Softimage price drop

Submitted by conundrum on
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in case anyone hadn't heard, Softimage have dropped the price of XSI to $495 USD for foundation. a pretty awesome price, so hopefully other companies may follow suit. its funny though, considering softimage have always been criticised about their high pricing.

[url]http://www.xsibase.com/news.php?detail=1046[/url]

edit: sorry about the double post, only just saw that red 5 posted it in the artist discussion

Submitted by tojo on Thu, 12/08/04 - 7:40 PM Permalink

cheers for posting that dude.......

do you use xsi? i have been learning it for only a little while...

but have been considering very soon moving across to it.....

i will most likely take advantage of the HL2 utilities....

not sure though . . .

Submitted by conundrum on Fri, 13/08/04 - 6:29 AM Permalink

no i dont use it, but have always thought it to be a good program, both for games and animatons, compositing etc. It does support some pretty high quality games, you mentioned hl2, but the onimusha series and prince of persia used it as well.

Submitted by tbag on Sat, 14/08/04 - 6:00 AM Permalink

I actually got the news in my email from their newsletter or some random guy:

Hi,

I am emailing you to confirm that our price for XSI Foundation $795 incGST. This includes the Training DVD's also.
We also have XSI essentials @ $3150 inc GST
and XSI Advanced @ $10,995 inc GST.
We have ordered in quite a few seats of XSI Foundation so the faster you want it the earlier you will want to place your order to beat the rush.

Submitted by X5 on Sun, 15/08/04 - 12:37 AM Permalink

tbag does that peroson from the email hav a web addy?

$800 is a good carrot, tho i think i read somewhere that one of the limitations is that it can smooth models (by smooth i mean what meshsmooth does in max) ne one kno if thats right?

Submitted by X5 on Wed, 18/08/04 - 7:09 AM Permalink

so to get intouch with Erik do i use info@xenon3d.com.au or do i hav to ring 1 of their locations ... pitty ya cant buy stuff thru their site

Submitted by Red 5 on Wed, 18/08/04 - 10:32 AM Permalink

Yes, use the info email address and make it attention to Erik.

Posted by conundrum on
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in case anyone hadn't heard, Softimage have dropped the price of XSI to $495 USD for foundation. a pretty awesome price, so hopefully other companies may follow suit. its funny though, considering softimage have always been criticised about their high pricing.

[url]http://www.xsibase.com/news.php?detail=1046[/url]

edit: sorry about the double post, only just saw that red 5 posted it in the artist discussion

Submitted by tojo on Thu, 12/08/04 - 7:40 PM Permalink

cheers for posting that dude.......

do you use xsi? i have been learning it for only a little while...

but have been considering very soon moving across to it.....

i will most likely take advantage of the HL2 utilities....

not sure though . . .

Submitted by conundrum on Fri, 13/08/04 - 6:29 AM Permalink

no i dont use it, but have always thought it to be a good program, both for games and animatons, compositing etc. It does support some pretty high quality games, you mentioned hl2, but the onimusha series and prince of persia used it as well.

Submitted by tbag on Sat, 14/08/04 - 6:00 AM Permalink

I actually got the news in my email from their newsletter or some random guy:

Hi,

I am emailing you to confirm that our price for XSI Foundation $795 incGST. This includes the Training DVD's also.
We also have XSI essentials @ $3150 inc GST
and XSI Advanced @ $10,995 inc GST.
We have ordered in quite a few seats of XSI Foundation so the faster you want it the earlier you will want to place your order to beat the rush.

Submitted by X5 on Sun, 15/08/04 - 12:37 AM Permalink

tbag does that peroson from the email hav a web addy?

$800 is a good carrot, tho i think i read somewhere that one of the limitations is that it can smooth models (by smooth i mean what meshsmooth does in max) ne one kno if thats right?

Submitted by X5 on Wed, 18/08/04 - 7:09 AM Permalink

so to get intouch with Erik do i use info@xenon3d.com.au or do i hav to ring 1 of their locations ... pitty ya cant buy stuff thru their site

Submitted by Red 5 on Wed, 18/08/04 - 10:32 AM Permalink

Yes, use the info email address and make it attention to Erik.