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> I've always wondered why niche specific software such as Blender doesn't have a ton of industry backing. Because prior to Blender 2.8 it was really really ba
by forrestthewoods 7y ago
> I've always wondered why niche specific software such as Blender doesn't have a ton of industry backing.
Because prior to Blender 2.8 it was really really bad software compared to commercial alternatives.
Blender is becoming quite good. Which impresses the hell out of me. But it’s taken a long, long time to get there.
- tech_man7 7y agoWhat's great along with Blender, is the availability of very very inexpensive rendering using https://golemgrid.com/ https://golemgrid.com/. It's name your own price and can be had for 1/10th the cost of using a render farm.
- fsloth 7y agoWhat changed to 2.8 to make it compare favorably to commercial alternatives? Is it just the UI?
- Washuu 7y agoUser interface, discoverability(That whole UX thing), and a new reasonable sane default control scheme.(Which can be toggled back to the old one.)