Subject: When will it happen? 2005-05-06 - By Joel Blackwell
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This post from an XSI user put it the best, I feel, about why he used XSI.
"The answer is simple, since you can do anything you want with most
todays apps, try this and that and make a choice. Choose what you feel
most comfortable with. Guys here just like XSI, not that it is the best
or something, go to other forums...they like other software and use it.
Nothing special."
To be honest, I'm not a big fan of the images that have been coming out
of Truespace users as of late. My eye for a good rendering is no longer
the same as an amateur's eye, and it's been hard to give good comments
about the images on this list. They just don't look that great to me.
But, the above guy is right in what he said. The technology is so good
in almost every application on the market, the potential for amazing
images is possible for pretty much everyone. One of the best TS images
I've ever seen came out of TS4, and that was due to the fact the guy who
rendered it knew what he was doing with textures and lighting... and
didn't rely soley on how good his program was.
There's been a lot of talk about using Vray is TS7. And, the reason
people are talking about it is because they're too busy thinking about
what's under the hood of an application, instead of mastering the basics
of composition, lighting, modeling and texturing. I think talking about
other apps is okay, but it shouldn't be some focus for a community. The
focus should be producing *better* art... not heading for the better
equipped toolset. If you're in a production pipeline, that may be a
different story, but I don't believe that's something many TS users have
to deal with, since TS wasn't designed for the same tasks as XSI and
Houdini.
So my point- if Caligari have anything to worry about, it's that people
have lost the plot, and think the way to a better rendering is by having
more features. That's not true. For years applications have been able
to produce some amazing works. Sure, HDRI, caustics and GI all help,
but they're not essential for those that replace them with skill.
-Joel
Omar Campos wrote:
> Hello everyone,
>
> I must say I'm a bit disappointed. The question was
> if anyone knew when we can expect to stop recieving
> messages from the TSML, and suddenly everyone starts
> talking about how "all the other software" is better
> than TS, that TS users are old timers and stuff like
> that. I have used XSI (the demo version) and have
> seen Maya Learning Edition and also 3DS Max. Though
> I'm sure they are great apps, they are way out of my
> budget.
>
> For me, at least, trueSpace is the best solution for
> my 3D needs: within the budget and easy to learn/use.
> I don't intend to buy version 7 (at least, not yet).
>
> So why's everyone talking about the other apps? Is
> that even allowed? If we are recieving messages from
> this list, it means that at least at one point, we
> thought TS was worth our time.
>
> Every month I look at the pictures in the galleries
> at Caligari.com, and I look at the pictures the rest
> of you often submit to this list for commentary and I
> think "Wow, TS can do THAT?" TS may not have the
> capabilities of the other, more expensive apps, but it
> can do pretty amazing stuff. I personally think TS is
> on par with any of the other apps.
>
> The only thing lacking from TS, it seems, is
> community support. Every time a question like the one
> I asked pops up, everyone starts talking about how
> they moved on to other, supposedly better, apps.
> Just my opinion.
>
> Sincerely,
> Omar
>
>
>
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