Hey list, having used Fabric Engine intensively for the last few years I thought it would be nice to share a few words about what it was and the void it leaves as it is no longer developed. Here is the link for that post: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__gustavoeb.com.br_whatwasfabric&d=DwIFaQ&c=76Q6Tcqc-t2x0ciWn7KFdCiqt6IQ7a_IF9uzNzd_2pA&r=GmX_32eCLYPFLJ529RohsPjjNVwo9P0jVMsrMw7PFsA&m=8vfFVN7WW3wJXUesMte3sebPE52q1bEjTyaCqzlI6k0&s=fSCXc6xiM5wmSc4Gv2-dSKhGMiLKLxo1r2mbLW-Sbs0&e=
Cheers, Gustavo E Boehs Dpto. de Expressão Gráfica | Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina | https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.gustavoeb.com.br_&d=DwIFaQ&c=76Q6Tcqc-t2x0ciWn7KFdCiqt6IQ7a_IF9uzNzd_2pA&r=GmX_32eCLYPFLJ529RohsPjjNVwo9P0jVMsrMw7PFsA&m=8vfFVN7WW3wJXUesMte3sebPE52q1bEjTyaCqzlI6k0&s=jbOPhbqmV3ZCDUP5f8d_wLKimvJjLNOcX59U9koOapc&e= 2017-11-07 12:14 GMT-02:00 Enter Reality <[email protected]>: > Just received the email, Lagoa is also gone > > 2017-11-02 22:53 GMT+01:00 Andreas Bystrom <[email protected]>: > >> "What's funny is, I interviewed with Weta and Dneg recently and they both >> asked me a lot about fabricengine (it occupied the majority of the >> interviews) and expressed their intentions to leverage it more. >> When this was announced, we had a meeting at Dneg. It was like, "Crap, >> well, there goes a few years of invested time for our new system built >> around fabricEngine" >> Weta mentioned that they were tossing their in-house node based system >> they'd spent several years developing in favour of fabric." >> >> do you really think you should be posting something that was discussed >> during a private interview at these companies on a public forum like this? >> >> >> On Fri, Nov 3, 2017 at 10:34 AM, Michael Amasio <[email protected] >> > wrote: >> >>> What's funny is, I interviewed with Weta and Dneg recently and they both >>> asked me a lot about fabricengine (it occupied the majority of the >>> interviews) and expressed their intentions to leverage it more. >>> >>> When this was announced, we had a meeting at Dneg. It was like, "Crap, >>> well, there goes a few years of invested time for our new system built >>> around fabricEngine" >>> >>> Weta mentioned that they were tossing their in-house node based system >>> they'd spent several years developing in favour of fabric. >>> >>> Really sad to see it go. It looks like it needed just a few more years >>> to find it's footing. I hope someone buys it and hires a few of the >>> developers to continue its progress. >>> Crap is anyone at Weta right now? Are they buying it? Go rumors!!! >>> >>> I feel like the core team of Fabric was like "Here's what you want, you >>> just don't know it yet" and even though it was an uphill slog through the >>> mire, companies were just starting to be like, "Yeah, that is what we want". >>> If anything, I've seen real progress at a few places to start replacing >>> DCC's with standalone python inputs. >>> GUI's that gather the core information for things like rigging and CFX >>> in generic containers and then pass it to the DCC for actual execution. >>> I've really enjoyed writing some stuff using USD and passing information >>> between Unreal and Clarisse and Maya. >>> Unreal isn't going anywhere and a lot of work I'm doing could >>> potentially leave the heavy lifting deformers for a product like Ziva. >>> I'm really hoping that the progress some people are making to have >>> Unreal operate as a legitimate animation package continues. It's still a >>> ways off, but the potential is exciting and Unreal isn't running out of >>> money anytime soon. >>> >>> It's nice seeing people start to realize that Maya isn't the >>> here-all-end-all of necessity. >>> I personally couldn't be happier if it died a quick and extremely >>> unprofitable demise. >>> >>> I just spent the day rewriting very elegant ICE deformers into hacky >>> Maya versions. *frown* >>> >>> Anywho upwards and downwards! >>> >>> >>> On Oct 28, 2017 5:46 AM, "Jason S" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I agree with everything you said.. >>>> >>>> And I'm also saddened to see fabric close-up it's doors, especially in >>>> this already diversity deprived environment. >>>> & all the best to the FE team! >>>> >>>> On 10/27/17 17:59, Jonathan Moore wrote: >>>> >>>> MPC and PSYOP output some great work with Fabric Engine but in the end >>>> I always felt it was too narrowly aimed at senior TD's with plenty of >>>> programming experience. The success of ICE was fuelled by the compounds >>>> that acted as a gateway drug to the inner workings. I thought maybe that >>>> Kraken would develop into that gateway drug, but after seeing experienced >>>> riggers feeling out of their comfort zone, soon realised it wasn't to be. >>>> >>>> When Eric Mootz joined the team I thought maybe that would bring about >>>> tools for technically minded artists who weren't necessarily TD's. >>>> >>>> Whatever the reasons I feel for the FE team after all their hard >>>> efforts. But I feel as one door closes others will open for them, folk with >>>> that much talent don't remain jobless for long. >>>> >>>> >>>> On 10/28/17 5:19, Michael Amasio wrote: >>>> >>>> That's too bad. >>>> This is rough market. There's not much money in developing better >>>> solutions. I guess we'll ride out our DCC's with ancient architecture, and >>>> wait till one of us becomes a billionaire and funds something cutting edge. >>>> I'd love to here more of the story of what happened from some of the >>>> developers. >>>> >>>> Guess I'll finally follow you to Houdini, Oliver. >>>> >>>> On Oct 28, 2017 12:31 AM, "Olivier Jeannel" <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__fabricengine.com&d=DwIFaQ&c=76Q6Tcqc-t2x0ciWn7KFdCiqt6IQ7a_IF9uzNzd_2pA&r=GmX_32eCLYPFLJ529RohsPjjNVwo9P0jVMsrMw7PFsA&m=8vfFVN7WW3wJXUesMte3sebPE52q1bEjTyaCqzlI6k0&s=XORb9izBBaRetz7W2gSqWzIDwTSZdqC4EZaRrY9llTs&e= >>>>> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__fabricengine.com&d=DwMBaQ&c=76Q6Tcqc-t2x0ciWn7KFdCiqt6IQ7a_IF9uzNzd_2pA&r=GmX_32eCLYPFLJ529RohsPjjNVwo9P0jVMsrMw7PFsA&m=NGIA25JXPveaf5MIyjSYphp-EdBdUfzUWDPJRUxHmAc&s=7kg20PfKIhjC7adrNpSQ_8q1HKu7LJUyPif5TKQJYh8&e=> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------ >>>>> Softimage Mailing List. >>>>> To unsubscribe, send a mail to [email protected] >>>>> with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------ >>>> Softimage Mailing List. >>>> To unsubscribe, send a mail to [email protected] >>>> with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> ------ >>>> Softimage Mailing List. >>>> To unsubscribe, send a mail to [email protected] >>>> with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. >>>> >>> >>> ------ >>> Softimage Mailing List. >>> To unsubscribe, send a mail to [email protected] >>> with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. >>> >> >> >> ------ >> Softimage Mailing List. >> To unsubscribe, send a mail to [email protected] >> with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. >> > > > ------ > Softimage Mailing List. > To unsubscribe, send a mail to [email protected] > with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. >
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