Comments on: What did you do in the last recession, Daddy? http://effectivus.com/2009/02/what-did-you-do-in-the-last-recession-daddy/ helping technology companies create products that delight Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:04:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Andy Ballingall http://effectivus.com/2009/02/what-did-you-do-in-the-last-recession-daddy/#comment-17 Andy Ballingall Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:58:09 +0000 http://effectivus.com/?p=313#comment-17 I got a nudge from Chris and had to add a comment. I very much would like to get my hands on a MIPS/irix sgi emulator running Matador/Matador 3D (née 'Acrobat')/Media Illusion.. Old friends! On the subject of paint tools in compositors, I was under the impression that the technology from Matador and Illusion ended up in Avid's DS... didn't that work out? I never got to play with the end result... I got a nudge from Chris and had to add a comment.

I very much would like to get my hands on a MIPS/irix sgi emulator running Matador/Matador 3D (née ‘Acrobat’)/Media Illusion.. Old friends!

On the subject of paint tools in compositors, I was under the impression that the technology from Matador and Illusion ended up in Avid’s DS… didn’t that work out? I never got to play with the end result…

]]> By: Chris http://effectivus.com/2009/02/what-did-you-do-in-the-last-recession-daddy/#comment-16 Chris Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:54:11 +0000 http://effectivus.com/?p=313#comment-16 Thanks Clive! That is so cool. The real sadness is that when Avid finally pulled the plug on the development team we'd been working on a replacement to Matador. Taking everything we'd learnt about how people wanted to use it and put it into a truly layer and vector based system. Oh well! Maybe you can send me some screen shots so that others can reminisce too? Thanks Clive!
That is so cool. The real sadness is that when Avid finally pulled the plug on the development team we’d been working on a replacement to Matador. Taking everything we’d learnt about how people wanted to use it and put it into a truly layer and vector based system. Oh well!
Maybe you can send me some screen shots so that others can reminisce too?

]]> By: Clive Davis http://effectivus.com/2009/02/what-did-you-do-in-the-last-recession-daddy/#comment-15 Clive Davis Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:44:45 +0000 http://effectivus.com/?p=313#comment-15 I can't say I totally miss Matador, why...? Well because I still use it. I think I have the latest update January 1999. It's simple and for many tasks quicker than Photoplop to this day. Photoshop is cluttered and over complicated for many simple tasks. Having Matador integrated within a compositor ( Illusion ) improved things further. I can't understand why leading composting platforms to this day have such weak integrated paint tools in comparison to over a decade ago. An employee of mine thought I was nuts when he saw me sketching on it until I gave him a 30 minute tutorial, at which point he said "this is fantastic, you've gotta train me up on this" I told him that it was a dead system and I was going to get rid of it soon anyway. I've been saying that since 2000 I can’t say I totally miss Matador, why…? Well because I still use it. I think I have the latest update
January 1999. It’s simple and for many tasks quicker than Photoplop to this day.
Photoshop is cluttered and over complicated for many simple tasks.

Having Matador integrated within a compositor ( Illusion ) improved things further.
I can’t understand why leading composting platforms to this day have such weak integrated paint tools in comparison to over a decade ago.

An employee of mine thought I was nuts when he saw me sketching on it until I gave him a 30 minute tutorial, at which point he said “this is fantastic, you’ve gotta train me up on this”
I told him that it was a dead system and I was going to get rid of it soon anyway.

I’ve been saying that since 2000

]]> By: Chris http://effectivus.com/2009/02/what-did-you-do-in-the-last-recession-daddy/#comment-14 Chris Mon, 09 Mar 2009 17:17:56 +0000 http://effectivus.com/?p=313#comment-14 Thanks for your comments Babs, yes optimism has to be one of the keys for getting through this mess! Thanks for your comments Babs, yes optimism has to be one of the keys for getting through this mess!

]]> By: Babs Harris http://effectivus.com/2009/02/what-did-you-do-in-the-last-recession-daddy/#comment-13 Babs Harris Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:13:37 +0000 http://effectivus.com/?p=313#comment-13 Not sure about the requirement for a 'matte' painter in this recession...I guess Gordon B would prefer you to 'gloss' over his blunders! It is a time for opportunity, indeed. Money cleverly spent now will reap rewards once the economic confidence is restored. Recession is not an physical illness, more a mental instability. With a little therapy we'll be right back on track. The therapy is courage and innovative thinking which will lead to renewed optimism and confidence! What recession? (This was the comment from your German jury.....) Not sure about the requirement for a ‘matte’ painter in this recession…I guess Gordon B would prefer you to ‘gloss’ over his blunders!
It is a time for opportunity, indeed. Money cleverly spent now will reap rewards once the economic confidence is restored. Recession is not an physical illness, more a mental instability. With a little therapy we’ll be right back on track. The therapy is courage and innovative thinking which will lead to renewed optimism and confidence! What recession?
(This was the comment from your German jury…..)

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