OTOTOT Re: SGI in Talks to Sell Alias Software Business 2004-02-13 - By Luc-Eric Rousseau
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There is in practice nothing in common between Combustion and Flame except the
look of the buttons and sliders. Everything else is mostly marketing, and so
few people have access to an Flame or Inferno to tell it's two different
programs written by two different teams at two different companies, with two
different goals and market.
The mini version of Flame and Inferno is called Flint.
Which is not to say that Combustion isn't a cute alternative to AfterFx, I am
just pointing out that it isn't a trainer or mini version of discreet F/F/I
line of SGI products.
I suggest consulting to various discussion forums on places like creativecow
.net for more details on the subject.
> -- --Original Message-- --
> From: owner-xsi@(protected)
> [mailto:owner-xsi@(protected)]On Behalf
> Of Ing. Marek Mihok
> Posted At: Friday, February 13, 2004 14:01 PM
> Posted To: xsi
> Conversation: OTOTOT Re: SGI in Talks to Sell Alias Software Business
> Subject: RE: OTOTOT Re: SGI in Talks to Sell Alias Software Business
>
>
> Well, ok Digital Fusion....
>
> But when I have in near future chance to work with FLAME and
> INFERNO....
> I thing it's much better to get into workflow of Combustion
> in order to be
> at least ready to touch flame and inferno right ?
>
> Marek
>
> P.S. Ed, what is CTB ?
>
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> -- --Original Message-- --
> From: owner-xsi@(protected)
> [mailto:owner-xsi@(protected)]On Behalf Of
> Christian Rittener
> Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 7:28 PM
> To: XSI@(protected)
> Subject: OTOTOT Re: SGI in Talks to Sell Alias Software Business
>
>
> It is ALWAYS the wrong time to buy Combustion, because there's Digital
> Fusion...
>
> Ing. Marek Mihok wrote:
> > Hmm doeas that mean, it's wrong time to buy Combustion 3 ?
> >
> > I am just thinking about buying.........
> > Is it the end of Combustion ? or what ?
> >
> > Thanx for any coments...
> >
> > Marek
> >
> >
> > -- ---- ---- ---- ---- -----
> > Ing. Marek Mihok - ANIMAX 3D
> > Juzna Trieda 9
> > 040 01 Kosice
> > SLOVAKIA
> > +00421 905 316 504
> > animax3d@(protected)
> >
> > -- --Original Message-- --
> > From: owner-xsi@(protected) [mailto:owner-xsi@(protected)]On
> > Behalf Of Anthony Rossano
> > Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 9:42 PM
> > To: XSI@(protected)
> > Subject: RE: SGI in Talks to Sell Alias Software Business
> >
> >
> > Including the Discreet Training Center Program Manager, who rocked.
> > I don't have anyone to talk to there now... They also ditched their
> > courseware development a few months ago.
> > Too bad to see combustion fall by the wayside.
> >
> > My call on what SHOULD happen on the AW/SGI thing: Avid
> should enter
> > into the fray. Of course the press release said 'exclusive
> > negotiations' but that's nonsense. Avid stock is worth top-dollar
> > these days, and with AW's profits, the company valuation is all of
> > maybe 15mil-30 (See http://mil-30.ora-code.com)mil (for sale purposes) which is a drop in the bucket
> > for Avid. SGI needs to cash, so they will be ready to listen.
> > Then, either way, it's win-win:
> > 1) More competition drives up the sale price for the other
> purchaser:
> > means more debt load on Alias, less money to expand,
> market, investor
> > demands higher returns, all this puts the squeeze on those mofos.
> > 2) Avid actually buys Alias, closes Toronto, moves Dev to
> Montreal,
> > and now has a differentiated product line: Maya at the cheaper price
> > point and lower end, XSI at the more expensive higher end. Imagine
> > the synergy!
> > ATR
> >
> > On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 08:59:37 -0500, Ed Harriss wrote:
> >> Yes sad day indeed. About 150 people lost their jobs at Discreet.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Ed Harriss
> >> XSI Stuff: http://www.EdHarriss.com
> >> Do you need a CG job? http://www.GetA3DJob.com
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> -- --Original Message-- --
> >> From: Bernard Lebel [mailto:atyss4si@(protected)]
> >> Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 10:14 PM
> >> To: XSI@(protected)
> >> Subject: Re: SGI in Talks to Sell Alias Software Business
> >>
> >>
> >> Yep, but the layed off people are from the West Coast
> afaik. Sad day
> >> for them.
> >>
> >> Cheers
> >> Bernard
> >>
> >>> btw anybody noticed how these SGI news totally eclipsed the news
> >>> about discreet laying off A LOT of people all over ?
> lucky SODs :)
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