Still totally one of my favorite films!
<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.avg.com_email-2Dsignature-3Futm-5Fmedium-3Demail-26utm-5Fsource-3Dlink-26utm-5Fcampaign-3Dsig-2Demail-26utm-5Fcontent-3Dwebmail&d=DwIFaQ&c=76Q6Tcqc-t2x0ciWn7KFdCiqt6IQ7a_IF9uzNzd_2pA&r=GmX_32eCLYPFLJ529RohsPjjNVwo9P0jVMsrMw7PFsA&m=MuhuqyvbLLZwWg1fQPkkSlBv1d5iJFkpeCnrPipJ8aI&s=bfp9wtI0GxbcqF4_BN8m4RKQ8GnKsvlg-hc2YsQEpL8&e=> Virus-free. www.avg.com <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.avg.com_email-2Dsignature-3Futm-5Fmedium-3Demail-26utm-5Fsource-3Dlink-26utm-5Fcampaign-3Dsig-2Demail-26utm-5Fcontent-3Dwebmail&d=DwIFaQ&c=76Q6Tcqc-t2x0ciWn7KFdCiqt6IQ7a_IF9uzNzd_2pA&r=GmX_32eCLYPFLJ529RohsPjjNVwo9P0jVMsrMw7PFsA&m=MuhuqyvbLLZwWg1fQPkkSlBv1d5iJFkpeCnrPipJ8aI&s=bfp9wtI0GxbcqF4_BN8m4RKQ8GnKsvlg-hc2YsQEpL8&e=> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> On 12 February 2018 at 11:50, Andi Farhall <hack...@outlook.com> wrote: > > > and clients came with budgets > ------------------------------ > *From:* softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com < > softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com> on behalf of Sven Constable < > sixsi_l...@imagefront.de> > *Sent:* 11 February 2018 03:29:43 > *To:* 'Official Softimage Users Mailing List. > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__groups.google.com_&d=DwIFaQ&c=76Q6Tcqc-t2x0ciWn7KFdCiqt6IQ7a_IF9uzNzd_2pA&r=GmX_32eCLYPFLJ529RohsPjjNVwo9P0jVMsrMw7PFsA&m=MuhuqyvbLLZwWg1fQPkkSlBv1d5iJFkpeCnrPipJ8aI&s=a_lUsKwmDMB3soHO81Zuxh5oxYh0zYqlnNALYaws0x4&e= > forum/#!forum/xsi_list' > > *Subject:* RE: Friday Flashback #330 > > That time was more interesting, wasn't it? We had to fight against > technical > limitations and prepare a ground for anything. 3D was so exciting and new, > we had everything under control. Then it became standard and we loose > grounds. I'm kidding. Not loosing grounds :) But 3D is not the same as it > were back then. > Sometimes I miss the old days, when 3D was expensive and rare. > > -----Original Message----- > From: softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com > [mailto:softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com > <softimage-boun...@listproc.autodesk.com>] On Behalf Of Matt Lind > Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2018 3:43 AM > To: softimage@listproc.autodesk.com > Subject: RE: Friday Flashback #330 > > I meant working in the 'Dot Com' era nearly killed a lot of us too as we > were putting in so many hours with (by today's standards) very primitive > tools in what was the wild west of 3D's uprising as a medium. > > Working with stop-motion was a long and grueling process too, but there was > a structure and process to it and your lives had a rhythm which could be > managed. > > Working in digital was the wild west where everything was an experiment > because few standards had been established yet. That required lots of > trial > and error to figure it all out, and then lots of lobbying to get your > methods accepted and adopted as the way to do it. Apply all that on top of > back breaking production schedules to get content produced was very hard on > animators. In the early part of my career, it wasn't unusual for me to > spend 100-120 hours per week at the office. There was an 14 month stretch > where I almost never saw the sun other than when in transit to get lunch. > A > lot of that was from working for heavily mismanaged studios with large > ambitions and big budgets. Gave me access to technologies and top tier > programmers I wouldn't have had otherwise, but came at the cost of personal > well being as deadlines were extremely unrealistic, and failure to deliver > meant closure of the studio and loss of job (which eventually happened > anyway). Back in those days hardware and software were too expensive to > purchase for home use, so if you needed a demo reel, you were likely using > company equipment in the off hours. So, you either did the work, or you > didn't work at all. > > Matt > > > > > > Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2018 02:39:58 +0100 > From: "Sven Constable" <sixsi_l...@imagefront.de> > Subject: RE: Friday Flashback #330 > To: "'Official Softimage Users Mailing List. > https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com_-3Furl-3D&d=DwIFaQ&c=76Q6Tcqc-t2x0ciWn7KFdCiqt6IQ7a_IF9uzNzd_2pA&r=GmX_32eCLYPFLJ529RohsPjjNVwo9P0jVMsrMw7PFsA&m=MuhuqyvbLLZwWg1fQPkkSlBv1d5iJFkpeCnrPipJ8aI&s=Ev2NsfOneMyeNOC8Xgu99e5latz3sZS3VTjaWvT5xxI&e= > https%3A%2F%2Furldefense.proofpoint.com%2Fv2%2Furl%3Fu% > 3Dhttps-3A__groups.google.com_forum&data=02%7C01%7C% > 7C3d5ce9a1e21b43460b8408d570ffb957%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaa > aaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636539165984731342&sdata=80tkXeXnCg% > 2BOUbIqEJe48VQiyCXBzSLwtZM5TzH%2B5so%3D&reserved=0 > <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__nam01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com_-3Furl-3Dhttps-253A-252F-252Furldefense.proofpoint.com-252Fv2-252Furl-253Fu-253Dhttps-2D3A-5F-5Fgroups.google.com-5Fforum-26data-3D02-257C01-257C-257C3d5ce9a1e21b43460b8408d570ffb957-257C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa-257C1-257C0-257C636539165984731342-26sdata-3D80tkXeXnCg-252BOUbIqEJe48VQiyCXBzSLwtZM5TzH-252B5so-253D-26reserved-3D0&d=DwMFAg&c=76Q6Tcqc-t2x0ciWn7KFdCiqt6IQ7a_IF9uzNzd_2pA&r=GmX_32eCLYPFLJ529RohsPjjNVwo9P0jVMsrMw7PFsA&m=YmMTHOhfPmmBWK5_e25gCHODTejBHcUCWeZKSVUFVds&s=u-6XWtMlLT1cw05RF_WQYndK59VU3U-TIQ-LHe6Fmpg&e=> > _-23-21forum_xsi-5Flist&d=DwIFAw&c=76Q6Tcqc-t2x0ciWn7KFdCiqt6IQ7a_ > IF9uzNzd_2 > pA&r=GmX_32eCLYPFLJ529RohsPjjNVwo9P0jVMsrMw7PFsA&m=6sva7jE3WQQZ- > AeMfxXWvwS1Z > RPyS4zwCD42vVNCHNk&s=kUcfGP0t5vViiy3w5VkBPsVLsdy5-HRt-OnAlqI9Pn4&e='" > > Oh I think I misunderstood you when you said It killed us. You meant > killing > in a positive way, right? Sorry, that was lost in translation. > Sven > > > ------ > Softimage Mailing List. > To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com > with > "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. > > ------ > Softimage Mailing List. > To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com > with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. > > ------ > Softimage Mailing List. > To unsubscribe, send a mail to softimage-requ...@listproc.autodesk.com > with "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. > -- Chris Marshall Mint Motion Limited 029 20 37 27 57 07730 533 115 www.mintmotion.co.uk www.dot3d.com
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