideration for 15 years career on softimage. >> Not even an apology for taking away the the one thing that supports >> families and pays bills... >> >> >> David Rivera >> 3D Compositor/Animator >> LinkedIN >> Behance >> VFX Reel >> >> >> >> >> -- >> www.pauloduarte.ws >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > -- > > > > > > Perry Harovas > Animation and Visual Effects > > http://www.TheAfterImage.com >
