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I think it depends on your compositing needs. The advantages of the FXtree
are; it's fast as hell, it's inside Xsi, plays nicely with it, it's fast
approaching fully featured, it's scriptable and as Michael says, you can do
pretty much anything. For prototyping and testing or for not so complex jobs
I'd use it at the drop of a hat but it's not yet shake - nor was it intended
to be and there'll come a point where you may want to move up a notch.
I use it whenever I can but the best thing you can do is try it for
yourself, see how you get on. if you reach limits then it's no biggy to move
it over to something more dedicated.
Michael Klein writes:
> We use it here for 80-90% of all compositings. It's [a] great [start].
>
> Since 4.2 FxTree is pretty stable. But there are some lack of important
> features.
>
> When we moved to FxTree I was very sure: you can solve everything in FxTree
> with old school techniques.
> But after a few missions I had to accept: that's not true.
> Sometimes we still have to switch to AFX for some special effects like a
> nice lightburst,
> Knoll Lensflares which can't be done such nice and perfect in FxTree.
>
> The new Reelsmart Motion Blur node from RevisionFx used with lm_2dmv is a
> nice step forward for us.
>
> I would recommend to use FxTree as much as possible. I hope that Softimage
> still concentrates on a strong and serious development of FxTree.
> If they try to get close to Shake then we will have the most powerful
> combine app out there.
>
> Michael Klein
> President of Virtual Republic
>
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> From: owner-xsi@(protected) [mailto:owner-xsi@(protected)] On Behalf Of
> olivier amrein
> Posted At: Thursday, April 28, 2005 8:16 AM
> Posted To: XSI
> Conversation: FX tree : how do you use it in production ? advantage over
> compositing software?
> Subject: FX tree : how do you use it in production ? advantage over
> compositing software?
>
>
> hi folks,
> its kind of a very general question, but i was messing around with fx tree
> and wondering how do you use it in production?
> when is it more convenient than your favorite compositing package?
> i think for quick render passes composite its quiet useful but do you really
> output your final images with it ?
> i also know the image_clip trick "from_clip" "to_clip" ...can do a lot of
> things :-) I am also trying to find situation or efffects where the
> advantage to have both 3D and compositing in one package would be an
> advantage...
> It's kind of a very open question and feel free to share your experiences or
> advices
> thanks
> olivier
>
> p.s. could it be in the future to have a 3D paint using the paint system?
> that would be great hehe
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