TS7 Renderers 2004-12-06 - By Joel Blackwell
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"It would be like leaving the town you grew up in and moving to the big
city."
It depends on what you want. If you really do need what XSI can give
you, moving on to that city is a wise move. But, if you don't, there's
no need to buy a different program, if you're not going to gain the same
amount of enjoyment from it (community related or not).
Most of the XSI guys I've met have been quite helpful, but there is a
bit of that attitude floating around, sure. It really does depend on
where you ask. It's not like newbies don't get help for XSI... the
Cgtalk forums are a great place, as is the XSIbase.com forum, but you
really would loose the kind of community TS has, I feel. There are a
lot of people in the TS community who are on the same level.
I should also mention that XSI also has a very steep learning curve. In
fact, it makes Truespace seem like a cakewalk. So, if you find yourself
asking questions about TS right now, you'll be asking thousands more if
you go with XSI. Anyway, I personally would recommend checking out the
XSI demo, and hanging around on in the community for those 30 days. I
found it okay, and now enjoy both XSI and TS. But, I could imagine that
a lot of people wouldn't.
-Joel
Dave Angelini wrote:
> Apart from the price, can anyone speak to the ability of these
> programs/companies/user communities when dealing with newbies? Are they
> patient and tolerant of simple newbie questions or do they just respond
> with "This is a professional forum. RTFM!!!".
>
> There is an educational discount on XSI Advanced of $295 (that is not
> the discount, but the final price) and as my wife is a teacher, I think
> we could qualify. But as cheap as this, I am not willing to jump for
> the simple reason that I really think you would lose something that is
> unique to tS which goes beyond the program itself...the support of the
> same people year after year (whether they work for Caligari or not).
>
> It would be like leaving the town you grew up in and moving to the big city.
>
> Thanks,
> Dave Angelini
>
> -- -- Original Message -- --
> *From:* RorrKonn <mailto:rorrkonn@(protected)>
> *To:* truespace@(protected) <mailto:truespace@(protected)>
> *Sent:* Monday, December 06, 2004 1:56 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [TSML] TS7 Renderers
>
> XSI Foundation,Basic C4D,Maya Complete,XSI Essentials
> I would not bet alot of Pro's use these.
> Would not bet any Pro Animators use them.
>
> $7000 XSI Advanced
> $7000 Maya Unlimited.
>
> $3500 Max ya can spend 1000's & 1000's on Max Plugs
> $3000 C4D Studio
> $1500 Lightwave + Worley plugs $750 give or take $250
> There's Houdini also buy don't hear alot about them.
>
> Must have plugs
> $ 5000 Kaydra
> there's a Kaydra lite $1000.
> or
> Meshia $750 give or take $250
>
> Yes there our cheep App's,but cheep Pro App ?
>
> RorrKonn
> http://www.atomic-3 (See http://mic-3.ora-code.com)d.com
>
>
> -- -- Original Message -- --
> *From:* Joel Blackwell <mailto:joel@(protected)>
> *To:* truespace@(protected) <mailto:truespace@(protected)>
> *Sent:* Monday, December 06, 2004 12:10 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [TSML] TS7 Renderers
>
> If the price of TS goes up, it will really lose out against programs
> like XSI, that have shown you can keep an apps price low, and still
> remain a solid application for high-end professionals.
>
> -Joel
>
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