Rudi Nieuwenhuis

cdordelly
Hi!

Currently in H20 there is a limitation that you can use only one Mix MTlX shader on a material to combine surface shaders.

Still is in H20.5 unfortunately.

osong
i am referring to an arrangement like sidefx had with Tim V

crafting those series did not stall H development i can assure you

your point is not difficult to understand. hopefully mine is clear as well

Even though Tim van Helsdingen and I come from and live in the same tiny country, we do not know each other (yet) so I am not aware of any arrangements there are between him and Sesi so I can not comment on that.

The comment I quoted earlier:

seifdune
"Why don't Side effects take a little of their budget to pay for the courses?" i can't agree more.

is what triggered my reaction.

If you want more tutorials on subject X, Y or Z, made by 3rd parties like Tim van Helsdingen or plenty of other very capable tutorial-makers, just ask, no problem there. But demanding Sesi to pay for your courses, when they are already giving you access to the software for free (for educational purposes) is a bit, well, never mind, maybe it's just me getting old.

osong
Producing tutorials would not impede development, a different person can record educational material. With your logic all the accounting, licensing, and other departments are standing in the way of developing things faster. (exaggerated example)

In the world I live in, you can only spend your money once. Now equal money with employee hours.
Even though SideFX might feel like family, in the end it is still a business and if they spend more money then they make, in no time there will be no Houdini left.
Is this really so difficult to understand?
The idea of just keep pumping more money (hours) in it is not a sustainable solution.