That's exactly how I got my license too.
And: I don't remember the original price of Softimage standalone,
but $3700.- for Maya/Max + Softimage is the same as for Maya/Max only?
At least in the EU I don't think it has ever been much cheaper?
Not that it's incredibly cheap to begin with, but 2 packages for the
price of one doesn't sound like that bad a deal to me.
I don´t know about latest developments or newly introduced intricacies
but I can report a successful transfer of a Softimage license ownership
to me.
The process involved a signed document of the previous owner, basically
transfering ownership to me, my adress, my signature and a helpful
resellermaking that transfer happen with Autodesk.
If I recall correctly, the transfer process involved a fee but that was
dropped
in favour of me directly buying subscription support to "help" the
transfer process.
It´s a while back and it took a while to sort out the Autodesk database
to merge
multiple stray entries in my customer account listings but in the end,
it all worked out.
The moment the license ownership was transfered, I never had to get back
to the
original owner. I saw the document once, signed once and that was it.
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Personally, I don´t see the disturbing problem in getting a
Maya+Softimage bundleinstead of insisting on just the Softimage license.
Or a 3DS Max+Softimage bundle.
There is a good chance things change in the future and it seems wise to
brace for
that by having alternatives ready or to make sure an upgrade or
crossgrade option
is readily available?
4 grand is steep but that´s in line to the prices rising across the
board a while back.
I can still remember my first Maya rental license, a month´s usage cost
me roughly $2000 then.
That is not to say it wouldn´t be desireable to have someone look into
the general pricing scheme
of things. Of course, something like 20000-2500 dollars would feel
better to have to shell out
as an unexpected expense that may or may not bring venues.
It´s obviously not the same to keep 4 grands in the bank or burried in a
license eventually needed.
Myself, I wish I could "return" my 3DS Max snippet of my ultimate bundle
with the next upgrade
and just go with a Maya centric subscription supported box.
I never really opened 3DS Max since I went for the ultimate bundle. Just
bought it to open
a potential client market by being able to say yes to 3DS Max files...
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tim
Am 15.09.2015 um 23:37 schrieb Graham Bell:
I'm not sure its that simple. I looked into this EU ruling in my AD
time and l was told at the time by one of the legal guys that its is
>>Autodesk's belief that their license transfer policy is compatible
with the EU ruling.
I would advise checking with Autodesk and/or one of their partners on
this though, if you wanted to take things further.
On Tue, 15 Sep 2015 at 22:29, Tom Kleinenberg <[email protected]>
wrote:
I believe in the EU second-hand trading of software licenses are
legal.
http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240214493/>>>Second-hand-software-legal-or-illegal
Of course, finding somebody prepared to sell is possibly problematic.
On 15 September 2015 at 22:49, Tenshi . <[email protected]> wrote:
I was saving for a Softimage license only, i thought i could get one
from a reseller but now it's clear that we need to spend 4k >>>>for
a)software i don't want. b)software that is already dead. This is
real?I want my machine to have at least one softimage license, not
student or something like that.
Really i don't see what is the trouble selling a dead software, what
is the cost to that if they're saying those licenses are
>>>>perpetual, so they don't need any servers to keep checking
online? .. I find this whole situation absurd, really.If we have
money, we can't buy;, and if they gave us an option the only one is
spending too much for something i will not use.
On Tue, Sep 15, 2015 at 3:23 PM, Patrick Neese
<[email protected]> wrote:
As a hobbyist with a single license...I fear the day I create
something worth while that I have to figure out how to render
>>>>>with more than one machine...since I only have one Mental Ray
license for softimage. I'm trying to learn Maya... It is
>>>>>unfortunate I can't have a softimage/mental ray license (or
20) transferred to me from someone who just isn't using the
>>>>>software anymore...or...is that possible? It appears the LSA
could allow for a transfer via written approval by Autodesk
>>>>>(2.1.1 of the 2014 LSA) :) It's worth a shot :)
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