Re: Why does AD bother with desktop Compositors?

Eric, lets get something straight...you always speak in dogmatic terms as if you were privy to information only available to AD employees.
Since you are not, your viewpoints carry no more weight than my own.
Especially regarding this "64bit Combustion shtick" you're on.
You talk about busted plugins and QT not being 64 bit as barriers. Maybe the Dev's for Toxic, Nuke and Fusion didn't get your memo.
Bad move on their part, right? Do you think we're retarded? Do you think you're the only on the forums that happens to be a bit tech savvy?
Your 64bit argument erroneously presumes that Autodesk would ONLY develop a 64bit version! Who does that? Please...do tell. Who do you know that has come out with ONLY a 64bit version? Since there are none, why do you persist with this "they can't do it cause it will break some eggs" argument? Of course that version will have some plugins that won't work until the 3rd party dev's get on board. Now here's the complicated part...
OTHER PROGRAMS OFFER A 32Bit VERSION TOO, FOR JUST THAT REASON.

Can you say "BOTH?" I thought you could :)

Now, regarding the higher end vs the lower end...go to AD's mainpage. See how easy it is to find information for the big guns vs. the pea-shooters (Combustion and Toxic). Then go to Adobe's website (whom also has numerous software titles)and see how fast you can find info on AE. Need I say more?

The issue about selling off software...well, they supposedly aren't getting enough $$$ from Combustion (no development...no $$$...gee, I wonder why?), and they aren't gaining any sort of a foothold with Toxic. In an economically turbulent time, that's generally what companies do, right Mr. Gates? If it's not viable enough for them to develop, do you think they feel threatened by it in someone else's hands?

All this flap about Toxic being Combustion's replacement is junk, IMHO. Toxic was from the start aimed DIRECTLY at film compositing. Combustion has always been an all-around backroom workhorse...a "Jack of all trades, and master of none." If AD earnestly expects Combustion users, whom they alientated for the past 5yrs with virtually no development and no word on any...to gleefully jump into Toxic's lap, think again! When Toxic does all that Combustion does, then you have a point. Perhaps if AD would communicate with their customers a bit, we wouldn't be having this discussion.

Eric, I appreciate the times that you try to help...but 95% of the time, on various forums you seem to always place yourself in a position of condescending other members...talking down to folks. Not just me. I really wish you would knock it off.

Differing opinions is one thing, but you insist on appointing yourself as the subject matter expert and Fact Police everywhere you go. If you must continue with that attitude, I'd hope you'd save yourself some time and frustration by not responding or simply put me on your ignore list.

My name is Don, and I approved this message.
Don