Return-Path: Received: from mail-ee0-f45.google.com ([74.125.83.45] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP-TLS id 5403671 for AE-List@media-motion.tv; Mon, 10 Mar 2014 23:11:22 +0100 Received: by mail-ee0-f45.google.com with SMTP id d17so3395456eek.4 for ; Mon, 10 Mar 2014 15:12:04 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:from:date:message-id:subject:to :content-type; bh=O7s3dWFnaiFImqLBm3VGaFYVez/emwRlGRCqCRF2IdY=; b=Vs3Bq0rAli1VFTzhLpmYw4M8B8YbbTb6m7CmIr75XFIU/hIsFUFB5bdAGErkNiDUkn qB9IB9eeFZt06QF0xaGbM4e/lyxqVgdGvfkbyAUIaDjmccQLnLDgo2tXpWEXt7Qe2SUn M+cwPZv/oP6KIteUW/JglVZCxd72wA3VNRj4wm1IRMip+Ph7u5dOK/tw50KP6QFcZ/Mw LtfuaZKnOsRprpmS1gnXVhmIHYl9I/J4KTETM00eR6Qmw1KsF3WvcFngVxeC2gF01VxA 7EwrC5tgBmKj1w9E2a2M9jv8cFWlJ18wR+knXHyPQSo68sU5tEdILjT8OD8vHLYERefm OYbA== X-Received: by 10.14.115.195 with SMTP id e43mr57013eeh.76.1394489524414; Mon, 10 Mar 2014 15:12:04 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.170.160.6 with HTTP; Mon, 10 Mar 2014 15:11:23 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: From: Teddy Gage Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 18:11:23 -0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [AE] Autodesk is killing off Softimage XSI & C4D Sale at toolfarm To: After Effects Mail List Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a11c25170beedba04f447e43e --001a11c25170beedba04f447e43e Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > -tho a bit of a shame that Adobe never acquired a 3d app of their own, ya know? People said that is why AD originally bought SI - to keep it from Adobe. On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 5:19 PM, Gary Reisman wrote: > 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 > > > -- _____________________________ VFX & Motion Graphic Artist teddygage dot com --001a11c25170beedba04f447e43e Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
>=A0-tho a bit of a shame that Adobe never acquired a 3d app of their = own, ya know?

People said that is why AD originally bought SI - to keep it from Adobe.= =A0


On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 5:19 PM, Gary Reisman <garyreisman@mac.com&g= t; wrote:
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 Au= todesk 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.
di= sappointed im sure but the writing has been on the wall for years.=A0
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On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 3:53 PM, Teddy G= age <teddygage@gmail.com> wrote:
http= ://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/autodesk-will-discontinue-softim= age-software-685939

Great software, it will probably end up in Autodesk's ba= sement somewhere, they have already stated they won't sell it off becau= se 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 f= eel terrible for shops that built their whole pipelines on SI. Or plugin de= velopers who wasted thousands. AD are pushing everyone to Max or Maya inste= ad. For an interesting perspective there is a thread on cgsociety here


And probab= ly not a coincidence, but a heads up if anyone was looking to upgrade, ther= e is 10% off C4D upgrades at toolfarm this month, with added discount for y= our 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 t= hey will jump ship to=A0
C4D, Houdini, Modo or even Blender instead of staying with Autodesk.= =A0
-TG=A0

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