michael Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 the article: http://www.sidefx.com/index.php?option=com...2&Itemid=66 the new Pricing Page: http://www.sidefx.com/index.php?option=com...&Itemid=190 Very pleased to see this...thanks SESI! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Very cool indeed. I wish you well with the new pricing scheme SESI . M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoki Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 yeah from now on there is no excuse anymore for buying certain other "applications! to break the pigybank and get Houdini z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert.magee Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Side Effects Software is pleased to announce a new Houdini product line with lower prices designed to make it easier for you to maintain and enhance your current Houdini pipeline. This new product line includes a streamlined list of products and a re-packaging of some features, such as free third party rendering and access to unlimited Mantra render tokens with both Houdini Master and Houdini Escape. In March, Side Effects Software will be releasing Houdini 8.2 to introduce the new product line. Houdini 8 licenses for Houdini Master and Houdini Escape will continue to work without interruption. Houdini Select customers will be able to use their Houdini 8 license to run Houdini Escape 8.2, and Houdini Non-graphical and Rscript customers will be able to use their Houdini 8 license to run Houdini Batch 8.2. Here is a link to a migration chart that will help existing users understand the changes: http://www.sidefx.com/images/stories/produ...art_march07.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted March 1, 2007 Author Share Posted March 1, 2007 ok Robert...you get to name the Topic...but I still get to be first... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diula Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Fantastic!!!! Best news in a long time! Thanks SESI! It seems thay picked up a nice timing for the announcement: now that maya and max are a little uncertain in the long run, and xsi is hopeless for fx work, houdini is a very very attractive package with the reduced price... Now, to spoil the good taste a little: I wish that this reduction in price does not mean any lower investment in research and development. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitallysane Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Not only the lower price, but the free rendering with RenderMan and the unlimited mantra tokens are a dream come true. Thank you SESI, you do rock!! Dragos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheUsualAlex Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 wow. certainly is a great news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdg Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Why is Houdini now just 50% worth? I understand that this is great news for studios and everybody. But from the *mystical* point of view this is near *disillusionment*. Georg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitallysane Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Why is Houdini now just 50% worth?I understand that this is great news for studios and everybody. But from the *mystical* point of view this is near *disillusionment*. Oh, they just lowered the price of admission. You still have to prove yourself if you want to be part of the mystical circle of the worthy Houdini users. :euro: Dragos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert.magee Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Now, to spoil the good taste a little: I wish that this reduction in price does not mean any lower investment in research and development. Given all the work we are going on Houdini 9 right now I wouldn't be too worried. Why is Houdini now just 50% worth?I understand that this is great news for studios and everybody. But from the *mystical* point of view this is near *disillusionment*. Oh, they just lowered the price of admission. You still have to prove yourself if you want to be part of the mystical circle of the worthy Houdini users. :euro: Dragos This is the year we plan to get past the "too expensive" and "to hard to learn" labels that follow Houdini everywhere. The new pricing and the UI and workflow changes coming in Houdini 9 are designed specifically to make Houdini more accessible to a lot more CG professionals. Of course, there will always be a "mystical circle of worthy Houdini users" with Jeff's Old School blog as the price of admission and "voppity pop sop dop" will be your secret language.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitallysane Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 The new pricing and the UI and workflow changes coming in Houdini 9 are designed specifically to make Houdini more accessible to a lot more CG professionals. Make the shading & lighting workflow faster, easier and actually usable and I'll worship SESI forever. :notworthy: Dragos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheUsualAlex Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Funny, I haven't quite understood why the "Houdini is hard to learn"... I think a fax machine is harder to operate than Houdini... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 (edited) Funny, I haven't quite understood why the "Houdini is hard to learn"... I think a fax machine is harder to operate than Houdini... try to search online houdini tutorials, and then search for maya max or fax tutorials.. and you will see Edited March 1, 2007 by Val Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdg Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 (edited) Of course, there will always be a "mystical circle of worthy Houdini users" with Jeff's Old School blog as the price of admission and "voppity pop sop dop" will be your secret language ... In this case it is "defetishisation". The investment in learning Houdini was always greater than in owning it. The new icons look like "sam and max hit the road" [1] [2] - tutorials will flood the net and for every tutorial there will be a user who has memorised it but didn't understand it [3]. The mob prepares for the run on the bastille - the apprentice turns into the intern. I already know and use a few mainstream applications, why should I spend my time learning Houdini? </rant> Georg [1] http://www.sidefx.com/images/stories/title..._old_school.png [2] http://www.adventuregamers.com/screenshot....&article=78 [3] 0,05$cent per addclick - post your hipfiles here. Edited March 5, 2007 by rdg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafal123 Posted March 6, 2007 Share Posted March 6, 2007 The new icons look like "sam and max hit the road" I love "Sam&Max hit the road" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdg Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 I love "Sam&Max hit the road" I guess everybody does. Alltough if questioned I'd probably vote for the Ultima Series esp. #7 [1] Well, the icons are just a symptom: "'The colored, nice-looking things have to occur in the viewports' Yeah Man!" [2] Georg [1] http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/ultima-v...meShotId,31060/ [2] http://discussion.autodesk.com/adskcsp/thr...ssageID=5353012 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digitallysane Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 I think they are a simply a symptom of more attention given to the UI, which is good and necessary. Houdini did need a refresh in this area, and as long as this means improving the functionality of the UI *and* making it look better, I'm all for it. Dragos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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