Point of note – the ability to have previous version usage has been a benefit to active Subscription customers (only), for some time now. And (barring some exceptions) this applies across the entire Autodesk portfolio, so Softimage isn’t being single out here.
Also Softimage 2012 is still available to customers with running 2015 and active Subscriptions. Previous version usage, and support, is for the current versions and 3 versions back. G From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of pete...@skynet.be Sent: 10 August 2014 12:01 To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com Subject: Re: EOL and using older Softimages > preventing the use of previous versions unless you basically commit forever, and even then – only 3 versions back! 2012 is now officially off-limits for subscription customers. I remember a message from an AD rep here, suggesting not to upgrade a few licenses just in order to keep access to an older version - thus diluting one’s license park. it’s anti-customer behavior, directed ONLY at licensed and paying customers, devaluating their investment. what you did up to 3 years ago is being ‘obsoleted’ - for long format work that’s like saying: your previous project is off bounds. This in an industry (entertainment) thriving on sequels ! funny reading just the other day about Weta’s own new renderer in that other thread – where they mention opening shots from “old” projects such as Tintin or the first Hobbit – and re-rendering them. Where this was actually a design constraint they set themselves. And here’s AD going: hey, if we can prevent you from doing this, we will! Sure, you can try and open those scenes on a newer version, and pray nothing breaks. Oh right, if you’re on Maya, don’t forget to recompile all those plugins you don’t have the source code for. Doh. > Personally can't wait for competition. Amen to that. I stuck it out on Softimage, waiting for the next gen software from AD to replace Maya/Max/XSI. Definitely not doing that anymore - at this point my ONLY criterium for a replacement is that it isn’t AD. On 08/09/14 8:22, Luc-Eric Rousseau wrote: Yes you lose the right to run three versions back when the subscription lapses. You can only run the last version you installed. On Aug 8, 2014 2:09 PM, "phil harbath" <phil.harb...@jamination.com<mailto:phil.harb...@jamination.com>> wrote: What was the final verdict on using older versions of Softimage, I saw on the EOL page you could use up to 3 versions back. Does that require the user to be on active subscription. My case is I am on 2015 but my subscription just lapsed. Phil Harbath jamination
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