Return-Path: Received: from col0-omc2-s1.col0.hotmail.com ([65.55.34.75] verified) by media-motion.tv (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) with ESMTP id 5404324 for ae-list@media-motion.tv; Tue, 11 Mar 2014 17:07:31 +0100 Received: from COL127-W18 ([65.55.34.72]) by col0-omc2-s1.col0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.4675); Tue, 11 Mar 2014 09:08:13 -0700 X-TMN: [A7ouVMSRtJsD2MnoJ8QnJVynnbploJU3] X-Originating-Email: [mack_dadd2@hotmail.com] Message-ID: Return-Path: mack_dadd2@hotmail.com Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="_181141aa-5503-41d8-87ef-3f786f094850_" From: Sean Kennedy To: AE List Subject: RE: [AE] Autodesk is killing off Softimage XSI & C4D Sale at toolfarm Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 09:08:13 -0700 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 11 Mar 2014 16:08:13.0729 (UTC) FILETIME=[1B031110:01CF3D44] --_181141aa-5503-41d8-87ef-3f786f094850_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Blender itself is a great open source compositing tool! Although=2C it's no= de-based=2C so it's more like Nuke or Fusion. Rotoscoping and corner pinninghttps://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10553822/= BCookie_roto_screenshot_01.pnghttps://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10553822/= ec110.02FG.roto.screenshot.01.png Keyinghttps://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/10553822/GreatGreenscreen_test_01= .png Editing and layer based compositinghttps://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1055= 3822/blender_editing.jpg 2D trackinghttp://cgcookie.com/blender/cgc-courses/2d-compositing-tracking-= blender/ Sky replacement demohttps://vimeo.com/73347479 No Optical Flares=2C though. :( > To: AE-List@media-motion.tv > Date: Tue=2C 11 Mar 2014 11:25:35 +0100 > From: pyfave@gmail.com > Subject: Re: [AE] Autodesk is killing off Softimage XSI & C4D Sale at too= lfarm >=20 > that's why blender is so great ! >=20 > it won't disappear=2C code is open ! >=20 > btw =2C are there good opensource alternatives to after effects ? >=20 > 2014-03-11 10:07 GMT+01:00 mylenium@mylenium.de : > > That is doubtful. The way I remember it=2C XSI was meant to replace MAX= one > > day because at the time MAX was really in shambles and seemed to have > > unresolvable issues that didn't allow it to evolve as would have been > > necessary. As it turned out=2C AD turned the tide and changed their pla= ns. > > Anyway=2C there have long been rumours that they were heavily reworking= Maya > > down to the underlying nodal architecture and if you add 1 and 1 togeth= er=2C > > that may be happening now with not only Naiad/Bifr=F6st=2C but on a mor= e general > > level by inheriting some of what ICE was in XSI. In this scenario it wo= uld > > only be logical to let go of one redundant program... > > > > Mylenium > > > > [Pour Myl=E8ne=2C ange sur terre] > > ----------------------------------------- > > www.mylenium.de > > > > > > Teddy Gage hat am 10. M=E4rz 2014 um 23:11 geschr= ieben: > > > >> -tho a bit of a shame that Adobe never acquired a 3d app of their own= =2C ya > >> know? > > > > People said that is why AD originally bought SI - to keep it from Adobe= . >=20 > +---End of message---+ > To unsubscribe send any message to = --_181141aa-5503-41d8-87ef-3f786f094850_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Blender itself is a great open s= ource compositing tool! =3B
Although=2C it's node-based=2C so it's = more like Nuke or Fusion.

Rotoscoping and corner pinning=

Keying

Editing and layer based c= ompositing

2D tracking

Sky replaceme= nt demo

No Optical Flares= =2C though. :(



>=3B To: AE-List@med= ia-motion.tv
>=3B Date: Tue=2C 11 Mar 2014 11:25:35 +0100
>=3B Fr= om: pyfave@gmail.com
>=3B Subject: Re: [AE] Autodesk is killing off So= ftimage XSI &=3B C4D Sale at toolfarm
>=3B
>=3B that's why bl= ender is so great !
>=3B
>=3B it won't disappear=2C code is open= !
>=3B
>=3B btw =2C are there good opensource alternatives to a= fter effects ?
>=3B
>=3B 2014-03-11 10:07 GMT+01:00 mylenium@myl= enium.de <=3Bmylenium@mylenium.de>=3B:
>=3B >=3B That is doubtfu= l. The way I remember it=2C XSI was meant to replace MAX one
>=3B >= =3B day because at the time MAX was really in shambles and seemed to have>=3B >=3B unresolvable issues that didn't allow it to evolve as would= have been
>=3B >=3B necessary. As it turned out=2C AD turned the ti= de and changed their plans.
>=3B >=3B Anyway=2C there have long been= rumours that they were heavily reworking Maya
>=3B >=3B down to the= underlying nodal architecture and if you add 1 and 1 together=2C
>=3B= >=3B that may be happening now with not only Naiad/Bifr=F6st=2C but on a= more general
>=3B >=3B level by inheriting some of what ICE was in = XSI. In this scenario it would
>=3B >=3B only be logical to let go o= f one redundant program...
>=3B >=3B
>=3B >=3B Mylenium
&g= t=3B >=3B
>=3B >=3B [Pour Myl=E8ne=2C ange sur terre]
>=3B &g= t=3B -----------------------------------------
>=3B >=3B www.myleniu= m.de
>=3B >=3B
>=3B >=3B
>=3B >=3B Teddy Gage <=3Bte= ddygage@gmail.com>=3B hat am 10. M=E4rz 2014 um 23:11 geschrieben:
>= =3B >=3B
>=3B >=3B>=3B -tho a bit of a shame that Adobe never a= cquired a 3d app of their own=2C ya
>=3B >=3B>=3B know?
>=3B = >=3B
>=3B >=3B People said that is why AD originally bought SI - t= o keep it from Adobe.
>=3B
>=3B +---End of message---+
>=3B= To unsubscribe send any message to <=3Bae-list-off@media-motion.tv>=3B=
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