Yeah, very strange the Escape Studios page down. http://www.escapestudios.com/softimage-artists-take-on-maya-escape-studios/
I agree with Jordi, in how is this "open" concept? When I think in "open software", came in my mind Blender open source code, and Houdini in how deep you can go in customizations and data access. 2014-09-10 17:56 GMT-03:00 Jason S <[email protected]>: > > Very deep SDK with almost everything accessible, can add or replace bits > to any part .... > > very very detailed command log that logs even the littlest things you do... > > > > On 09/10/14 16:46, Matt Lind wrote: > > Did Autodesk say that, or somebody else who just happened to be part of > the show? > > > > When referencing Maya, I’ve never heard anybody from Autodesk ever say it > was open. I’ve only heard such a statement from users. Not saying > Autodesk hasn’t said such a thing, just saying I have never heard them say > it if they have. > > > > > > Matt > > > > > > > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] > <[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *Jordi Bares > *Sent:* Wednesday, September 10, 2014 1:36 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: SoftImage Artists take on Maya @ Escape Studios > > > > I keep thinking about this sentence… > > > > what do they mean by Maya being "entirely open"? > > > > Do they mean open source software? clearly that is not the case. > > > > Do they mean customisable? because this is not open in my book. > > > > Do they mean open architecture? Because although you can add components > (plugins) you can't substitute the pre-existing ones (unless I am wrong > here) > > > > > > So… what do Autodesk mean by saying it is "designed to be entirely open"?? > > > > > > And by the way… why is the Escape studio page now down???? > > http://www.escapestudios.com/softimage-artists-take-on-maya-escape-studios/ > > > > :-/// > > > > > > Jordi Bares > > [email protected] > > > > On 9 Sep 2014, at 21:41, Jason S <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Maya does not have the eloquence or the innovative interface [which > Softmage has] > and *is overly complex**, but it has been designed to be entirely open. * > > > > > -- paulo-duarte.com
