No, I keep SI3D around for legacy stuff in my portfolio. Rarely touch it, but it’s not easy to convert. I was planning to write plugins to get data out as the built-in converter for XSI didn’t support what I needed, but SI3D plugins need to be written using Visual Studio v6, which I have, but I can’t get it to successfully compile on anything newer than a Pentium 3 – which I no longer have. So I just leave my stuff in SI3D format.
Matt From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Cristobal Infante Sent: Monday, July 28, 2014 2:59 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Softimage is not EOL You are on step 3 already (Bargaining), we've jumped anger! On Monday, 28 July 2014, Matt Lind <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: B isn’t a big deal for Windows software as it has a lot of backwards compatibility built in. I can still install and run SI3D on windows 7, for example. Not suggesting anybody rely on that point, but it’s there. Matt From: [email protected]<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> [mailto:[email protected]<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>] On Behalf Of Alan Fregtman Sent: Monday, July 28, 2014 2:47 PM To: XSI Mailing List Subject: Re: Softimage is not EOL "B" is inevitable and only a matter of time... Better prepare to switch before the metaphorical door of incompatibility hits you in the face. My $0.02, -- Alan On Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 5:35 PM, Jon Swindells <[email protected]<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote: remind us again, what stage of grief is denial ? -- Jon Swindells [email protected]<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> On Mon, Jul 28, 2014, at 11:55 PM, Sven Constable wrote: Hi list, Some people (Adsk) told me recently that Softimage is EOL. Well, one could argue that the word "life" in terms of software is ridicilous in the first place. But because I thought about what Softimage is currently as a product, I would like to dive deeper into the subject:) The question is: Is it EOL software or not? Answer: It's not EOL software. It's proprietary software! The definition of EOL software is: A: A software that doesn't fit current production needs. B: A software that doesn't run on todays hardware, so it's no longer usable on your hardware (like SGI or NT software). On the other hand the definition of proprietary software is: A: A software that can accomplish things that are not doable by common (or commercial software), out of the box or in the same timeframe or at the same cost. Companies developing their own inhouse tools to do just that. B: A software that is not available to the public. Think about it and decide on your own. Softimage ist not EOL at all. It'sproprietary software. sven
