Steven Caron m wrote: "I am not trying to convince anyone to 'trust' Autodesk to do what is right for you, I was just trying to convince people of the possibility that Autodesk's best interest (in regard to the future of Arnold) is actually to play nicely with others."
I totally agree with this. Really. Unfortunately (and not maniacally) Autodesk has in its best interest to give Maya the best version of Arnold first. It's sort of like saving the best slice of pizza for your girlfriend. It works better for her, and therefore makes you happy as well. It isn't to do anything to hurt others interested in the pizza, it's just that you care more about what your girlfriend thinks and therefore it is in your own interests to take care of her first. Am I seriously comparing Autodesk's interest in Arnold to pizza? Not really , but I am trying to simplify the relationship down to wants/needs and point out it is only natural to want to take care of your own. Nothing evil about it. Then you add money and business to the mix and it still isn't evil, but it does become harder to resist for some corporate types. You can't blame them, you can only make decisions you feel comfortable with. For me, Arnold is a truly great product, and if it ever ships with Maya, it might make my time spent using Maya better than it currently is. But it's definitely ruins my desire to seek it out from now on in C4D or Houdini. That is really a personal decision, because I don't like buying into large corporations that I don't have a baseline trust for. With Arnold now being owned by a corporation I don't really trust anymore, I feel like the best decision for ME is to seek out other smaller independent renderers like Octane or Vray. In the end, oddly, picking a renderer can be a really personal choice (once your basic production needs are met of course). This is not the case in midrange studios and larger ones because the decision of which renderer to use is riding on a lot more than "feelings", of course. But will it play a role in freelancer decisions? It already has for me, and time will tell if that is the case for others. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 19, 2016, at 3:54 PM, Steven Caron <[email protected]> wrote: > > I am not trying to convince anyone to 'trust' Autodesk to do what is right > for you, I was just trying to convince people of the possibility that > Autodesk's best interest (in regard to the future of Arnold) is actually to > play nicely with others. ------ Softimage Mailing List. To unsubscribe, send a mail to [email protected] with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm.
