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From: softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Sajjad Amjad
Sent: January-14-11 7:15 AM
To: soft...@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: XSI list retrospective
Rounded and soft-bevel seemed to have been the order of the day back then :)
Would it be a good idea to start a "Friday Flashback" thread to the
list and keep adding to that?
Cheers,
Sajjad
On 14 January 2011 11:40, Stephen Blair <Stephe...@autodesk.com> wrote:
> Thanks for the smooth segue ;-)
> http://xsisupport.wordpress.com/2011/01/14/friday-flashback
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Andy
Did anyone see/record the Autodesk Maya and Softimage Interoperability
webcast?
Any good? Worth hassling Autodesk for a downloadable version?
Thanks,
Adam.
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The webcast might appear online at some point but usually a US focused website and not the AREA.
There is something similar here on my AREA blog that might be useful to you:
http://area.autodesk.com/blogs/graham/ice_flow <https://webmail.vtr.co.uk/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://area.autodesk.com/blogs/graham/ice_flow>
It's done in a simple way, but the basics and logic of the Maya <> Soft interop work just the same.
Any questions about this, just drop me a mail.
Thx,
Graham
Graham Bell
Application Specialist
Northern Europe - Media & Entertainment
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Hi Graham,
A few people interested I think so have forwarded this to the list.
Not sure what the problem with just making it available is seeing as it was a worldwide webcast.
I'm sure a lot of people would just appreciate having it available to view.
To be honest I don't understand why these things aren't straight up on the site the next day.
Here's hoping.
Thanks,
Adam.
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I know it can appear confusing about webcasts being broadcast and why there isn't video straight away, but I think it's mainly because there are different Autodesk sites that get hosted by different regions, for different purposes.
Although the webcast was 'global' it was (I believe) actually hosted on a US site with US links and contacts that Mark and Lee have used before, and I did see a lot of US resellers advertising it. Which is probably why it didn't appear on a more public site like the AREA, or that there hasn't been any recorded video yet. At present we don't have the same type of thing on the EMEA side yet, otherwise we probably would of repeated the webcast at a more EMEA friendly time. We did host an EMEA webcast last Oct with live chat, which worked very well, so we're hopefully looking to do more in the year ahead.
However as good as this is, these types of webcasts do require registration, which can be tedious to some. Which is where sites like the AREA and the new Maya, Max and Softimage YouTube channels come in. Previously some webcasts have remained 'On Demand' for registrants, but personally I'd rather just get it out there. And I'm sure Mark will find a way to get this particular video posted.
If anyone has any questions/queries, especially from EMEA, then drop me a mail.
Graham
Hi,
Thx,
Graham
Hi Graham,
Here's hoping.
Thanks,
Adam.
Hi,
Thanks,
Adam.
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while you guys are at it, there�s this nifty video of Mark
caching an XSI ICE particle sim (a campfire) and pushing it
over to Maya. Part of an XSI demonstration, a webcast or
a release video. Can�t remember, lost track of it.
It would be great to have that one linked as well.
You�re right, it�s tedious to log in, (ab)use DownloadHelper
or whatever to get to those videos scattered all over the place
or just get to know that a new video exists.
Cheers
tim
On 22.01.2011 01:30, Graham Bell wrote:
> No problemo. :)
>
> I know it can appear confusing about webcasts being broadcast and why there isn't video straight away, but I think it's mainly because there are different Autodesk sites that get hosted by different regions, for different purposes.
>
> Although the webcast was 'global' it was (I believe) actually hosted on a US site with US links and contacts that Mark and Lee have used before, and I did see a lot of US resellers advertising it. Which is probably why it didn't appear on a more public site like the AREA, or that there hasn't been any recorded video yet. At present we don't have the same type of thing on the EMEA side yet, otherwise we probably would of repeated the webcast at a more EMEA friendly time. We did host an EMEA webcast last Oct with live chat, which worked very well, so we're hopefully looking to do more in the year ahead.
>
> However as good as this is, these types of webcasts do require registration, which can be tedious to some. Which is where sites like the AREA and the new Maya, Max and Softimage YouTube channels come in. Previously some webcasts have remained 'On Demand' for registrants, but personally I'd rather just get it out there. And I'm sure Mark will find a way to get this particular video posted.
>
> If anyone has any questions/queries, especially from EMEA, then drop me a mail.
>
> Graham
>
>
>
>
>
> From: softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Adam Seeley
> Sent: 21 January 2011 20:37
> To: soft...@listproc.autodesk.com
> Subject: RE: Autodesk Maya and Softimage Interoperability - anybody catch it?
>
> Hi,
>
> reply below:
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Hi Adam
>
> The webcast might appear online at some point but usually a US focused website and not the AREA.
>
> There is something similar here on my AREA blog that might be useful to you:
> http://area.autodesk.com/blogs/graham/ice_flow<https://webmail.vtr.co.uk/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://area.autodesk.com/blogs/graham/ice_flow>
>
> It's done in a simple way, but the basics and logic of the Maya<> Soft interop work just the same.
> Any questions about this, just drop me a mail.
>
> Thx,
>
> Graham
>
> Graham Bell
> Application Specialist
> Northern Europe - Media& Entertainment
http://area.autodesk.com/blogs/marks/video_tutorial_getting_ice_particles_into_maya
Hi Graham,
Cheers
tim
> adam....@primefocusworld.com@primefocusworld.com<mailto:adam.seeley
> @primefocu...@primefocusworld.com>
I can never repro that one without a step by step tutorial.
I�ll keep that one on my USB stick.
Cheers
tim
From: softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Chris Marshall
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 10:29 AM
To: soft...@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: Friday Flashback
and who was that other guy on the left!?
An era when Chinny had hair.. (Eminen's hair)
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Sent: January-28-11 4:32 PM
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From: softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of kim aldis
Sent: February-05-11 6:37 AM
To: soft...@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: Friday Flashback
I sat in the audience and listened to Mark make the crack that spawned the anti-alias hat.
On 5 Feb 2011, at 08:12, Gerbrand Nel wrote:
Anyone remember the "anti Alias" caps?
I think they came out about a year or two before my time, but I still think they were the best.
G
On 2011/02/04 02:00 PM, Chris Marshall wrote:
I was digging through a drawer of old clothes (steady!) the other day, and found a very old (though only worn once) t-shirt with 'Tools to Break the Rules" on it. Not sure how old that is, but probably late 90's I think. It was definitely pre XSI.
On 4 February 2011 11:21, Stephen Blair <Stephe...@autodesk.com<mailto:Stephe...@autodesk.com>> wrote:
http://xsisupport.wordpress.com/2011/02/04/friday-flashback-4/
Softimage|3D
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From: softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com> [mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com>] On Behalf Of Luc-Eric Rousseau
Sent: January-28-11 4:32 PM
To: soft...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:soft...@listproc.autodesk.com>
Subject: Re: Friday Flashback
On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 3:57 PM, Guillaume Laferriere
<Guillaume....@autodesk.com<mailto:Guillaume....@autodesk.com>> wrote:
>> Chinny hamming it up in Beijing.
>> http://xsisupport.wordpress.com/2011/01/28/friday-flashback-3
> An era of golden chairs!
An era when Chinny had hair.. (Eminen's hair)
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1. ICE
2. Lagoa
3. 3Delight
4. Arnold (even the dream of it keeps me warm at night)
5. Editable view cube (I love my Homer) ;-)
6. Repeat
In Momentum, is it possible to have the particle size change (age
percentage) during simulation, with a correct RBD evaluation ?
So far my first test seems to show that the size\Scale is set at first
frame of simulation.
Any good idea ?
Or on Maya's list: "a mediocre companion to Softimage"
Let the flame war begin! :-)
Actually it's perfect, it's first point is that if you use Maya you need XSI to get stuff done.
Sent from not an iPhone
Le 12/02/2011 01:33, Fabricio Chamon a �crit :
From: softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Raffaele Fragapane
Sent: Friday, February 11, 2011 5:06 PM
To: soft...@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: Friday Flashback
Actually it's perfect, it's first point is that if you use Maya you need XSI to get stuff done.
Sent from not an iPhone
On 12 Feb 2011 05:43, "Steven Caron" <car...@gmail.com<mailto:car...@gmail.com>> wrote:
> number one is 'companion to maya'? pffff... i dont want to start this again
> but the image right next to it didn't use a lick of maya. in fact, the model
> was done by one of blur's character modelers that uses softimage ;)
>
> s
>
> On Fri, Feb 11, 2011 at 6:42 AM, Stephen Blair
> <Stephe...@autodesk.com<mailto:Stephe...@autodesk.com>>wrote:
>
>> http://xsisupport.wordpress.com/2011/02/11/friday-flashback-5/
>> Top reasons to buy/try XSI have evolved over the years...
>>
>>
>> From: softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com> [mailto:
>> softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com>] On Behalf Of kim aldis
>> Sent: February-05-11 6:37 AM
>> To: soft...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:soft...@listproc.autodesk.com>
>> Subject: Re: Friday Flashback
>>
>> I sat in the audience and listened to Mark make the crack that spawned the
>> anti-alias hat.
>>
>> On 5 Feb 2011, at 08:12, Gerbrand Nel wrote:
>>
>>
>> Anyone remember the "anti Alias" caps?
>> I think they came out about a year or two before my time, but I still think
>> they were the best.
>> G
>>
>> On 2011/02/04 02:00 PM, Chris Marshall wrote:
>> I was digging through a drawer of old clothes (steady!) the other day, and
>> found a very old (though only worn once) t-shirt with 'Tools to Break the
>> Rules" on it. Not sure how old that is, but probably late 90's I think. It
>> was definitely pre XSI.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 4 February 2011 11:21, Stephen Blair <Stephe...@autodesk.com<mailto:Stephe...@autodesk.com>
>> <mailto:Stephe...@autodesk.com<mailto:Stephe...@autodesk.com>>> wrote:
>> http://xsisupport.wordpress.com/2011/02/04/friday-flashback-4/
>> Softimage|3D
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com><mailto:
>> softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com>> [mailto:
>> softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com><mailto:
>> softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com>>] On Behalf Of Luc-Eric Rousseau
>> Sent: January-28-11 4:32 PM
>> To: soft...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:soft...@listproc.autodesk.com><mailto:soft...@listproc.autodesk.com<mailto:soft...@listproc.autodesk.com>
>> >
>> Subject: Re: Friday Flashback
>> On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 3:57 PM, Guillaume Laferriere
>> <Guillaume....@autodesk.com<mailto:Guillaume....@autodesk.com><mailto:
>> Guillaume....@autodesk.com<mailto:Guillaume....@autodesk.com>>> wrote:
>> >> Chinny hamming it up in Beijing.
>> >> http://xsisupport.wordpress.com/2011/01/28/friday-flashback-3
>> > An era of golden chairs!
>>
>> An era when Chinny had hair.. (Eminen's hair)
>>
>>
>>
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>> Mint Motion Limited
>> 029 2002 5762
>> 07730 533 115
>> www.mintmotion.co.uk<http://www.mintmotion.co.uk><http://www.mintmotion.co.uk/>
>>
>>
>>
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http://xsisupport.wordpress.com/2011/02/18/friday-flashback-6/
Then and now. 1999 and 2011.
From: softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Vincent Fortin
Sent: February-18-11 11:03 PM
To: soft...@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: Friday Flashback
I didn't know Toshiba still provided VHS support back in 1999! Neat thing is, should you ever feel anxiety and suffocation by looking at the screen real estate, the computer can also be used as a seat :-)
On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 11:35 AM, Gene Crucean <emailgene...@gmail.com<mailto:emailgene...@gmail.com>> wrote:
These are great Stephen. Thanks for posting.
Funny way to slip those screen grabs out ;)
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From: softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Stephen Blair
Sent: March-04-11 12:59 PM
To: soft...@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: RE: Friday Flashback
This is when I was getting started with Softimage.
Dave Gallagher
>>>> [Gene Crucean] - [VFX& CG Supervisor/Generalist]
>>>> ** Freelance for hire **
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>
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I'm sure lots of keen designers would like the Qudos of having their
work flash up every time the software was started in every office around
the world.
It would be like one of those community things.
Could work for Soft, Maya and Max.
Waddya say....?
Adam.
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Agree the MeCompany flower was probably the best, along with the v7 ICE logo.
Matt
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From: softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of Morten Bartholdy
Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 8:58 AM
To: Softimage Userlist
Subject: RE: Friday Flashback
set XSI_SPLASH=C:\some_path\my_splash.bmp
You could have a competition at your workplace for splash screen of the week. :p
On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 10:53 AM, Stephen Blair
-T
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>From: Alan Fregtman <alan.f...@gmail.com>
>Sent: Mar 18, 2011 2:02 PM
>To: soft...@listproc.autodesk.com
>Subject: Re: Friday Flashback
>
>Ahhh... the 4.2 flower... that geometry wasn't created in Soft, was
>it? It looks too fancy considering the old particle system and lack of
>any liquids simulator back then.
>
>
The v4 to v6 splashscreens were trying to hard to be hip.
The hoody is just so wrong.
Come to think of it - I stopped upgrading my personal license with that
version. Perhaps that’s no coincidence?
Why pay 2k on maintenance for a software targeted at skaters and crack
addicts (hint - I'm neither) ?
I personally liked the hoody the most - when customers saw it, they
always got curious.
Quite an unusual look that was for a soft like soft...
Since AD took over with the boring stuff, I actually use the splash
replacement option... ;-)
Never thought I would when I first read the announcement.
The red flower was also great.
But yeah, the contest sounds like a nice idea!
Cheers,
Thomas Helzle
Dang it, and I thought this was the mailing list for skaters and crack heads..? And I like wearing hoodies too...� not listening to that Raffaele dude anymore.
On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 4:17 PM, peter boeykens <pet...@skynet.be> wrote:
Seeing the splash screens from 2010-2011-2012 it's clear they put more effort in adding features than adding eyecandy.
This said I do like the AD splashscreens - it's a "back to basics look" - simple and to the point.
The v4 to v6 splashscreens were trying to hard to be hip.
The hoody is just so wrong.
Come to think of it - I stopped upgrading my personal license with that version. Perhaps that�s no coincidence?
Why pay 2k on maintenance for a software targeted at skaters and crack addicts (hint - I'm neither) ?
I'll take the corporate crap over Mr. Hoodie Guy any day.
Agree the MeCompany flower was probably the best, along with the v7 ICE logo.
Matt
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I think Hoodie was a plan to get Softimage fancy for youngsters :-)
Young, dynamic, new...
(also did not like it that much)
Holger Sch�nberger
technical director
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From: Schoenberger
Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 8:18 AM
Maybe it's because I'm a youngster, but I thought the Mr. Hoodie was cool... Anyway, you old farts dont know what is really cool^^
-----Message d'origine----- From: Schoenberger
Sent: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 8:18 AM
To: soft...@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: RE: Friday Flashback
I think I liked the flower at most. Still have the package standing here.
Hmm, don't remember the SI|3D 4.0 splash screen.
Probably they already assigned me to XSI only at that time.
I think Hoodie was a plan to get Softimage fancy for youngsters :-)
Young, dynamic, new...
(also did not like it that much)
Holger Schönberger
-T
-----Original Message-----
>From: Schoenberger <X...@digidragon.de>
>Sent: Mar 22, 2011 8:18 AM
>To: soft...@listproc.autodesk.com
>Subject: RE: Friday Flashback
>
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From: softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of kim aldis
Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2011 3:37 AM
To: soft...@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: Friday Flashback
Was it.. restrictive?
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From: softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com [mailto:softimag...@listproc.autodesk.com] On Behalf Of ureche octavian
Sent: March-26-11 8:56 PM
To: soft...@listproc.autodesk.com
Subject: Re: Friday Flashback
And I still think it's one of the best features today. We tend to forget
it because it's been there since day one, but it's still awesome.