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Re: Soon: Isotropix Clarisse?

Post by Lord Futzi Voldemort » 06 Jun 2012, 13:39

Clarisse is more a competitor to relight from bakery or foundrys katana, not softimage.
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Re: Soon: Isotropix Clarisse?

Post by Hirazi Blue » 06 Jun 2012, 21:32

I agree.
A lot will no doubt depend on what they mean by their ominous statement "expect 3 to 4 digit number prices"

But more importantly, from their recent press release:
Clarisse™ iFX™, the first member of its Clarisse's high-end 3D animation software product family designed for professional CG artists. {my highlight - HB}
(Quoted from here)
Makes me wonder what goodies are still to come. Will there eventually be a Clarisse ÜberApp that lets you model, rig and everything else too. Is there still hope for a new true "generalist package"?
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Re: Soon: Isotropix Clarisse?

Post by Kerro Perro » 24 Jun 2012, 01:44

Hah i'm suddenly reminded of "Unlimited Detail" http://unlimiteddetailtechnology.com/ remember that? =))
It should've "changed the whole industry" by now...

Not saying this is as mad as that though i was just reminded, i like the idea of compostiting and shading at the same time but i'm very dubious of these billion of polygon claims...

Btw i don't see any alpha to try out, would love to be proven wrong! ;)

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Re: Soon: Isotropix Clarisse?

Post by Hirazi Blue » 24 Jun 2012, 15:54

Kerro Perro wrote:Hah i'm suddenly reminded of "Unlimited Detail" http://unlimiteddetailtechnology.com/ remember that? =))
It should've "changed the whole industry" by now...
Hmm, some would consider that a grave insult to the folks at Isotropix... b-(
They've stated themselves they are currently in "private beta", but we should expect to hear from them soon...
Clarisse iFX is currently being privately beta tested by professional CG artists and is scheduled for public release in Quarter 2 of 2012.
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Re: Soon: Isotropix Clarisse?

Post by sbowling » 26 Jun 2012, 02:50

Looks so much like After Effects it makes me want to vomit. After effects is easily one of the worst user interfaces I've ever used.

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Re: Soon: Isotropix Clarisse?

Post by Lord Futzi Voldemort » 26 Jun 2012, 14:41

Hirazi Blue wrote:
Kerro Perro wrote:Hah i'm suddenly reminded of "Unlimited Detail" http://unlimiteddetailtechnology.com/ remember that? =))
It should've "changed the whole industry" by now...
Hmm, some would consider that a grave insult to the folks at Isotropix... b-(
They've stated themselves they are currently in "private beta", but we should expect to hear from them soon...
Clarisse iFX is currently being privately beta tested by professional CG artists and is scheduled for public release in Quarter 2 of 2012.
;)
Quarter 2 of 2012 ends in 4 days. I tend to measure companies by how they keep their promises.
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Re: Soon: Isotropix Clarisse?

Post by Hirazi Blue » 26 Jun 2012, 15:46

Lord Futzi Voldemort wrote:Quarter 2 of 2012 ends in 4 days. I tend to measure companies by how they keep their promises.
Personally I wouldn't be THAT finicky. ;)
Initial release dates of completely new products do have a tendency to be postponed (slightly?). If I read it correctly, this even was a problem with Sumatra AKA XSI 1.0 back in the day. I'd start to get annoyed once Quarter 3 has come and gone without either a release or a comprehensive statement as to what went wrong...
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Re: Soon: Isotropix Clarisse?

Post by Hirazi Blue » 05 Jul 2012, 21:22

Isotropix released a new Tech Preview on YouTube, FXGuide did an article on Clarisse
and Isotropix tweeted the not so helpful message
… I've heard something is coming … soon … very very soon …
(http://twitter.com/#!/isotropix)

Isotropix apparently will be "on the floor" and holding a Tech Talk
(on the 8th of August, | 3:45-4:40 pm - "Introducing Artistically Correct Rendering") at this year's Siggraph.
One can only assume (hope?) something is about to happen.
And yes, technically they're a few days late already :!! ;)
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Re: Soon: Isotropix Clarisse?

Post by Hirazi Blue » 31 Jul 2012, 21:09

Apparently Siggraph 2012 will see the unveiling of Isotropix Clarisse. (Source)
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Re: Soon: Isotropix Clarisse?

Post by jamination » 03 Aug 2012, 23:05

I am looking foward to seeing what this product can do (and some pricing too). Autodesk really needs a kick to the pants.
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Re: Soon: Isotropix Clarisse?

Post by jamination » 08 Aug 2012, 21:09

Did anyone visit the Isotropix people at Siggraph, I haven't heard a peep about it... anywhere.
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Re: Soon: Isotropix Clarisse?

Post by TwinSnakes007 » 09 Aug 2012, 00:35

If they deliver on this level of features, I have two questions:

* How much does it cost?

and...

* How much does it cost?

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Re: Soon: Isotropix Clarisse?

Post by dwigfor » 09 Aug 2012, 15:25

Quite impressive and I'm trying to get them to come up and give onsite demo @ Nickelodeon. I wonder how it performs on a less godly (16 core) machine.

They are from France and currently don't have N. American rep/distributor. Due to siggraph response, they were considering staying another week in socal and visit up north.

$3500 was a bit more than I was expecting, though.

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Re: Soon: Isotropix Clarisse?

Post by Paulrus » 09 Aug 2012, 16:10

Is $3500 the official number from SIGGRAPH? Did they talk render nodes, etc.?

It's very interesting for sure, but they need to really get a demo version out so people can get their hands on it. Fancy videos are one thing, but actually testing it out is another.

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Re: Soon: Isotropix Clarisse?

Post by dwigfor » 09 Aug 2012, 16:22

That's what they told me.

Includes 2 rendernodes. Additional nodes = $1000

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Re: Soon: Isotropix Clarisse?

Post by Paulrus » 09 Aug 2012, 16:26

Did you get a chance to see their compositor?

The system looks very interesting, but if it only can do 3D and can't handle external footage, it's a little less interesting. Basically I could see it as a replacement for Nuke/Fusion, which would make the price a little easier to swallow.

Thanks for the info!

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