Bernard Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Hello, why is there such a great gap between Houdini Master price and Houdini Escape price ? ($17000 - $1999) Houdini Escape got all the functions of Master, without POPs and DOPs. Are POPs and DOPs worth the $15000 price tag for buying H Master ? http://www.sidefx.com/index.php?option=com...&Itemid=190 thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted July 10, 2006 Share Posted July 10, 2006 Hello,why is there such a great gap between Houdini Master price and Houdini Escape price ? ($17000 - $1999) Houdini Escape got all the functions of Master, without POPs and DOPs. Are POPs and DOPs worth the $15000 price tag for buying H Master ? http://www.sidefx.com/index.php?option=com...&Itemid=190 thanks It depends where you are going to do your rendering and how many seats you need. Being smart with your purchases between a couple of Houdini Master seats and a few Select or Escape can give you a LOT of rendering power with Mantra and a complete pipeline for a lot less money than the equivalent profile with something like Maya/MTOR/PrMan. It really depends on your pipeline needs. PS. There is a deal on right now: http://www.sidefx.com/index.php?option=com...5&Itemid=66 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumpa Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 It depends where you are going to do your rendering and how many seats you need. Being smart with your purchases between a couple of Houdini Master seats and a few Select or Escape can give you a LOT of rendering power with Mantra and a complete pipeline for a lot less money than the equivalent profile with something like Maya/MTOR/PrMan.It really depends on your pipeline needs. PS. There is a deal on right now: http://www.sidefx.com/index.php?option=com...5&Itemid=66 btw, new pricing reallz pisses me of in a way, because we just parted 17k for master... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 btw, new pricing reallz pisses me of in a way, because we just parted 17k for master... Yeah, there is no right way to do it. Think of all the XSI people who lost out when the price dropped from thousands to $500. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheUsualAlex Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 heh... seems like a double edged sword... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcronin Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 I'm betting/hoping we are looking at Houdini's new pricing. Seems like every time these providers "drop their price for a limited time" that's where the pricing stays. I hope it does because I really like the lease option on Escape, that you can roll 75% of the cost toward a full license. Would like to take advantage of it, but unfortuantely my wife is convinced we need furniture for some reason. We have a couch, a TV, a coffee table and a bed, what the hell else could we possibly need? I love the fact that COPs is now included with Escape. That's a really smart move. I guess Halo is dead now, and it looks like Select is dead as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanostol Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 ....Would like to take advantage of it, but unfortuantely my wife is convinced we need furniture for some reason. We have a couch, a TV, a coffee table and a bed, what the hell else could we possibly need? Don't buy a wardrobe! They will try to fill it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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