2 or 3 years ago I was reading similar denial posts about the rumour Softimage demise. This company is profit driven, the signs are already out there, I could come up with arguments for each possibility, the thing is, it depends really on Autodesk plans, imho...
On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 11:04 AM, Stefan Kubicek <[email protected]> wrote: > > I don't think Max offers any unique advantage for arch viz or games. All > can be done anywhere else and in my opinion, more efficiently. > > > As much as I'd want that to be true I need to disagree: Max still is hands > down the single most efficient application for ArchViz. It comes with a ton > of import options, great and fast Spline editing features, good enough > proceduralism, a megaton of ready-made assets (Evermotion et al) already > set up for different renderers, excellent Vray integration, and ease of use > for simple scenes. I wouldn't want to do VFX with it (although some do), > but for archviz it's _the_ most cost effective solution by miles. > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jul 15, 2014, at 1:50 PM, Jordi Bares <[email protected]> wrote: > > I agree with your Max view, > > Let's remember that is their core audience, architecture and engineering > so killing the software that complements the key product in such a way > would be foolish. > > A different story is that they keep putting VFX goodies on it… that may be > very possible.. > > Jordi Bares > [email protected] > > On 15 Jul 2014, at 08:33, Raffaele Fragapane <[email protected]> > wrote: > > The blogger has a really distorted perspective on market, apps and > qualities. There's a distinct fanboi smell to the article. > > I don't think MAX will be terminated in the next couple years, but if I > had to bet money, I'd gladly put it on it being massively requalified for > viz, and maybe, just maybe, to see an LT version for the indie gaming > platform if Maya won't successfully dig that inlet. > > When you read stuff like "This definitely raised a few eyebrows because > 3ds Max has typically been known as the go-to app for the game industry" > You know the guy, like most of DT has been for its entire existence, lives > in a reality predating the actual calendar by more than a few years. > > I do have money with a friend on Mudbox and MoBu not seeing more than > another Christmas or two tops though :) > > > > > > -- > > ----------------------------------------------------- > Stefan Kubicek [email protected] > <%[email protected]%22+%[email protected]%3E> > ----------------------------------------------------- > 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 >
