Return-Path: Received: from st11p01mm-asmtp001.mac.com ([17.172.204.239] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 5403640 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Mon, 10 Mar 2014 22:18:36 +0100 MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Boundary_(ID_OqNJOXm3cAZv30oEtHpgig)" Received: from [10.0.1.9] ([172.251.37.235]) by st11p01mm-asmtp001.mac.com (Oracle Communications Messaging Server 7u4-27.08(7.0.4.27.7) 64bit (built Aug 22 2013)) with ESMTPSA id <0N2800AZEOJTGG00@st11p01mm-asmtp001.mac.com> for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Mon, 10 Mar 2014 21:19:06 +0000 (GMT) From: Gary Reisman Message-id: <7338C372-1852-4845-8E87-420E86D0AEFB@mac.com> Subject: Re: [AE] Autodesk is killing off Softimage XSI & C4D Sale at toolfarm Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 14:19:07 -0700 References: To: After Effects Mail List In-reply-to: X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1874) --Boundary_(ID_OqNJOXm3cAZv30oEtHpgig) Content-type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT I almost forgot it existed! Can't recall the last time I read about it being used in any of the trade mags or online. But makes perfect sense considering Autodesk has so many other 3d apps, and I'm sure they'll offer owners the opportunity to up/side-grade to Maya. -tho a bit of a shame that Adobe never acquired a 3d app of their own, ya know? On Mar 10, 2014, at 2:06 PM, rendernyc wrote: > i dont think anyone who uses, develops for or has built there pipeline around Soft is surprised. > disappointed im sure but the writing has been on the wall for years. > > > On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 3:53 PM, Teddy Gage wrote: > http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/autodesk-will-discontinue-softimage-software-685939 > > Great software, it will probably end up in Autodesk's basement somewhere, they have already stated they won't sell it off because it contains too many of their IPs or something. They just completed the LEGO movie using SI. It has a pretty fantastic node scripting language. I feel terrible for shops that built their whole pipelines on SI. Or plugin developers who wasted thousands. AD are pushing everyone to Max or Maya instead. For an interesting perspective there is a thread on cgsociety here > > http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=59&t=1160981 > > And probably not a coincidence, but a heads up if anyone was looking to upgrade, there is 10% off C4D upgrades at toolfarm this month, with added discount for your C4D lite licenses that come with AE CC. Not a shill, but it's good software, and definitely complements my Maya knowledge. People are saying they will jump ship to > C4D, Houdini, Modo or even Blender instead of staying with Autodesk. > -TG > > > > -- > _____________________________ > VFX & Motion Graphic Artist > teddygage dot com > > > > -- > danny princz > > vimeo.com/rendernyc --Boundary_(ID_OqNJOXm3cAZv30oEtHpgig) Content-type: text/html; CHARSET=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable I = almost forgot it existed!
Can't recall the last time I read about it = being used in any of the trade mags or = online.

But makes perfect sense considering = Autodesk has so many other 3d apps, and I'm sure they'll offer owners = the opportunity to up/side-grade to Maya.
-tho a bit of a = shame that Adobe never acquired a 3d app of their own, ya = know?


On Mar 10, 2014, at 2:06 = PM, rendernyc <rendernyc@gmail.com> = wrote:

i dont think anyone who uses, develops = for or has built there pipeline around Soft is = surprised.
disappointed im sure but the writing has been on the wall = for years. 


On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 3:53 PM, = Teddy Gage <teddygage@gmail.com> = wrote:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/autodesk-= will-discontinue-softimage-software-685939

Great software, it will probably end up in Autodesk's = basement somewhere, they have already stated they won't sell it off = because it contains too many of their IPs or something. They just = completed the LEGO movie using SI. It has a pretty fantastic node = scripting language. I feel terrible for shops that built their whole = pipelines on SI. Or plugin developers who wasted thousands. AD are = pushing everyone to Max or Maya instead. For an interesting perspective = there is a thread on cgsociety here


And probably not a coincidence, = but a heads up if anyone was looking to upgrade, there is 10% off C4D = upgrades at toolfarm this month, with added discount for your C4D lite = licenses that come with AE CC. Not a shill, but it's good software, and = definitely complements my Maya knowledge. People are saying they will = jump ship to 
C4D, Houdini, Modo or even Blender instead of staying with = Autodesk. 
-TG 



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