animation syndrom
05-Jul-94 00:19:41
Sb: #111066-animation syndrom
Fm: James Coulter[Mindscape] 73670,677
To: John Tissavary 71054,15
Funny you should mention that, as I suspect it is where the dream originated.
I was aware of Renderman before I knew about 3DS. I never had the money or
contacts to play with Rman so when I heard about this app on the PC that
utilized Rman technology, I jumped on it with both feet. I was immediately
infatuated with 3DS R2, but I was surprised that no option was made for
external Rman shaders.
In the two years I have attended Siggraph, I have seen little or no recognition
for desktop work, which is clearly deserving in attention. Some of the
"recognition" I have seen for the SGI goes to "Joe Programmer" in his work
"Weird Stuff" because of the custom shader he wrote.
Now is the time for desktop animators. I think you hear me knocking and I
think I am coming in. I have two words for you: Desktop and 3D Studio. (said
in the tone of Dennis Leary).
— James — MAP —