Re: BSuite - BStudio -- BUF Software

[Jason S]

On 03/09/15 12:42, Sebastien Sterling wrote: would really nee to lnow what it's like. i seem to remember Maguff having its on propitiatory software, which eventually got phased out for maya and renderman. Me too can't wait to see performance, usability ... and wonder about their renderer, (path tracing performance,  etc..) .. if they will open-up to other renders, and how is their SDK  (in general, or not to mention for eventual Fabric support) how the different modules work together.. Otherwise it would be "funny" if it turned out to be more awkward,  unforgiving,  or more "complicated" than the few (or essentially the one) other currently available high-end solution(s). But I would seriously doubt that, from what can be gathered to date, it should at least be considerably refined and straight forward,  especially considering that it's very much like a born in production, production software. Along with what seems to be it's own "shotgun", among the other modules that seem to cover many or most production aspects while all being made  to work together. Unless that perception was largely from "myth", which I'd hardly think so ... (imagine Soft without even "Avid", where it was perhaps less, but also like a stepchild, how it would have been treated.. represented .... cared for... and how that would have affected adoption/perception) Looks a bit like Houdini in terms of them remaining themselves, with all the way up to management being "into it" (except with perhaps more of a "hands-on production" side to them) I think the edge of Both Softimage (3D) and uptil now XSI, is that while being advanced, they were (arguably quite a bit more than others) made and refined (all the way down to little "silly" details) with everyday production in mind, simplifying procedures, and making things super sturdy in however unconventional way they are used. I don't know in the later years, but I recall how at least through special projects, how we were in constant back and forth between various shops, and with at least some product managers being somewhat "artsy" themselves. And I would hope (while being rather confident) this solution would also have such an edge, and wouldn't be surprised seeing it become the only other one, other than the only other (non-specialized) one. The only caveat I see to date, is the exclusive Linux/Mac support, which if it indeed turned out to be really great, I would go for booting in Linux, and Virtualboxing Windows for other secondary things. (and/or perhaps later-on, no Windows at all) (fingers crossed)