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# 1 26-08-2004 , 03:14 AM
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SOFTIMAGE|XSI v.4.0

Well, I haven't posted in quite a while so I thought I start with this one. SOFTIMAGE|XSI v.4.0 Experience has been released for $495. I know it's a cut down version but does anyone think it will cause Maya to re-think it's pricing scheme?

I am wondering how many people are tempted by it. I know Maya is the market leader, but XSI seems to be the in the No.1 spot with studios at the moment so I am wondering what effect this will have.

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# 2 26-08-2004 , 03:42 AM
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I am wondering how many people are tempted by it. I know Maya is the market leader, but XSI seems to be the in the No.1 spot with studios at the moment so I am wondering what effect this will have.

Which studios? AFAIK most still use maya. At the end of the day a cheap cut down version of XSI isnt going to convince any major studio to redevelop their 5 year old maya pipeline user added image i think it's great for home users but for studios I dont think it's that big a deal user added image

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# 3 26-08-2004 , 04:15 AM
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Which studios? AFAIK most still use maya.

Aggh! Now that's interesting. I keep reading that Softimage is taking over in the worlds 3D studios. I believe you Alan - from the horse's mouth so to speak.

i think it's great for home users but for studios I dont think it's that big a deal

I think the idea is more people will buy it at that price to learn it and thus there will be a larger pool of people out there who have XSI experience. Then studios who do use XSI instead of Maya or are thinking of changing (you can answer that bit Alan) have a larger pool of XSI users to choose from.

But as originally asked will it cause Alias to lower its price? Probably not...


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# 4 26-08-2004 , 04:18 AM
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What kind of things has been stripped from the cheapo version? File -> Save? user added image


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# 5 26-08-2004 , 04:55 AM
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What kind of things has been stripped from the cheapo version? File -> Save?

No, no, no better than that, they have taken out the button which says press this to instantly produce in 3-D on your computer what's in your head...:laugh:


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# 6 26-08-2004 , 05:27 AM
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what about the patented "lets make it look like plastic button?" that was my favourite!

On the subject of xsi, my flatmate came 2nd in the xsi worldwide student animation. check out his animation at https://www.softimage.com/community/x...04/winners.asp it was 1st and 2nd to bournemouth with vfs coming 3rd user added image

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