I am Ton Roosendaal, chairman Blender Foundation. AMA!

2pu200 · 7 ヶ月前

Hey Mr. Roosendaal, really excited for this, been hitting F5 for like a few hours now. Anyway, do you see blender ever being one of the main softwares used by film companies? Will it ever come to be known by leading artists, in the ranks of like Maya or 3Ds max? Because some people regard Blender as an amateur software, and artists using it aren't really taken seriously sometimes, even though blender is like the best (for me at least). Continue being awesome please, keep upgrading blender forever (make cycles faster please). Thank you Mr. Roosendaal!

Axelwickm · 7 ヶ月前

What were the intentions with Blender when it first started to be developed?

tonroosendaal · 7 ヶ月前

I am doing this for over three hours already, will stop in 15 minutes. Thanks for the amazing experience!

stuffedchickensalad · 7 ヶ月前

Are there any new features you can tell us about that will be implemented for the production of Gooseberry?

urbangardner · 7 ヶ月前

Hi. I have worked on Blender to make animations for one of the most prestigious institutions of India. We made the ammonia fountain experiment. Having no prior animation knowledge, me and 2 others managed to make an amazing video. The software is amazing and I wish you and Blender the very best.

Edit: our little project is now in the 6th year with students pushing the boundaries of Blender each year.

miki3d · 7 ヶ月前

Hello Ton! I'd like to share the fact that I am an Architect and discussed my master degree thesis using real time simulation models done in Blender with the Game Machine. This happened 10 years ago!

It was really nice to show the potential of that tool to all the public there and it's amazing what this software has become and can deliver.

Do you think there could be a way to make the use of Blender easier for Architectural modeling? Easy as in "Sketchup level" easy? That would be a godsend!

GabrielHackett · 7 ヶ月前

Hello Ton! If Gooseberry doesn't happen, will you still continue developing and exploring the possibilities of the Blender Cloud? Also, will the cloud data include books as well as DVDs?

DavidMI · 7 ヶ月前

Did you know that funding this would be such an ordeal when you made the choice?

sprkwd · 7 ヶ月前

Hi Ton.

I really like Blender as a product, but I really like the community behind it as well. What is the most interesting use of Blender that has surprised you the most?

Good luck with Gooseberry, I hope you reach your goal.

ogbog · 7 ヶ月前

Blender's development is awesomely good. Got any tips for the GIMP?

What's Blender's most important new feature in one year, five years, ten years?

LightBWK · 7 ヶ月前

Ton, This is how we feel about Blender. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1HaS8ZdjRM

ninelives1 · 7 ヶ月前

No question, just want to say thanks for introducing so many people to the 3d world!

Artfunkel · 7 ヶ月前

Hi there. What happened to Valve's suggestion to get Blender on Steam? Is that still happening?

Dostovel · 7 ヶ月前

Hello. Have you ever gone through a phase with Blender that it almost wasn't possible to maintain it as a fee software? Could Blender get so big and powerful that your hand could be forced to make it a paid software?

Thanks for giving us Blender Ton.

btcprox · 7 ヶ月前

Just wondering, why choose Python to be integrated with Blender?

carpaithian · 7 ヶ月前

Is alembic support planned for blender in this years development cycle?

MysterMoron · 7 ヶ月前

Hello Ton.

Can you give us an update on OpenCL support for AMD hardware?

sauraedron · 7 ヶ月前

Hi Ton sir, I think this has been asked before but still i would like to ask What about releasing the film in movie theatres.. any plans for that ?

hero2bash · 7 ヶ月前

How is the BGE nowadays any plans or projects that will also put it in more of a spotlight?

BigFishJohn · 7 ヶ月前

Will you extend the goosberry funding campaign to 30 more days I think that would be good enough to get it funded.

guzzti · 7 ヶ月前

diamonds, will it blend?

pixaal · 7 ヶ月前

In my opinion, Blender's viewport is one of the weakest and oldest aspects of the program - are there any plans to A) speed it up, and B) have more control over what the animator sees in the viewport? I work in Maya every day, and the animators always insist we set up the character's shading so that they can see the skin textures, eye textures, clothing pattern etc. but without having to load all the textures in the entire scene.

dealmeidaromanelli · 7 ヶ月前

Hi Ton, greetings from Venezuela, especially since Rabipelao Studio, a animation studio using Blender as philosophy. First wish you the best for the Gooseberry project, you have great faith that this will be a success and will be a big step for Blender. My question is directed to the area of texture painting, I wondered when we have the option to paint symmetrical in real time, simply with a change of key symmetric to asymmetric. I await your response and would like to give him a ride to our networks Rabipelao Studio, Greetings.

www.rabipelao.com / https://www.facebook.com/RabipelaoStudio / https://twitter.com/RabipelaoStudio

dfelinto · 7 ヶ月前

I'm not looking for a cheesy answer, but what does make it all worthy for you? I always wonder if you ever miss your business man days, back when Not-A-Number was behind Blender. Cheers :)

ShowBlender · 7 ヶ月前

Will Blender ever offer After Effects style compositing? An open-source alternative to AE is badly needed. Thanks for Blender. It is a great product!

artistcdmj · 7 ヶ月前

Do you have a favorite past time to unwind from all the pressures of leading these giant projects and the Blender Community? Or do you enjoy it all so much that you are happily enveloped in it?

Wireheadking · 7 ヶ月前

Do you have a list of stories you want to make films from or do you just invent them when you decide to make another one? Or does someone else entirely do that stuff?

MCHammondCom · 7 ヶ月前

If you couldn't call Blender "Blender" for what ever reason what would have called it?

Sukrim · 7 ヶ月前

If you could get any of the larger other 3d software solutions out there (3ds max, maya, houdini, sketchup, cinema4d...) to donate their entire source code to blender (for analysis/integration), which one would you take and why?

spatatat · 7 ヶ月前

Hey Ton-- I am a teacher in an elementary school and I focus on design and technology. I've looked into blender as something my students could learn, but it seems tough to get into for the younger ones.

My question: do you have any designs for creating a more simplified, kid-friendly interface? Alternatively, do you know of any good resources for getting kids started with Blender and 3D?

Thanks for everything you guys do, it's awesome!

HiImLost · 7 ヶ月前

What's your favorite book?

itsgonnagetweird · 7 ヶ月前

What's your preferred method for making coffee? I'm a French press kind of guy myself.

MCHammondCom · 7 ヶ月前

Blender has single handily reshaped the 3D software market, the number and popularity of medium level tools bellow $250 has dropped massively in the last decade.

Do you see this as a positive or as a necessary consequence to Blenders success.

bikerpilot · 7 ヶ月前

Hey Ton, What's your favourite beer?

JeanMontambeault · 7 ヶ月前

Good evening Mr Roosendaal,

How much would you say does the Gooseberry Project echoes within the Open Source and Open Content communities already? Are you already getting tangible support from their part?

FelixR1991 · 7 ヶ月前

Hallo!

Now Reddit is mostly full of technically gifted people as yourself, but could you explain to me, a layman, what makes Blender so great? I imagine it having to do with the open-source-ness of the program, but since I am an outsider, is there really a big need for open source 3D creation suites?

charliemcf · 7 ヶ月前

Hi Ton,

I am a user concentrating on architecture. One of the main things that stops me from solely using blender is how it manages scenes/content.

-"Content and Asset Management" sounds promising! Could this perhaps lead to component/material/data libraries?

-Tears of Steel excited me with the levels of detail that went into (in particular the buildings) and I was wondering if this is somewhere where we could see progress in Gooseberry? Perhaps more modifiers - there is a very exciting floor/brick generator script in development.

-Lastly, cycles has greatly improved and has gotten to a very polished version now; would you be able to mention a little on how gooseberry will affect this?

Looking forward to the project; been following/using blender since 1.8 and can remember how exciting elephants dream was!!!

Veel succes, tot ziens! Charlie

brotherlu · 7 ヶ月前

Hi Ton,
I am a mechanical engineer and have used blender for two years as a rough CAD tool, and have developed a plugin for it to help engineers model wings. Is there a chance that the Blender Institute would develop a CAD version of blender? if so/not why?
Thanks

Ivan530 · 7 ヶ月前

Ton, I think you should push Cycles more because it's what make Blender different. Do you think openCL will be officially supported ? Not just for Cycles but also for simulations.

kenanb · 7 ヶ月前

hi Ton, did you receive my beer donation specifically for you to enjoy?

Photo_Editing · 7 ヶ月前

What's your view on the Blender Game Engine and would you ever think of having a new game project like 'Yo Frankie!'?

Thanks for the AMA!

MarkBTomlinson · 7 ヶ月前

Hi Ton. What is your favourite film and or director.

Hardisk · 7 ヶ月前

Hi Mr.Roosendaal , I'm excited for this AMA and want to thanks you for this.

Here's a little background before my question, I'm a Visual-Effects artist, I used to work freelance and now run my own shop in Paris. I use every industry tool that exists from Cinema4D to Maya and Max. I have, admittedly, been a Blender hater for long (being unable to use it for serious work didn't help) but will try and have a neutral view on it for this question.

My question is in two part :

1) Do you think the Open Sourceness of Blender, while being a strength, can also be a con because I do feel that developers that are necessary for features tend to not know a lot about UI design and are against change in that matter (you just have to look at the forum post by Blender power-users whenever this subject is brought up)

2) What is your opinion of Andrew Price's presentation on why the Blender UI is currently the one point that is holding it back in the industry and the solutions he brings up.

Again, I may not like the software but I respect your work and hope for it to be in a state where one day I and countless other could be regular users !

47Toast · 7 ヶ月前

If Gooseberry won't be funded, do you plan to try again, probably smaller?

MCHammondCom · 7 ヶ月前

Hi Ton Will the planned animation system improvements include improvements to the animation workflow/UI as well. The Transform properties and custom properties UI/interaction really need some love :p

-Sparkwoodand21- · 7 ヶ月前

You ever thought of doing a paid support service for professional Blender users?

anonymous123421 · 7 ヶ月前

What advice would you give to an aspiring graphic designer?

tweet-tweet-pew-pew · 7 ヶ月前

Has everyone forgotten about Tears of Steel? :)

NNOTM · 7 ヶ月前

Hey, thanks for doing this AMA, and thanks for what you did for the 3D community!

Even though Blender is of course popular for it's features for 3D modeling and animation, there is also support for editing pictures (Compositor + the ability to draw textures) and a nice video sequence editor in there. What was the thought process behind including those non-3D features, and are there plans to bring those to a similar level in terms of availble features as the 3D section has or even plans to incorporate other "Off-topic" areas into Blender?

It's pretty amazing how many things can be done with that one program.

bbc_london · 7 ヶ月前

I know that Blender Internal renderer is going to die soon, but I still use it for speed reasons. However, Cycles also has speed and consistency advantages over BI. Will some of the speedy BI features like buffer shadows or approximate ambient occlusion make it to Cycles?

Since realtime rendering is more and more realistic, would you consider a more robust realtime renderer ala Cryengine, UE4 or Marmoset Toolbag just for rendering purpose only? Blender GLSL view is also limited in certain aspects and I would like some cascade buffer shadows, better reflection maps, etc

theduckfliesagain · 7 ヶ月前

Hi Ton! I'm no pro, but nonetheless I love Blender. What is your end-goal for Blender? Or where do you see it in a few years time? Thanks, and good luck with Gooseberry!!!

on_a_quest_for_glory · 7 ヶ月前

did you ever think of making blender a commercial software? wasn't money tempting enough? what is your grand philosophy regarding managing blender the way you've been doing?

thanks

J4nG · 7 ヶ月前

Is the Blender Foundation looking to do any work on the Video Sequence Editor? I can use Blender for really all of my multimedia needs except for video editing, where it just falls short.

Snumey · 7 ヶ月前

What is the best way to learn blender according to you?

tirril · 7 ヶ月前

Any things you have a dire wish to put in the blender software, but requires a heavier investment of developers then typically used?

oldgoals · 7 ヶ月前

~~Can you give some examples of updates blender may get from project gooseberry?~~

How did the number 640,000 come about?

I’m assuming that the main character is moving between dimensions or something, but it’s a bit odd that he seems to be by himself. Does he have companions for the trip?

Ever been by /r/blender?

~~Why isn't popular options like kickstarter not being used for gooseberry?~~

bbc_london · 7 ヶ月前

Blender on Android when?

quackyo · 7 ヶ月前

Hey Ton, what's your take on Sintel being wrongly taken down last week from YouTube by Sony/Google? Did they get back to you explaining what happened?

greg9973 · 7 ヶ月前

Thanks Ton for everything you've done for Blender and for your positively ambitious attitude in life, it's inspiring. The question: Are there any plans to implement promotional strategies for Blender in parallel with Open Movies? Strategies which would bring results in shorter times than big projects, like for instance videos describing Blender's features like the ones from Zbrush, or talk with educational institutions / universities to get Blender taught besides the actual industry standard softwares to avoid the "once got used discard the others" effect that happens today. Or other short term, easier to achieve promotional project?

tleisher · 7 ヶ月前

How do you decide on the writers/directors for your open movies? Do you have accept unsolicited material or pitches from someone who wants to write or direct one of the open movies?

SimonCharles · 7 ヶ月前

First of all, I'd like to voice my appreciation for such a great 3d modeling program, I find it extremely intuitive. After just about 2 weeks of watching tutorials, I already feel like I could potentially model anything if I just practice a bit more. I used 3ds max a bit about 15 years ago, but the difficulty at the time put me off 3d modeling until now. Blender has reinvigorated my interest towards modelling, and it's the first 3d program that has made me feel that the only thing restricting my success is my own imagination.

My only question would be, have you heard of anyone starting a successful 3d modelling career at an older age? I'm already 31, so I feel that people who've used the program since their early teens will always be ahead, no matter how much I try.

Thanks again for such a great program!

Leeharveygaypoo · 7 ヶ月前

Hello Mr Roosendaal, just a quick few questions: 1. What are your favourite animated films 2. As a young aspiring film-maker hoping to one day make a animated film what tips can you give me to pursue this dream?

BigFishJohn · 7 ヶ月前

Is the Blender cloud open source? If yes what software is it made of? And have you taught about having an Html5 versions of Blender in the cloud? Also any chance of incorporating media goblin in the cloud?

quackyo · 7 ヶ月前

In the unfortunate case that Project Gooseberry doesn't meet the donation target, would you consider scaling it down to maybe a 30 mins short film instead of scraping down the whole thing? It's would stil be a step up from the foundation's previous movies, and would still help boost the development of Blender forward.

widerlens · 7 ヶ月前

Do you expect that we'll ever see support for collaboration inside Blender?

Example: two people working on the same project, with changes from either of them showing up on both sides (the closest we have today is google docs for text). As you said, working alongside experienced user/artist (and not just watching) is the best way to learn...

carpaithian · 7 ヶ月前

Will blender ever support DX11 and D3D? Also when will Blender integrate Open Subdiv 2.0? Thanks. :)

quollism · 7 ヶ月前

Would you rather fight a Big Buck Bunny-sized Frankie or a hundred Frankie-sized Big Buck Bunnies?

Dostovel · 7 ヶ月前

Who made the Blender logo? Can we play around with a re-design? Would you consider using it if it turns out good?

DarkMew · 7 ヶ月前

Oh! Are you aware that blender's being used in high schools in QLD, Australia? I can't speak for anywhere else. What's your opinion on that?

quollism · 7 ヶ月前

What's your favourite animated short and feature? Outside the Blender shorts, of course. :)

volantk · 7 ヶ月前

Hey Ton! Long time user of Blender and supporter of the open movies here.

What is it like to oversee such a big project? You often have to resist pleas from the community to add feature X or Y, or change Z or W about Blender. It takes both a strong vision and development experience to keep everything on a course that is sustainable.

And where do you see Blender in 10 years?

GabrielHackett · 7 ヶ月前

How confidant are you that Gooseberry will achive its goal? For the record, I am hoping beyond hope that this happens :)

Carpetfizz · 7 ヶ月前

Hey Mr. Roosendaal! I've been using Blender since I was like 12 years old, and I just wanted to say that it aside from modeling and animation knowledge, it gave me "3D engine" in my mind where I could easily visualize geometry and shapes at school. Thanks for all your work!

merlin_e · 7 ヶ月前

Hi Ton; Second Life builder, here. I have really appreciated the improvements made to blender lately; building is much easier nowadays. Thank you for your efforts. I'm curious if you've worked with Linden Labs at helping improve the building process?

Rorkimaru · 7 ヶ月前

Hi Ton,

I've been a huge fan of Blender for years and have always enjoyed doing small projects in it. I've found it to be a great source of entertainment over the years and would like to thank you for enabling me to learn and do things that I simply couldn't afford to do if I had to use one of the more expensive 3D packages.

I'm an actor and voice actor in Dublin, Ireland and I was wondering how you guys approach casting voice/live action talent for your shorts and for Gooseberry? Also will this be handled individually by the studios or is there a central process? I'm a huge fan of the open films and would love to have the opportunity to be involved in one some day.

Thank you for your work in Blender, it boasts an incredibly high standard for open software.

notable_bro · 7 ヶ月前

Hey Ton,

I've been using Blender for a couple months now, and it's pretty cool, even if I've had a few headaches with it. Can you recommend online courses, videos or books on how to use Blender?

Certain 3D modeling programs, such as Rhino, offer add-ons for specific professional applications, like jewelry or specific part modeling. Do you have any plans to expand Blender like this?

odsdaniel · 7 ヶ月前

just wanna say thanks, what you do is awesome

NorbitGorbit · 7 ヶ月前

your crowdfund page looks like kickstarter but it looks like you created it yourself? is this crowdfunding platform free for others to use?

GabrielHackett · 7 ヶ月前

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Rrraou · 7 ヶ月前

Good luck on gooseberry, I'm loving the storyline already. Mr Auvray looks like a great choice to direct it as well. His work shines with a sensitivity rarely seen in movies these days.

Edit : question already answered in the thread.

upandrunning · 7 ヶ月前

I just wanted to say that I've been following/using blender since before the c-key and it's still one of the things I've admired most in my life.

hadphild · 7 ヶ月前

If money was no object. What would you do with Blender?

AmrKamel99 · 7 ヶ月前

Dear Ton, Today i started spreading this graphic

http://blenderartists.org/forum/showthread.php?333434-Project-Gooseberry-Coffee-Contribution

Encouraging people who can't afford a blender cloud subscription to make a small contribution (even as little as the price of a cup of coffee) to help Project Gooseberry. Do you think this is a good idea? and could you use your reach to get this message across to more people?

spect3r · 7 ヶ月前

No questions, just wanted to say thank you & how amazing Blender is - how far it has come since I starting it over 7 years ago. It's mind boggling that it supports almost every major function an artist could use, without having to shell out thousands for other software.... and in some cases; it's even more efficient and feature rich than some of the other suites.

For those who dont know, in blender you can make: * non-biased raytracing rendering * GPU (cuda) accelerated rendering * Volumetrics * an extremely robust Physics system * extremly flexible node system * it's own game engine... * composting, animating, audio, video editing all in one.. * scultping including dynamic topology * particles including hair, smoke, flames, or whatever you want! * exporting to many various formats, and ability to use third party rendering engines if you so wish.

And much, much, more.

Take a peek at some of the things people have been doing with blender.

I use blender at least 2-3 hours a day. From a hobbyist... thank you!!

mamarilmanson · 7 ヶ月前

After Gooseberry... would you make a big game project? A AAA game would be nice(perhaps heard of TitanFall)... both proving what blender can do and improving game engine tools for the job... I wish it will happen... :))

3pointedit · 7 ヶ月前

It's great to see a dedicated filmmaker pursuing a noble cause like this. When will you release Avatar 2?

Oh is that the next AMA?

lshic · 7 ヶ月前

hoe much does it cost to have a 2000 theater wide release?

tonroosendaal · 7 ヶ月前

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Ibuprofin · 7 ヶ月前

Would you rather have a rhino sized hamster or a hamster sized rhino?

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