WetaM - Weta Digital and Autodesk launch a new product - WetaM

littleclaude

WetaM

Weta Digital and Autodesk are excited to announce the launch of WetaM - a new software offering that combines Weta's award-winning software with Autodesk Maya.

https://weta-m.com/ 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34nxDSx_l6k

thomasp

Seems like a grab bag of Maya tools being released...? Given that they say its wrapped in a custom version of Maya (?) and cloud-based lets see who can make use of it.

Btw. does anyone remember a french animation or VFX house announcing a release of their own inhouse toolset (those were standalone 3d apps from what I recall) from a few years ago? I can't find the announcement in Google anymore and don't recall the name of the place either. Some Paris-based shop at any rate. Would be curious to see what happened to it.

oglu

Are you searching for Rumba? 
https://rumba-animation.com/

thomasp

oglu said:

Are you searching for Rumba? 
https://rumba-animation.com/

No, it was BUF Compagnie I was thinking of. Turns out their announcement was from 2015. Damn....

https://cgpress.org/archives/buf-compagnie-unveils-proprietary-software-tools.html

https://bufsoftware.com/products/bsuite/

poopipe

thomasp said:

No, it was BUF Compagnie I was thinking of. Turns out their announcement was from 2015. Damn....

The moment you realise you're old...

thomasp

poopipe said:

thomasp said:

No, it was BUF Compagnie I was thinking of. Turns out their announcement was from 2015. Damn....

The moment you realise you're old...

Might explain my lack of giddiness at the prospect of yet another tool mainly advertised with a name drop.

Oh well, anything but the BS that is called xGen, bring it on!

poopipe

thomasp said:

Oh well, anything but the BS that is called xGen, bring it on!

quoted for truth

littleclaude

Opps, sorry delete. 

oglu

Here a talk about WetaM
https://makeanything.autodesk.com/vision-series-at-siggraph-2021

thomasp

oglu said:

Here a talk about WetaM
https://makeanything.autodesk.com/vision-series-at-siggraph-2021

This apparently happened. No new info out on the web as far as I can see though - do those Siggraph talks remain private until a certain date?

oglu

Just use a free promo code. Like AUTODESK21 and sign up for a BASIC pass.

But the WetaM talk isnt that interesting. The tools arnt shown. They talk only about why they are doing it. 

thomasp

I see, thanks for the info. Was just interested in hearing about the Weta cloud solution.

oglu

https://youtu.be/SvL1zAAQtTk

thomasp

I skipped around a bit in that. I must be the only one who finds it hilarious that one of their stated goals is to empower people who aren't 3D artists yet - by providing a solution based on Maya, your average beginner-friendly 3D package.

Like trying to hook the owner of a family-run corner shop on SAP or Oracle!

oglu

Its getting better and better!
https://weta-h.com/