RE: XSI 5.1

Date : Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:16:18 -0500
To : <XSI(at)Softimage.COM>
From : "Andre DeAngelis" <andre.deangelis(at)ubisoft.com>
Subject : RE: XSI 5.1
No thanks.  I can't thikn of a reason for needing a black eye today. ;-) 

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From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf Of brad
Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 2:01 PM
To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
Subject: RE: XSI 5.1

Hmmm, why don't you walk over to Ral and ask him about particles in XSI. :-p


>  -------Original Message-------
>  I think it's innevitable that people would make such assumptions.  I  
> cannot for the life of me imagine a more frequently requested issue 
> than  particle overhaul/improvement.  The particle/FX related threads 
> are  frequent and very sizeable and provoke emotional reposnses from 
> users  who have battled with particles in the past.
>  
>  And like adrian has suggested, this weakness in XSI alone has 
> probably  been one of the biggest contributyors for those evaluating 
> software to  go with the competition.  On ths basis alone, and as a 
> business  descision, it would stand to reason that Softimage would 
> gove this  concern top priority.
>  
>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On 
> Behalf  Of adrian
>  Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 7:22 AM
>  To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
>  Subject: Re: XSI 5.1
>  
>  i agree, this isn't intended to de-rail the thread, and certainly not 
> to  lay blame at gareth's door!
>  i think desperation has made us jump on the slightest hint, leading 
> to  speculation that something is in development, maybe even nearing  
> completion, when it probably isn't!
>  
>  i also am aware that it's not an obligation that Soft should tell us  
> everything they are working on, but some kind of official word or even  
> acknowledement that particles need work would be nice.... the silent  
> treatment doesn't win friends, and just fuels rumours!
>  
>  a
>  
>  Adrian Wyer
>  Fluid Pictures
>  
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: "kim aldis" <kim(at)cg-soup.com>
>  To: <XSI(at)Softimage.COM>
>  Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 12:09 PM
>  Subject: RE: XSI 5.1
>  
>  
>  >
>  >
>  >> -----Original Message-----
>  >> From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM
>  >> [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf Of adrian  >> Sent: 
> 23-March-2006 10:46  >> To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM  >> Subject: Re: XSI 5.1  
> >>  >>  >> i know (kim) that we 'can' get some passable effects out of  
> >> the particle system (and i have in the past!) but too much  >> 
> jumping through hoops and too much inflexibility in the  >> 
> architecture makes the process extremely painfull....
>  >>
>  >
>  > Actually, some of the limitations in the customisation openings for  
> > particles mean that often you can't. Most of the work I've done with  
> > particle customisation I've done simply because sometimes you have 
> to  > knuckle down and make something work, but that doesn't mean it's easy.
>  >
>  > I've been as vocal as hell about particles and I want them improved 
> as
>  
>  > much
>  > as anyone else, especially over the next couple of months, but the  
> point I  > was trying to make was that I felt Gareth has been 
> misrepresented and  I  > think he's getting a lot of unecessary flack 
> for it.
>  >
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