We've been using Alienbrain for years on Wildstar. We're still on it, in fact, but are looking at options to get off of it. Problem is there aren't too many options out there for asset management to support our particular needs.
The scripting environment is quick and easy to use compared to anything else out there. It has a scripting object model and supports almost any ActiveX compliant language just like Softimage, but Alienbrain is not as reliable. Importing/checking in files has been a crapshoot. Server isn't particularly fast either. Doesn't scale well beyond 40 users. The supplied plugin causes crashes and synchronization issues with files sometimes putting them in a funky state. Anyway, Alienbrain is not EOL'd like Softimage, but it's not actively developed either. I've been at Carbine since 2007 and only 2 versions of Alienbrain have been released since, and looking at the feature list I'd consider them to be service packs more than full releases. Technical support was so bad we terminated the contract. Pricing scheme is horrible. Whenever we add seats to our pool, we have to buy a current license (v10) and get charged extra fees for downgrading the license to 8.0 to match our pipeline. If we upgrade those licenses to 10.0, we'll be charged again. Needless to say, we don't plan to purchase any more licenses. If you need asset management, I'd take a look at Core from 5th Kind. If your needs are simple, you may want to check out Wormhole. Matt From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Rivera Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2014 11:02 AM To: Softimage Mailing List Subject: Alienbrain 10 and Softimage 2015? Hi, I was wondering if anyone has been using Alienbrain to manage assets for softimage? Foundry has some products about this, and I´ve seen others as well. They are well integrated with Maya. So If anyone could share some of their experience in using AlienBrain, I´d love to hear it. Thanks. David Rivera 3D Compositor/Animator LinkedIN<http://ec.linkedin.com/in/3dcinetv> Behance<https://www.behance.net/3dcinetv> VFX Reel<https://vimeo.com/70551635>
