Autodesk Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Alias

[leeho]

3ds max與Maya屬同一家公司了，不知是好事還是壞事:-*%)#$(*）

Autodesk今天宣布該公司已經簽署了一個最終的協議，Autodesk斥資1.82億美元收購了以三維圖像科技著稱的Alias公司。這次收購將大大提高Autodesk公司在消費產品和汽車設計以及多媒體和娛樂方面的市場份額。Autodesk公司估計這次交易將於未來的4到6個月中完成。

“這次交易將帶給Autodesk一批高水准的技術力量和一批高價值的產品和科技。” Autodesk公司的COO Carl Bass說：“Alias公司的技術橫跨了我們最重要的市場並將增大我們的設計和媒體業務的協力優勢，我們的設計客戶需要更強大的視覺，動畫和出版能力，媒體和娛樂客戶正在增加傳播，電影和游戲方面的項目。通過收購Alias公司，我們將充分滿足各種客戶的各項需求。”

基於1983年創建的Alias Research，Alias的總公司設在加拿大的多倫多，Alias的客戶包括全球最著名的娛樂和制造公司，包括工業光魔，夢工廠，Nintendo，通用汽車和寶馬汽車。Alias在2005年6月30日的財政年度收入額為8.3千萬美元。

Alias的產品線由草圖繪制，動畫，視覺效果，設計，模型，渲染和回顧方案組成。Alias MotionBuilder是Alias 的三維角色動畫產品，Alias FBX被廣泛應用於三維內容的交換，Maya則是該公司榮獲奧斯卡獎的三維軟件。這些產品將增加Autodesk公司在電影和電視以及交互游戲方面的市場份額。Alias StudioTools是用於將二維草圖設計成模型的軟件，它將增加Autodesk的工業設計和高端視覺功能的解決方案。

Autodesk將在與其現有產品整合的同時繼續開發Alias的產品

官方信息：http://www.alias.com/glb/eng/press/press_release_details.jsp?itemId=3600004

[leeho]

會否把maya介面變成 3ds max 那樣子 , 小弟認為 3ds max 指令視窗太長 , 不好用

[xam]

可以把Command Panel拉闊，或於Command Panel Right-click快速選取你想去的Rollout (sub-menu)中。都系果句，識用就好用，唔識用就唔好用囉...

[HapZungLam]

Guys, It is autodesk acquired Alias. Not Max acquire Maya. They are both different product line. They(both product line) have their own client networks. It will be extremely stupid if they force 1 group of their client to migrate to the other. And i don't see a reason why they will make that move.

The reason of autodesk acquire is because they want to make more money. It is like Timhorton merged with Wendy's. Bestbuy acquire Futureshop(in US).

Think about this way, you own a company, you made stuff, you have your own client network. In the otherhand, B company is doing the samething that you are doing, takinig you 50% of your client network. Ripping you off 50% of your market. Now, you have tonz of money, you want to get the rest of 50% client into you. You buy out B company. Now, whatever B company made the profit will goes into your pocket. As simple as that.

[HammerChugoh]

well, it makes sense that they will release a new product to replace both though, maya and max has been around for years and it might be a good time(2 or 3 yrs from now) that a new thing come out that utilize their technology and put them into a new architecture. It will probably work pretty much the same way as max or maya do from an artist's point of view. But for plug in development and scripting, a bigger difference could be expected.

[h2o]

其實呢幾年 alias 都 cut 左唔少人, 投資宣傳同埋 R&D 都少左..... 有 autodesk 做大後盾, 應該唔會衰得去邊

我諗呢幾年都唔會有大變 (我指2合為1), 上新 version 就要睇佢地既 R&D 既方向喇

遲d max & maya file 可以互相交換, 都唔錯呀!

[Siegfried]

I'll second that, those files from Maya and Max should be compatible to each other as it save a potential value for a Max user shifting to Maya, or vice versa ( if money and training are not the consideration)...

Furthermore, a big company with ambition would take over most of the MKT, from low to high end, from game industry to design to film industry, so I don't see the reason they would merge them together to reduce the MKT share.

But to me, making these 2 SW more "friendly" for both types of users are possible. what's more, they DO have their own long-time fans, it would be rather stupid to make them get used to a new system all over again.

[milkboy]

和Maya相比，像Max這類“反智”的操作定會繼續，看她近年不斷膨脹攪到全球最多人用總有原因，就是她夠低b，正如手機影相也極低b。所有“商品”在發展過程中都會慢慢被幼稚化，變成易被消費的“精品”。不要打塊面。

[pcjohn]

天下大亂啊...

[xam]

和Maya相比，像Max這類“反智”的操作定會繼續，看她近年不斷膨脹攪到全球最多人用總有原因，就是她夠低b，正如手機影相也極低b。所有“商品”在發展過程中都會慢慢被幼稚化，變成易被消費的“精品”。不要打塊面。

呢位仁兄講嘅野都幾有道理播...

[Terry]

如果maya 有得用spline，這也不錯!
但諗落真系無乜可能將3ds & maya combine，可能會有好多行業0既人叫救命...
我只期望maya 會被引入一些3ds 的好處變得更加quote="milkboy"]s....

和Maya相比，像Max這類“反智”的操作定會繼續，看她近年不斷膨脹攪到全球最多人用總有原因，就是她夠低b，正如手機影相也極低b。所有“商品”在發展過程中都會慢慢被幼稚化，變成易被消費的“精品”。不要打塊面。

很有同感，max 的操作真的很反智、"輪盡"，maxscript 又難用 (順水個人觀點)，有過時的感覺，對max 的將來無乜期望......

[EricLo]

依我見解，Autodesk買Alias除了想增加市場占有率，最重要的是把技術和市場

做一次大型的整合，雖然Autodesk表示，在Alias整合到Autodesk其下不會改

變Alias產品的市場方向，但Alias R&D會有重組到Autodesk裡，而Maya及Max有

著十分相似的市場定位，好難唔令人認為Autodesk將在未來會把Maya及Max R&D

的資源集中，去發展次世代的3D Animation Tool。Aivd的XSI有著64bit Platfrom

及特破性的Production Workflow，都是對對手Maya及Max的一大沖擊，如今3D界的

兩大對手在沒有新技術發表前合並，好明顯有兩個可能性，(1)是等待兩間公司

合並完成才把有利的消息發表，這可能性是為了平定Maya及Max用戶的信心，令

用戶放心Maya及Max的R&D Support是不會受合並事件所影響，減低用戶因對Tech.

Support的固累轉投對手XSI的方向。(2)是和XSI作正面的交戰，整合Maya及Max的

R&D出產次世代的3D Animation Tool，比起Maya及Max各自研發新的resource的資

源更有效益。和Autodesk Combution及Inferno唔同，Compositing Software在系統

需求上及品質上都有不同，Maya及Max大家的用戶層及工作層面太相似了，固意為

Max定案為Game Field或Maya定位為Film Field對兩者都唔公平，和兩者的特性太

相似在同一家公司存在的可能性是極少發生的事情，我相信下年SIGGraph 2006就

是答案，大家要惜目以待啦!!

[S'tephen]

我好想知Autodesk 會把maya 變成什麼icon！我記得max 是雙魚!可能maya 系一條“蛇”



除左maya，Alias嘅 MotionBuilder ,DesignStudio 同SketchBook Pro 都幾有睇頭!

[HapZungLam]

After they allied up, I think Softimage and Lightwave will run out of client soon. how sad~

[xam]

我好想知Autodesk 會把maya 變成什麼icon！我記得max 是雙魚!可能maya 系一條“蛇”



除左maya，Alias嘅 MotionBuilder ,DesignStudio 同SketchBook Pro 都幾有睇頭!

max logo is double snake.