Ftrack, which is one of the commercial solutions for online pipeline has recently released new version of its tools.
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It looks very promising, as now it is pretty much a plug`n`play installation to get a user working and publishing the work.
The assets published are stored on cloud with no setup needed, although this can be customized as many other parts. Current applications with provided tools are Maya and Nuke. Other applications can be connected as well via ftrack python API.
I think Ftrack is going in good direction providing a cheap pipeline and production tracking solution for smaller teams who can manage all their work online working from home. No need for opening and renting an office spaces somewhere and paying all the bills.
After 17 years Tod Hollenshead leaves ID Software. I just found when searching for some ID news. I think this is connected to overall organisation crisis at the company after failing to deliver Doom franchise in time. I was writing a post on this blog a while ago, linking an article from Kotaku. Id Software will hopefully re-organise its team and get more focused on the direction and delivering on a settled deadline. One would think that loosing the burden of developping new engine will make it much easier to make a new game in shorter time. As ID had chosen to use the same idTech5 engine used on Rage for making Doom 4, although with few modifications. It seems even this did not help.
