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Originally Posted by Eric Reed
In past years, we have been allowed to use non-Autodesk software to create the animations as long as SOME part of the project was done using Autodesk programs. Rereading the manual, it looks like ONLY autodesk products are allowed this year. Of course the point is moot by now, but is this true?
Eric.
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The wording of rules regarding use of software had stayed pretty much same for last 3 years, and there have always been debates on what exactly is allowed. The rules seem to explicitly say that it should be an animation made with 3d studio max (and other Autodesk software), but this is very ambiguous - it is (almost) impossible to do a high quality animation using just 3d studio. You have to have separate image editing software, sound editing software, video editing, etc. Yes - technically its possible to do it ALL in 3ds - even the sound, but its impractical, and you'll never get good quality.
I guess each has its own interpretation, but it seems to be the common agreement that 3ds should be the main modeling/animation/rendering tool - and image editing and post production can be done with other software, but i dont remember ever seeing an official ruling on this. So, yeah - if you want a precise answer you should really be emailing autodesk and not asking for opinions here.