Is composite dead or does Autodesk plan to update it soon ?
I don't have access to any other compositor, and I don't have the funds or access for Nuke or Digital Fusion. I don't want to add another Adobe program to my cloud subscription, that being After Effects.
I'm pleased with composite because it's geared toward someone who wants to take their 3D content out of Maya / Max and finish it off. I know it doesn't offer the bells and whistles that is offerened in Nuke, Fusion or After Effects although those bells and whistles come at a cost, besides the time that is needed to learn.
Autodesk doesn't need to invest a pool of resources into composite, patches to iron out hiccups would suffice.
Unfortunitly it is dead as far as development goes and has not seen anything major in a long time. I too rely on it as I don't do much compositing and don't want to shell out for Nuke but want to use a node based system and not AF.
Why is Autodesk charging so much for Maya or Max, those interested should get a discount on top of whatever discounts Autodesk offers for new licenses. I'm wondering if it would be possible to get roughly $600-$700 off the price if they are giving a dead product into the package it only is fair. There not developing for it anyhow, therefore there not having to pay to keep development going so why not give new licenses a $600+ discount or even $500 at least. You think I'm wrong ? 🙂
They are giving you Composite for free as Max and Maya didn't change price when it was added.
Or they could remove it from the package and you keep paying the same as you always did but without Composite. I don't understand why you think you should get a refund on something that works and you are not paying for.
It's included free, I know, the only way to remove it would be to modify a installation copy of Maya or Max, which they won't do. If it was a separate DVD, there is a higher possibility it can be done, I suppose.
Well thank you for the replies, it is bummer that Composite / Toxik is a dead product. I printed out the entire documentation for this program a few years ago. I atleast Autodesk is giving us a 'poor mans compositor' that isn't all that bad.