That chap looks like he couldn't model a sofa. On Thu, Jul 9, 2015 at 5:46 AM, Simon Reeves <si...@simonreeves.com> wrote:
> That chap looked confused after waking up on the sofa > > > > Simon Reeves > London, UK > *si...@simonreeves.com <si...@simonreeves.com>* > *www.simonreeves.com <http://www.simonreeves.com>* > *www.analogstudio.co.uk <http://www.analogstudio.co.uk>* > > On 9 July 2015 at 09:08, <pete...@skynet.be> wrote: > >> >> industry standard 3d software – that’s so mental ray. >> right about when they started promoting it as industry standard, >> development froze in it’s tracks. >> perhaps if every marketeer at Adsk was replaced with a developer, they >> might have a future. >> >> and what’s with all the guitars? >> >> oh my, this is wrong on so many levels – whoever commissioned and >> approved this should get flayed. >> >> *From:* Nicolas Esposito <3dv...@gmail.com> >> *Sent:* Thursday, July 09, 2015 9:19 AM >> *To:* softimage@listproc.autodesk.com >> *Subject:* Re: Get rid of your flip phone and get current on maya! >> >> Agree with Mirko, >> This is an experiment to see if they can get away with it... >> If the hipster guy had a shirt with XSI logo that video would be >> absolutely perfect. >> >> Not sure what is the situation in your countries, but I rarely see >> freelancers this calm, cool, with the headphones and smelly t-shirt...did >> they watch How I met your Mother and saw that the high five is what the >> cool kids do nowdays? >> Or they hired Richard Linklater to really see what the youth is all about? >> >> Jesus ADSK Jesus! >> >> 2015-07-09 7:22 GMT+02:00 Stephen Davidson <magic...@bellsouth.net>: >> >>> I find it amazing that marketing is so out of touch with their target >>> audience ... >>> "$125 / month ... that's maybe an hour of your time?" >>> >>> Are there any freelance 3D animators out there that get >>> $125 / hour? Maybe I'm out of touch...maybe 10 years ago. >>> >>> I will be using Softimage, with Redshift 3D, till I change careers. >>> >>> Not buying , or renting, anything else. Sorry. >>> >>> On Thu, Jul 9, 2015 at 12:32 AM Mirko Jankovic < >>> mirkoj.anima...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> This all is just big social experiment... let's see how much ppl can >>>> take.. how stupid they are, how much we can shovel down the throat without >>>> rebelling. >>>> >>>> Stop buying AD crap, lets see how long will they keep Maya and Max >>>> then,, what is the limit of income they are willing to "push 3d industry >>>> forward, be innovative and help artists give us their mo.. *cough* do their >>>> job"... >>>> Fing marketing ppl that has no idea about target audience at all. >>>> >>>> On Thu, Jul 9, 2015 at 6:00 AM, Scott Parrish <scotte...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> "Sell one seat to a company for lets say 1500$ per year with a chance >>>>> to update of 50%. Or sell twelve seats for 125$ each to freelancers and >>>>> the >>>>> probability of selling updates is much higher." >>>>> >>>>> Starting next year companies will no longer be able to obtain new >>>>> permanent licenses either. >>>>> It will all be subscription based. Count on the incentives showing up >>>>> to swap your permanent licenses to monthly or annual subscriptions, and >>>>> more than likely for support of permanent licenses to go away. >>>>> >>>>> I find the ad insulting on many levels. There is the fact that it may >>>>> as well be a marketing campaign for mens casual clothing. It is a generic >>>>> ad campaign for Product as Lifestyle. All of the imagery is of people >>>>> doing >>>>> cool stuff that cool people do.. no 3d.. no work. The video following the >>>>> guy with vacant bloodshot eyes (arguably the only authentic part of the >>>>> video) around his day being a cool guy involves about 5% of him tumbling >>>>> and pondering a mesh before getting back to his cool guy duties like being >>>>> dressed good for the MUNI bus and the club. >>>>> >>>>> This feels very idiocracy-like and I think strongly reflects on the >>>>> people making decisions at Autodesk. I do not want to give these people >>>>> money and this is one of the bigger motivations I've had to pursue Fabric, >>>>> Houdini and Modo and transition away from Maya. >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Jul 8, 2015 at 5:51 PM, Sven Constable < >>>>> sixsi_l...@imagefront.de> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> This video insists that freelancers should take the cost of >>>>>> software licensing instead of the companies they are working for. To me >>>>>> it >>>>>> looks like ADSK starts to shift business to starving freelancers because >>>>>> they didn’t succeed on forcing companies to go subscription. Makes sense >>>>>> busines wise, because freelancers want to stay current with the software >>>>>> even it has no real production value. Freelancers want to stay current >>>>>> because they think no one will here them otherwise. >>>>>> >>>>>> Sell one seat to a company for lets say 1500$ per year with a chance >>>>>> to update of 50%. Or sell twelve seats for 125$ each to freelancers and >>>>>> the >>>>>> probability of selling updates is much higher. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> sven >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *From:* softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com [ >>>>>> mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com >>>>>> <softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com>] *On Behalf Of *Scott >>>>>> Parrish >>>>>> *Sent:* Thursday, July 09, 2015 12:35 AM >>>>>> *To:* softimage@listproc.autodesk.com >>>>>> *Subject:* Get rid of your flip phone and get current on maya! >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Anybody see this today? >>>>>> >>>>>> Barf! >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> http://www.autodesk.com/campaigns/your-life-maya >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> > > -- Perry Harovas Animation and Visual Effects http://www.TheAfterImage.com <http://www.theafterimage.com/> -25 Years Experience -Member of the Visual Effects Society (VES)
