i totally agree with jordi on this matter. i am no where close to big
productions and studio setups. usually i work in small teams of 5-10
ppl around me.
i decided that xsi has the best stuff to offer for my character driven
jobs and i train other co workers to start with simple tasks and later
on switching completely.
after the initial hurdles it becomes pretty obvious how powerful xsi
can be and therefore there is no much convincing work to do.
so what i and my small studio is doing, is to take the group that is
already working successfully in max and translate them slowly to xsi.
i totally agree that TD's and ppl with in depth knowledge can make a
difference in a production. but out of the box xsi lets get the job
done (agan, i am not talking about feature film). the list here is a
great ressource an di whish there would be a Production DVD's part two
for xsi5. these dvd's really give a LOT of knowledge, real worl
examples ad workarounds to you.
complaining wont change anything :) i am grateful for the great tool
softimage put on the table for a competetive price.
ciao
franky
Monday, September 4, 2006, 12:26:35 PM, you wrote:
JB> I think we should be also a bit more brave, things happen if you make
JB> them happen and our experience shows it takes a bit of time but not too
JB> much actually.
JB> We have been training junior artists coming with demonstrable talent (in
JB> fact impressive work) and they managed to get up to speed in about 4
JB> weeks average to the point they can do quite a lot of stuff while being
JB> supervised closely. About 2 months they are totally autonomous and just
JB> require basic supervision.
JB> So yes, there is a lack of talent, but is a matter of building the
JB> talent in-house I think rather than wait for them to be "motivated" to
JB> jump in.
JB> The best motivation is a real project.
JB> my 2 cents.
JB> jb
JB> On Mon, 2006-09-04 at 11:46 +0200, Stefan Andersson wrote:
>> That's a good question. Since students often chose software on the
>> latest movie, I think that XSI needs to get some heavy features behind
>> it (as the core application)... but that is difficult since few people
>> use it...
>>
>> catch 22
>>
>> And for XSI to be used more in feature film they need (and this is my
>> point of view even though I have NEVER worked on a CG heavy film.. so
>> take it with a grain of salt).
>>
>> 1.) Open up for renderman compliant engines
>> 2.) Get their act together with particles
>> 3.) Dont make the SDK docs a life long search
>> 4.) Improve the IK tools
>>
>> But I might be wrong, perhaps the problem also lies else where. Would
>> be fun to hear what the RSP people has to say since they used 3delight
>> over mental ray.
>>
>> regards
>> stefan andersson
>>
>>
>> On 9/4/06, kim aldis <kim(at)aldis.org.uk> wrote:
>> > So here's a question. If there were XSI trainging courses available, would
>> > people take them and what sort of course would they expect, both in terms of
>> > content and attendability? When I say would people take them I mean is there
>> > enough interest in XSI amongst people who don't use it to make them take
>> > courses and add to their skillset?
>> >
>>
>>
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