Mailing List AE-List@media-motion.tv — Message #53232
From: Phil Williams <phil@firingzone.com>
Subject: Re: [AE] Re[2]: [AE] Autodesk is killing off Softimage XSI & C4D Sale at toolfarm
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 19:57:42 +0000
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Spot on Byron, this is a good summary of the what's really happening with Softimage.

I think the negative impact is bigger than Autodesk expected. I would much rather deal with a company like The Foundry or Maxon in the future.


On 11 March 2014 19:40, Byron Nash <byronnash@gmail.com> wrote:
Gary, Softimage was used to create the recent Lego movie that has done very well in theaters. Also, all the finalists in the recent British Animation Awards (tv commercials) did their work in Softimage. Similarly, both silver and gold award winners in the 3d animation category at this year’s British Television Advertising Craft awards were Softimage companies. Softimage definitely had a larger presence in Europe and especially Japan. Softimage scaled well and really shone in small to mid-sized outfits since it was full featured out of the box.  

It is truly a sad thing to see such a capable tool get swept away. One in which many of us have invested decades to master. There is a furor going on over on the Softimage list and many company owners are speaking up about it. I personally have lost what little respect I had for Autodesk and am looking to move onto some other company's offering once I have to leave Softimage.



On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 3:15 PM, rendernyc <rendernyc@gmail.com> wrote:
i missed where they sold it as well. interesting. that seemed to have been done pretty quietly.

Im surprised they didnt keep it with the rising interest in 3d printing


On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 12:57 PM, adam mercado <adam@influxx.com> wrote:
Well there you go. Had no idea. Google never informed us, you'd think they would let their user base know, especially SUPro users. 

That article did not mention the object library, 3DWarehouse or whatever it is called . Didn't Google own that too, was that part of the package that got sold? That was half of what makes SU so useful.

On Mar 11, 2014, at 9:38 AM, Evan Fotis wrote:

Google dumped SketchUP? Thats news to me. I use the free version of SU which I updated just recently, and my wife - an interior designer - uses the pro version all the time. SU is going nowhere for a while for us.


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On Mar 10, 2014, at 3:15 PM, brian@totaltraining.com wrote:

I thought it was a shame that Adobe never purchased SketchUp., even as a modeler for Photoshop and AE. Instead Google bought it, and then subsequently dumped it.
 
It's a great modeler (for simple things anyway).
 
B
 
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From: "Teddy Gage" <teddygage@gmail.com>
To: "After Effects Mail List" <AE-List@media-motion.tv>
Sent: 3/10/2014 6:11:23 PM
Subject: Re: [AE] Autodesk is killing off Softimage XSI & C4D Sale at toolfarm
 
> -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 <garyreisman@mac.com> 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 <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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