Aug 1st and 2nd 8-). Shall I bring lozenges?
Lemo
Depends, perhaps?
What are you talking about? Lemonardo is the show!
oh, i live in a country far far away, you people enjoy it
Yes, please. Do you have that cherry kind with the swedish singer in tights on the front cover? 
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Last year, some users taped the show but it wasn’t practical to send each other footage – hosting large files in such high demand is an expensive prospect! But sometime between then and now, new sites such as YouTube have changed the landscape completely.
Obviously, a camcorder is no substitute for the direct-feed video Pixologic eventually posts, but if we’re clamoring for a webcam, surely this is at least an improvement over that idea.
From what I understand no photography of any kind is
allowed. Please someone tell me I am wrong!
Well, one of us has to be wrong. I wish I could say for sure it was you, but I haven’t had much luck in that area lately. (darn faulty omniscience)
edit:
If it helps, Flickr.com hosts over nine thousand photos from past years’ shows…
Lets take the opposite approach, where have you seen that stated?
Sorry for delay in answering, knew I saw it, was a bitch to
find again.
On the site there is a 48 page pdf file with all the information.
schedules, seminar times etc.
On page 37 there is a special policy section.
No cameras or recording devices are permitted at Siggraph 2006.
Abuse of this policy will result in loss of the individuals registration
credentials.
Wow.
I wonder if they said that in past years? If so, it wasn’t enforced (as evidenced by the 9000+ pictures on Flickr alone), possibly because… if it were important enough to withdraw a persons credentials over, you wouldn’t have to dig that far to find it.
Seriously, if you travel in from god-knows-where only to be grounded by something buried 37 pages into a 48 page PDF, you’re a ringing endorsement for “don’t bother coming next year.” That’s the worst kind of publicity imaginable.
sigh
I wouldn’t risk it now, and I don’t recommend that you should either.
…
No, scratch that. I’m angry.
I can understand “no video” – perhaps media outlets are paying through the nose for their access (or are, say, sponsoring the event), and their rights should be respected. Likewise, each vendor should be able to decide which conversations they want to make public. I’m cool with that.
And, I can understand not letting you take pictures during the presentations upstairs, as they sell DVDs with the powerpoint stuff themselves, and I hope each presenter has the option to not include their research in that.
But you know what?
Get your photo taken shaking hands with people you admire, and raise bloody murder if anyone tries to stop you.
How dare they take that away?
In another thread mentioned a story about me, cameras, authority.
I was pretty sure I was right, based on experience, the law, etc.
I was at that time, quite willing to enter the legal whirlpool, guns blazing.
It surprised even me, thought windmills were gone.
I was right.
Here, anyway you cut it, I would be wrong. Could lie,say I did not
know, bluff it out.
But the thinking of the possible confrontation would mar, what I hope
will be a unique and pleasurable experience.
I would hate to have to meet you all in handcuffs.
Also would not get a chance to report on what Aurick and Ryan were
wearing.
( one of the cameras, come to think of it, is small…)
Nope! no camera…this time.
As usual… all limits are set but not enfoced till someone get’s ticked off.
I am 100% positive, that ‘regular’/‘touristy’ picture taking will not have any consequence. If you start taking pics of the mystery product of corp X then it would be clear that there is trouble. And for that event the host has reserved the right to revoke your access to the show. I take my small digital with me. Definitely. And I know I won’t have a problem as I don’t act like a retard.
Lemo
That PDF can be found here: http://www.siggraph.org/s2006/conference/ap.pdf for those interested.
I’m not sure why the Siggraph.org/s2006 is soooooooooo hard to navigate. There is alot of content, but not organized very well.
Edit: unfortunately, in a way, I agree with them, a little.
First, they are running it. Like this forum for instance.
Rules, you want in, obey rules.
Second and I am on very shaky ground here. From what I have
learned some of this is in the nature of a preview of coming attractions.
New interfaces, new procedures, characters etc.
In New York City, right now, you can buy a copy of Superman Returns
DVD for about 5 bucks.
Someone went to the theater, ran a camcorder and copied it.
You can even see one of the patrons leaving and returning to his seat.
( yes my better half bought it, saved me standing in line, satisfied my
curiousity until the real one comes out)
Point being, piracy, copyright infringement,etc.
Maya had a trade show in New York late last summer.
One of the speakers was an artist who worked on the picture
“Under the hedge”. He demonstrated a character he had created for
the movie.
Guy sitting next to me videotaped the whole presentation.
Explained for “educational purposes”.
It was pointed out to me later, that within a few weeks, you
would probably be seeing, t shirts, games, toys, etc with the results
of that “educational experience”.
I go to Siggraph, take a picture of, you think, my friend, all of sudden
a copy of the demonstration behind him is on the internet.
I have not been to Siggraph, so I am only guessing, but I believe if I am
correct, they have a valid point.
Artists… tsk tsk tsk…
A wonder that there IS a convention… And that we all find the way there… Wait… probably because we will have arm bracelets and the Boston population will be forewarned and educated to guide us to the center…
Lemo
HI.
I have seen that the 2 main futures of Z 2.5 will be modeling rig and re-surface tools, and that 2 futures looks wonderful, i also know that it will have code enhancements to previously released features - such as normal map and displacement map creation.
All that is WONDERFUL .
I now that now you can not talk about what it would be show at SIGGRAPH, but my question is:
-Is there any other new big future that you havent mention yet on pixologics site?..or are you goin to just show more of the futures already mentioned on the site(rig and re-surface)?
When are you goin to post videos of the SIGGRAPH presentation?
Thanks
Yes unleash the well kept secrets from 2.5… i can’t take it anymore
During the parade of the exhibitors and the lighting of
the torch, does Zbrush go last because of it’s name?
Have looked everywhere can’t see TV listing for the opening anywhere.
Well, you will find out soon I guess. Please guys, again: share your Siggraph experiences with us poor buggers staying at home in far and seemingly isolated countries! Even though Siggraph is so many miles away I’m counting the days till it is over and I can learn what happened there…