FXGuide has posted an interview with 3DS Max product manager, Eddie Perlberg. In the interview, Eddie discusses the future of 3DS Max, as well as some of the issues that face the development team. You can read the full interview on the FXGuide website.
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Interesting info, but filled with grammar errors and typos. That article needs some serious editing.
“3ds Max moving to more than just Windows 64”
3ds Max on the Mac platform
I’d definitely agree about it getting worse before it gets better.
I can’t imagine 2015 is going to be any better than the weak 2014 release, or it will just be full of cobbled-together sops to appease users.
Thankfully since the upgrade prices are beyond ludicrous I can wait until they either turn it around, or it continues to stagnate and I stick with 2013.
@Joe, I would hope so, but I think they are more inclined towards a stream based scenario…
Thanks FXGuide (and about time), I can’t speak on behalf of others, but I would remain loyal to Max as long as we are assured in some way tangible that they are truly devoted to it’s future, even if it takes longer than one release..
I think it’s a good step. I mean, they are literally being handed a mess to deal with. I’m not opposed to waiting for a version that’s more solid than the past couple of releases.
I just hope that for the community’s sake, they pay enough attention to the developers and news so they aren’t a vocal minority when the next version comes out.
Thanks for the comments.. wow you must have read it the second I posted… I think i fixed those typos within minutes .. if not – let me know. The important thing however is how seriously Autodesk can deliver and I am sensing there has been a real sea change – a serious re-commitment , but only time will tell and I am sure you guys know better than me. I do think Siggraph 2014 will be key for the product to gauge what is happening – no releases but there should be stuff shown either privately or discussed.
IMHO
Mike
I think sea change wise, we will have to see for our selves but that fact FXGuide is interviewing Eddie is telling enough that finally they want to talk to film and broadcast about 3dsMax again regardless of who scheduled the interview. Talking to tradespeople in trades forums is very important to our impression of “do they have their finger on the pulse?” Now we have to see if the turnaround is enough and in time to light some fire under not just the company but to the strength of Max it’s outside developers and user base.
No celebration till i start to see some concrete progress! but it does seem like some wheels are turning over at Autodesk.
I keep saying I’m done, but thanks to some project work I decided to renew one more year, but I’m also really ramping up work with another product. But I think you’re all right…2015 will NOT benefit us at all.
But…unless they launch something big BETWEEN releases – perhaps as a subscriber benefit, I am done with them…I can’t do another year of bulls&^t promises from this company.
Fix it, Support it, or KILL it and give us all a free migration to a package you will support.
and what about animation tools and update ? Apparently again nothing or that isn’t important for developer …