Re: Digest for xsi_list@googlegroups.com - 5 updates in 1 topic

[Paul Griswold]

It's been a long time since I've posted anything to this list, but the sentiment of missing XSI reminded me of again why I really dislike Autodesk immensely.

So Newtek was bought up and they ended the development of Lightwave, but they didn't really kill it or try to hold the intellectual property hostage.  They let a small group acquire the rights and continue working on it.  I guess it's the old Amiga owner in me that likes the idea of a small group continuing to develop and maintain something that has a loyal following rather than acquiring and hoarding IP.  I never could imagine Autodesk doing anything like that with XSI.  

But things are changing in the industry in general.  I've been impressed with some of the developments I've seen where you can feed your viewport from any 3D app (in this case it was either Houdini or Unreal) into ComfyUI and it will "render" your viewport based on reference images and prompts.  It's an interesting approach.  I could see it someday replacing the standard way we render images or sequences.  Of course, Autodesk quickly acquired Wonder Studio to be a player in the AI space, but like Mudbox, Match Mover, and Arnold, I imagine they'll bleed it and then move on to the next big thing without really trying to innovate or do anything creative.

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Gregor Punchatz <punc...@gmail.com>: Jan 17 04:28PM -0600 I might still have a twister CD somewhere…     What a great time to be alive !!   Gregor Punchatz Director/Supervisor CGI/VFX/Animation 214-288-0364     On Fri, Jan 17, 2025 at 1:56 PM Stephen Blair <stephe...@gmail.com> wrote:

Stephen Blair <stephe...@gmail.com>: Jan 17 06:44PM -0500 Always a great time to be alive :) But extra great to have some Softimage in the mix

<davids...@gmail.com>: Jan 18 08:51AM +0100 The render region was so quick to work with. There’s one in Houdini but not as handy as XSI’s one. And in Maya it is still lacking.     From: xsi_...@googlegroups.com <xsi_...@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Stephen Blair Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2025 00:44 To: xsi_...@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Friday Flashback #576     Always a great time to be alive :)   But extra great to have some Softimage in the mix     On Fri, Jan 17, 2025 at 5:28 PM Gregor Punchatz <punc...@gmail.com <mailto:punchatz@gmail.com> > wrote:   I might still have a twister CD somewhere…       What a great time to be alive !!         Gregor Punchatz Director/Supervisor CGI/VFX/Animation 214-288-0364       On Fri, Jan 17, 2025 at 1:56 PM Stephen Blair <stephe...@gmail.com <mailto:stephenrblair@gmail.com> > wrote:   https://xsisupport.com/2025/01/17/friday-flashback-576/     Twister/Sumatra screenshot...   -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Softimage Mailing List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to xsi_list+u...@googlegroups.com <mailto:xsi_list+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com> . To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/xsi_list/CANi5zx%3D_xuuh8ywr%2BN4_5V13a2%2BLyqhetWm961RKJYYmgSMuFw%40mail.gmail.com <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/xsi_list/CANi5zx%3D_xuuh8ywr%2BN4_5V13a2%2BLyqhetWm961RKJYYmgSMuFw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> .   -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Softimage Mailing List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to xsi_list+u...@googlegroups.com <mailto:xsi_list+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com> . To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/xsi_list/CAKQY6_E4C8dc7iMJqsjVX%3D2He%2B_ezOivLAxP4MRVK%3DYBUzUb_Q%40mail.gmail.com <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/xsi_list/CAKQY6_E4C8dc7iMJqsjVX%3D2He%2B_ezOivLAxP4MRVK%3DYBUzUb_Q%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> .   -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Softimage Mailing List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to xsi_list+u...@googlegroups.com <mailto:xsi_list+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com> . To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/xsi_list/CANi5zxnf0%3DL6cn9JxsNN3woAKXouOTBoB6p6oik7aCEUJQgDjQ%40mail.gmail.com <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/xsi_list/CANi5zxnf0%3DL6cn9JxsNN3woAKXouOTBoB6p6oik7aCEUJQgDjQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> .

phil harbath <phil.h...@jamination.com>: Jan 18 11:18AM -0500 I have been giving Houdini a spin lately (still use Softimage primarily) and yes it is nice to have the render region for isolated stuff, for previews I still prefer Softimage (with Redshift) as I feel for the version number it ended on (3.x) it gives pretty solid interaction, where Houdini's preview just doesn't always update results.     Sent with Mailbird [http://www.getmailbird.com/?utm_source=signature&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=SentWithMailbird_Faster] - it's faster On 1/18/2025 2:51:53 AM, davids...@gmail.com <davids...@gmail.com> wrote: The render region was so quick to work with. There’s one in Houdini but not as handy as XSI’s one. And in Maya it is still lacking.   From: xsi_...@googlegroups.com <xsi_...@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Stephen Blair Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2025 00:44 To: xsi_...@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Friday Flashback #576   Always a great time to be alive :) But extra great to have some Softimage in the mix   On Fri, Jan 17, 2025 at 5:28 PM Gregor Punchatz <punc...@gmail.com [mailto:punchatz@gmail.com]> wrote: I might still have a twister CD somewhere…      What a great time to be alive !!    Gregor Punchatz Director/Supervisor  CGI/VFX/Animation  214-288-0364     On Fri, Jan 17, 2025 at 1:56 PM Stephen Blair <stephe...@gmail.com [mailto:stephenrblair@gmail.com]> wrote: https://xsisupport.com/2025/01/17/friday-flashback-576/ [https://xsisupport.com/2025/01/17/friday-flashback-576/]   Twister/Sumatra screenshot... -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Softimage Mailing List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to xsi_list+u...@googlegroups.com [mailto:xsi_list+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/xsi_list/CANi5zx%3D_xuuh8ywr%2BN4_5V13a2%2BLyqhetWm961RKJYYmgSMuFw%40mail.gmail.com [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/xsi_list/CANi5zx%3D_xuuh8ywr%2BN4_5V13a2%2BLyqhetWm961RKJYYmgSMuFw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer]. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Softimage Mailing List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to xsi_list+u...@googlegroups.com [mailto:xsi_list+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/xsi_list/CAKQY6_E4C8dc7iMJqsjVX%3D2He%2B_ezOivLAxP4MRVK%3DYBUzUb_Q%40mail.gmail.com [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/xsi_list/CAKQY6_E4C8dc7iMJqsjVX%3D2He%2B_ezOivLAxP4MRVK%3DYBUzUb_Q%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer]. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Softimage Mailing List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to xsi_list+u...@googlegroups.com [mailto:xsi_list+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/xsi_list/CANi5zxnf0%3DL6cn9JxsNN3woAKXouOTBoB6p6oik7aCEUJQgDjQ%40mail.gmail.com [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/xsi_list/CANi5zxnf0%3DL6cn9JxsNN3woAKXouOTBoB6p6oik7aCEUJQgDjQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer].

Sven Constable <sixsi...@imagefront.de>: Jan 18 08:04PM +0100 Yes, redshift is still nice to work with in its latest version for xsi. Arnold does have some issues regarding the render region. Sometimes you have to scrub a frame back and forth to have it update correctly.   Probably because redshift wasn’t bought by AD.     sven     From: xsi_...@googlegroups.com <xsi_...@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of phil harbath Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2025 5:18 PM To: 'Walter Volbers' via Softimage Mailing List <xsi_...@googlegroups.com> Subject: RE: Friday Flashback #576     I have been giving Houdini a spin lately (still use Softimage primarily) and yes it is nice to have the render region for isolated stuff, for previews I still prefer Softimage (with Redshift) as I feel for the version number it ended on (3.x) it gives pretty solid interaction, where Houdini's preview just doesn't always update results.     Sent with <http://www.getmailbird.com/?utm_source=signature&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=SentWithMailbird_Faster> Mailbird - it's faster   On 1/18/2025 2:51:53 AM, davids...@gmail.com <mailto:davidsaberxsi@gmail.com> <davids...@gmail.com <mailto:davidsaberxsi@gmail.com> > wrote:   The render region was so quick to work with. There’s one in Houdini but not as handy as XSI’s one. And in Maya it is still lacking.     From: xsi_...@googlegroups.com <mailto:xsi_list@googlegroups.com> <xsi_...@googlegroups.com <mailto:xsi_list@googlegroups.com> > On Behalf Of Stephen Blair Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2025 00:44 To: xsi_...@googlegroups.com <mailto:xsi_list@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Friday Flashback #576     Always a great time to be alive :)   But extra great to have some Softimage in the mix     On Fri, Jan 17, 2025 at 5:28 PM Gregor Punchatz <punc...@gmail.com <mailto:punchatz@gmail.com> > wrote:   I might still have a twister CD somewhere…       What a great time to be alive !!         Gregor Punchatz Director/Supervisor CGI/VFX/Animation 214-288-0364       On Fri, Jan 17, 2025 at 1:56 PM Stephen Blair <stephe...@gmail.com <mailto:stephenrblair@gmail.com> > wrote:   https://xsisupport.com/2025/01/17/friday-flashback-576/     Twister/Sumatra screenshot...   -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Softimage Mailing List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to xsi_list+u...@googlegroups.com <mailto:xsi_list+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com> . To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/xsi_list/CANi5zx%3D_xuuh8ywr%2BN4_5V13a2%2BLyqhetWm961RKJYYmgSMuFw%40mail.gmail.com <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/xsi_list/CANi5zx%3D_xuuh8ywr%2BN4_5V13a2%2BLyqhetWm961RKJYYmgSMuFw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> .   -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Softimage Mailing List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to xsi_list+u...@googlegroups.com <mailto:xsi_list+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com> . To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/xsi_list/CAKQY6_E4C8dc7iMJqsjVX%3D2He%2B_ezOivLAxP4MRVK%3DYBUzUb_Q%40mail.gmail.com <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/xsi_list/CAKQY6_E4C8dc7iMJqsjVX%3D2He%2B_ezOivLAxP4MRVK%3DYBUzUb_Q%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> .   -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Softimage Mailing List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to xsi_list+u...@googlegroups.com <mailto:xsi_list+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com> . To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/xsi_list/CANi5zxnf0%3DL6cn9JxsNN3woAKXouOTBoB6p6oik7aCEUJQgDjQ%40mail.gmail.com <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/xsi_list/CANi5zxnf0%3DL6cn9JxsNN3woAKXouOTBoB6p6oik7aCEUJQgDjQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> .   -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Softimage Mailing List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to xsi_list+u...@googlegroups.com <mailto:xsi_list+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com> . To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/xsi_list/Mailbird-06ad95a1-c3d6-4971-bd98-d58c61259172%40jamination.com <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/xsi_list/Mailbird-06ad95a1-c3d6-4971-bd98-d58c61259172%40jamination.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> .

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