@JustLuke
Interesting read. Interesting that Maya users (Maya costs 1800 UK Pounds upwards) would want to move to Blender. *Rhetorical question* Why would they even consider it? Because of it's immense power, that's why. No one piece of commercial software can match Blender feature for feature.
@Everyone
Blender's aim (with respect to professional users) is not to supplant all the commercial software used in commercial studios but to slot in alongside as part of a professionals pipeline. The user event system is currently being recoded from scratch which, when complete, will allow for user customisation to the n'th degree.
As for Ton's (Blender lead developer) "frosty words" (a more approachable chap you'd be hard pressed to find) I can only agree. Why mess about with an application to suit a small minority? Blender downloads last year circa 1.8 million. Blender in a non-commercial environment is, for me, a no brainer. Time will tell on it's continued adoption within the industry.
That such a powerful program is available to anyone for free is a matter for great celebration. If there's something you don't like about it then you're free to change the code as you like. If you haven't got coding skills join the community and put forward suggestions for it's improvement.
Interesting read. Interesting that Maya users (Maya costs 1800 UK Pounds upwards) would want to move to Blender. *Rhetorical question* Why would they even consider it? Because of it's immense power, that's why. No one piece of commercial software can match Blender feature for feature.
@Everyone
Blender's aim (with respect to professional users) is not to supplant all the commercial software used in commercial studios but to slot in alongside as part of a professionals pipeline. The user event system is currently being recoded from scratch which, when complete, will allow for user customisation to the n'th degree.
As for Ton's (Blender lead developer) "frosty words" (a more approachable chap you'd be hard pressed to find) I can only agree. Why mess about with an application to suit a small minority? Blender downloads last year circa 1.8 million. Blender in a non-commercial environment is, for me, a no brainer. Time will tell on it's continued adoption within the industry.
That such a powerful program is available to anyone for free is a matter for great celebration. If there's something you don't like about it then you're free to change the code as you like. If you haven't got coding skills join the community and put forward suggestions for it's improvement.