jeffreyjonesgraphics.com — One of the age-long problems with the Linux operating system was never the lack of functionality but the lack of major commercial applications porting their software to Linux. The movie industry has shown high demand for such software to be ported and, after a long wait, companies such as Autodesk and Softimage have ported fully supported ...
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cdlavalleFeb 2, 2007
3dsmax might be what you are thinking of. The founder had some beef with Steve Jobs so he swore never to let his product run on Mac so he concentrated on Windows which, unfortunaetly,also meant he left *nix nout of the mix. Now that Autodesk owns it I have been hoping that will change. Oh well, there is always blender :D
jakemilesFeb 2, 2007
The headline and summary are outright lies and I'm annoyed - the article's about some guy's photo editor. And what's wrong with the gimp?
shindaFeb 2, 2007
Simple. It's not Photoshop. People don't want to re-learn something they've spent years mastering.
erikhkFeb 2, 2007
I should give up on digg altogether.. It was amazingly clear that this was an inaccurate story by just reading the headline, but I still had some hope in me, which got crushed. By the way, how will this get huge without being FOSS? I mean, it can't even go into APT in Debian/Ubuntu...
doodlebummFeb 2, 2007
@nayrproductionsI agree about this product. I tried it too, and it crashed on me more than a couple of times. It's not ready.I don't agree that we NEED Photoshop. Yes, I use it, but not for everything. For some things it is more difficult to use Photoshop than the Gimp. I know there are all kinds of people turning green out there because I said that, but it is true. Photoshop isn't the end-all-be-all. It's just another tool that makes getting your job done more effectively. If I had the choice between Linux and Photoshop, I'd take Linux any day. But that's just me, I suppose.
petercooperFeb 3, 2007
@transeunte: "The software looks great, but what's up with sensationalist title?"Posts that don't have sensationalist linkbait titles don't get Dugg. Since the Digg interface encourages digging /before/ reading the destination post, it has to be that way.
cdlavalleFeb 4, 2007
@jefrooThanks for the update! Holy crap,I had no idea that it was such a convoluted transaction. My brother works at Discreet (which means I got the full version of 3dsmax for $300. ROCK!) but he didn't tell me all of that. Even though I have 3dsmax, I usually use blender because it is good (very good) and I love open source and everything it stands for. I think the main problem blender has is the lack of slick 3rd party modules that 3dsmax and Maya enjoy (and that I can't afford anyway) but it seems to be catching up fast and the "basic" funcitonality (which is pretty advanced) is there. @sw3tAn app is generally not considered to run on linux if you have to use wine to do it. The extra overhead that entails makes it kind of a pain especially in an already hefty app and the funtionallity is not quite 100%. I am not knocking wine, I use it on a daily basis, bu it definitely still has its issues. Plus, it's better to expand the user base of tools like Gimp so developers have more motivation to expand its functionnality ;)
bonzooznobFeb 5, 2007
Uhm, I smell lies... what Autodesk product(s) are available on Linux?I'm a die-hard AutoCAD user... and it is one of the few apps keeping my tied to Windows... If there is an Autodesk AutoCAD for Linux, it is certainly news to me!PS LinuxCAD != AutoCAD AutoCAD isn't like other apps that get ported, copied or have "similar" versions on the Linux platform... if the CAD package doesn't support LISP, Programmable Keyboard shortcuts for every command, and "name-able" layers on top of 2D/3D, it just won't fly.