In the forums at CGTalk one of the Side Effects guys, Robert Magee, specifically mentions that they hired 2 former "XSI" guys to work on the animation section.
http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?p=7947605#post7947605 Here is a quote: ------------------------------ Let's just say that the changes are being spearheaded by two former XSI developers. They are doing great things and what is great is how they are bringing their knowledge and experience and melding it with Houdini technology - for instance the new animation layers use CHOPS at it's core. There will be a lot more to the story when Jan 15 rolls along... ------------------------------ Great news! On Thu, Dec 4, 2014 at 8:52 PM, Artur Woźniak <artur.w...@gmail.com> wrote: > nice > > 2014-12-04 22:19 GMT+01:00 Oscar Juarez <tridi.animei...@gmail.com>: > >> UX improvements seem like something much needed. >> >> https://vimeo.com/113441818 >> > > -- Perry Harovas Animation and Visual Effects http://www.TheAfterImage.com <http://www.theafterimage.com/> -25 Years Experience -Member of the Visual Effects Society (VES)