Wow. That's way too big and costly! You're basically asking for
maintenance on user submitted scripts and plug-ins?
[Matt]
No. I'm saying XSI Net should be a user's direct connection to tech =
support and Softimage should focus tasks towards automating / =
streamlining the ability for users to keep the software on their machine =
up to date and trouble free. Users should be able to specify when to =
accept / deny updates, or roll back to previous incarnations in an =
intelligent fashion as well as manage their own setups.
Netview should be able to access a centrally located depository for the =
user submitted stuff, but only submissions developed by Softimage should =
be included in XSI Net. User submissions should be organized separately =
at a place like XSIBase.com or wherever the userbase and find without =
hassle. That's where you can put a user rating system in place if so =
desired. The problem I see with a central depository is that it's very =
difficult to properly organize such a database in an intelligent fashion =
because users have different terminology to describe the same thing and =
often put tools into the wrong category when a tool can serve multiple =
purposes. Basically, a lot of tools get written and submitted that =
don't need to exist in the first place.
People know that if they try something free from another user then
they're usually on their own. (script, plug-in, shaders)
[Matt]
I strongly disagree. Majority of the clients I've trained are new to =
XSI. They think whatever they can access through the software (ie: =
netview) is covered by Softimage support, or developed by Softimage. =
You put unregulated user stuff in Netview, and my clients think it's =
part of the deal - not joking. I often field complaint calls from =
clients when tool 'xyz' fails and I have to inform my client they're SOL =
because its joe schmoe's freebie to the world and not natively part of =
XSI. Many of those clients become angry shortly afterwards because they =
feel deceived. But of course, I make them all happy again after I show =
them how to use XSI so they don't need joe schmoe's tool ;-)
Matt
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Matt Lind
Animator / Technical Director
Softimage certified instructor:
Softimage|3D
Softimage|XSI
Matt.Lind(at)Mantom.net
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<DIV><BR><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Date : Tue, 1 May 2007</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>To : XSI(at)Softimage.COM</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>From :=20
marc-andre.carbonneau(at)ubisoft.com</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Subject : RE: online assets and =
resources, was Re:=20
Framestore jobs?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Wow. That's way too big and costly! =
You're=20
basically asking for<BR>maintenance on user submitted scripts and=20
plug-ins?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Century Gothic" color=3D#ff0000 =
size=3D2>[Matt]</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Century Gothic" color=3D#ff0000 size=3D2>No. =
I'm saying XSI=20
Net should be a user's direct connection to tech support and Softimage =
should=20
focus tasks towards automating / streamlining the ability for users to =
keep the=20
software on their machine up to date and trouble free. Users =
should be=20
able to specify when to accept / deny updates, or roll back to previous=20
incarnations in an intelligent fashion as well as manage their own=20
setups.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Century Gothic" color=3D#ff0000 =
size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Century Gothic" color=3D#ff0000 size=3D2>Netview =
should be able to=20
access a centrally located depository for the user submitted stuff, but =
only=20
submissions developed by Softimage should be included in XSI Net. =
User=20
submissions should be organized separately at a place like XSIBase.com =
or=20
wherever the userbase and find without hassle. That's where you =
can put a=20
user rating system in place if so desired. The problem I see with =
a=20
central depository is that it's very difficult to properly organize such =
a=20
database in an intelligent fashion because users have different =
terminology to=20
describe the same thing and often put tools into the wrong category when =
a tool=20
can serve multiple purposes. Basically, a lot of tools get written =
and=20
submitted that don't need to exist in the first place.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial color=3D#ff0000 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>People know that if they try something =
free from=20
another user then<BR>they're usually on their own. (script, plug-in,=20
shaders)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Century Gothic" color=3D#ff0000 =
size=3D2>[Matt]</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Century Gothic" color=3D#ff0000 =
size=3D2>I strongly=20
disagree. Majority of the clients I've trained are new to =
XSI. They=20
think whatever they can access through the software (ie: netview) is =
covered by=20
Softimage support, or developed by Softimage. You put unregulated =
user=20
stuff in Netview, and my clients think it's part of the deal - not =
joking. =20
I often field complaint calls from clients when tool 'xyz' fails =
and I have=20
to inform my client they're SOL because its joe schmoe's freebie to the =
world=20
and not natively part of XSI. Many of those clients become angry =
shortly=20
afterwards because they feel deceived. But of course, I make them =
all=20
happy again after I show them how to use XSI so they don't need joe =
schmoe's=20
tool ;-)</FONT></DIV>
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size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Century Gothic" color=3D#ff0000 =
size=3D2>Matt</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3D"Century Gothic" color=3D#ff0000=20
size=3D2>----------------------------------</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Century Gothic" color=3D#ff0000 size=3D2>Matt =
Lind</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Century Gothic" color=3D#ff0000 size=3D2>Animator / =
Technical=20
Director</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Century Gothic" color=3D#ff0000 size=3D2>Softimage =
certified=20
instructor:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Century Gothic" color=3D#ff0000 =
size=3D2> =20
Softimage|3D</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Century Gothic" color=3D#ff0000 =
size=3D2> =20
Softimage|XSI</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Century Gothic" color=3D#ff0000=20
size=3D2>Matt.Lind(at)Mantom.net</FONT></DIV>
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