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Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 13:57:41 -0700
From: Robert Houghton <gfxguy74@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [AE] Re[2]: [AE] Autodesk is killing off Softimage XSI & C4D
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I cut my teeth on Softimage when I started in 1996, it's sad to see it go.

     That being said, I've been eyeballing getting back into Lightwave 
3D who has a pretty good deal for those who want to move over to it from 
Softimage. I've been seeing VERY impressive renders coming from it and 
it sounds like the new blood they've injected into the staff has been a 
good looking catalyst for change there. Zoic studios 
(http://www.zoicstudios.com/) has been pumping out a lot of nice looking 
stuff and they use Lightwave frequently. I think they've been finally 
adding quite a bit of After Effects capabilities to it that I have not 
had a chance to try out yet but is on the to do list.

     Another program that's been growing by leaps and bounds is Modo, I 
have a friend that loves to model using it. I haven't seen much about 
working with AE in it's promotional materials but admittedly I haven't 
been paying too much attention to it.

     -Rob

On 3/11/14, 12:57 PM, Phil Williams wrote:
> 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.
>