nope, they should be free as other vendors has it. I don't understand
why we as Softimage users always have to pay more when it comes to
mental ray.
/stefan
On 10/1/07, kim aldis <xsi(at)kim-aldis.co.uk> wrote:
> Recalling, I think the deal would have been a new license token purely for
> MI file generation from the command line and that one of these tokens would
> come with each mental ray license bought from Softimage. Seemed like a good,
> all-round solution to me.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On
> > Behalf Of Stefan Andersson
> > Sent: 01 October 2007 08:31
> > To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> > Subject: Re: MI Generation of files
> >
> > I can only agree, and for us who is a Maya/Standalone based company
> > it's more than a pain in the ass arse since I also try and convince
> > the people here that XSI is a better choice :) So when I tell them
> > that MI generation is license based they go.. "uuh?? say again?"
> >
> > Anyhow, I call for a vote that MI generation in Essentials and
> > Advanced should be unlimited!! (foundation can stay as it is, you get
> > what you pay for)
> >
> > Vote for free MI generation in Essentials/Advanced
> > Yes no
> > [x] [ ] Stefan Andersson, Swiss International AB
> >
> >
> > regards
> > stefan
> >
> >
> > On 10/1/07, kim aldis <xsi(at)kim-aldis.co.uk> wrote:
> > > Mental ray standalone rendering of XSI scenes is a right royal pain
> > in the
> > > arse simply because you do need a license in order to generate the mi
> > file
> > > in the first place. Which means for each node in the farm you need
> > both a
> > > mental ray license and an XSI license. Or you have to jump through
> > hoops
> > > finding a way to batch up the generation of the mi files.
> > >
> > > Some time ago I remember talking with Dave Lajoie about opening up
> > free mi
> > > generation on the command line as a way of easing this bottleneck and
> > he was
> > > quite positive about it. Then he left softimage and it all sort of
> > went
> > > quiet. But I still think it needs looking at, especially now with the
> > way
> > > Maya and Max users seem to be drowing in mental ray licenses.
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On
> > > > Behalf Of Bernard Lebel
> > > > Sent: 30 September 2007 22:47
> > > > To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> > > > Subject: Re: MI Generation of files
> > > >
> > > > Ah, I see. To my knowledge, you need at least a batch license, as
> > the
> > > > mi generation is done in XSI, and there is no way to run XSI
> > without
> > > > such a license.[kim:-]
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Bernard
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 9/30/07, Stefan Andersson <sanders3d(at)gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > yes but with Maya MI generation is free, so you can have as many
> > > > > computers as you want generating MI files from Maya.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > regards
> > > > > stefan
> > > > >
> > > > > On 9/30/07, Bernard Lebel <3dbernard(at)gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > On 9/30/07, Stefan Andersson <sanders3d(at)gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > > > > 1.) Would XSI be able to do the same thing?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Yes, if I'm not mistaken only Foundation can't do mi
> > generation.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Cheers
> > > > > > Bernard
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