i agree there csven, unless discreet and newtek (lightwave) catch up in terms of productivity, ui, workflow, features, stability....etc then they are going to have hard times ahead. The 3D products that are going strong are:
Maya
XSI
Cinema 4D
3dmax and lightwave really need some kind of dynamic pricing and a overhall of the UI.
Anyway, I have been playing with XSI following some video tutorials and ooooooo baby, i am starting to get used to it, so when my student loan kicks in....cha....ching.
the good thing i see if for teams, a team (and animation company etc) can but 10 licences of foundation for £3000, that is amazing. have all the animators and modelers working on them, then just buy one licence of advanced to do all of the special effects and inbuilt compisitor etc. so 11 licences for £6000ish very nice.
Maya
XSI
Cinema 4D
3dmax and lightwave really need some kind of dynamic pricing and a overhall of the UI.
Anyway, I have been playing with XSI following some video tutorials and ooooooo baby, i am starting to get used to it, so when my student loan kicks in....cha....ching.
the good thing i see if for teams, a team (and animation company etc) can but 10 licences of foundation for £3000, that is amazing. have all the animators and modelers working on them, then just buy one licence of advanced to do all of the special effects and inbuilt compisitor etc. so 11 licences for £6000ish very nice.