XSI compositing

[jazzthief]

Is anyone using XSI v.3 built-in compositing I'm debating about using it for the next project instead of After Effects. What are the pros and cons?

[atyss]

I only have good comments about the compositor.

At first, I was pretty disoriented, as I, too, come from an After Effects background. The compositor uses a procedural workflow instead of layer. In other words, it resembles a lot the Render Tree.

In the beginning you feel limited, but the more you get accustomed the more you find it powerful.

The con is that information about the capabilities of the compositor are somewhat limited, the docs and the tutorials do not push it to its full potential.

Hope this helps
Salutations - Cheers
Bernard Lebel

[jazzthief]

So XSI compositing is more like Shake another words - node based. Okey, I can get used to that since I've played around with Shake before (the way compositing should be done). Is there any websites hitting XSI compositor? Or any upcoming books on the topic.

Thanks.

[atyss]

Well with XSI there are tutorials about the compositor, plus the docs themselves. There are a couple of tutorials about the compositor (though not that much). Check out www.edharriss.com, www.xsifiles.com and the Softimage site.
Finally, in 2003 there will be a new commercial learning material (video) where the compositor is discussed, but not too much in details.
Oh by the way, there is an edition of 3D World where there is a video tutorial about the compositor. I think it was issue 27.

Hope this helps
Salutations - Cheers
Bernard Lebel

[jazzthief]

Thanks for the info, Bernard. I'll keep my eyes open on the learning material (by Kim Aldis??) in the new year. I remember reading about it somewhere in XSIBase (great site!) or the list server.

[atyss]

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(by Kim Aldis??)
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No, me!

Cheers
Bernard