This guy is insane. Instead of hoarding millions of dollars to just sit somewhere, he is reinvesting it in blender, to support millions of aspiring artists. You have my respect!
Not like that time,when you sponsored wondershare filmora and i edited a long video on there only to find out that it has a big watermark for non-premium users so yeah bit greedy
@@tfwthelsdkicksin6083 from a technical standpoint, they are extremely different, the foundation linux is built on (the kernel) is completely alien compared to windows, for instance even something as rudimentary as a .exe file cant be opened natively in linux, you would need something like "wine" to add a compatibility layer for it to run, although things like this are bad for linux (not being the giant like Windows is) it has many advantages, everything you see on linux can be changed, for example you can download a whole different desktop enviroment if you dont like your current one, as well as this many people prefer it for its privacy, everyone knows Microsoft loves to take data from its users, but linux doesn't take anything. Also I am a Windows user lol
This guy and his team helped level the playing field. You don't have to be rich or work for a company to have the best tools at your fingertips. Hero indeed!
@Frogger bro someone that does good at commenting doesn't say something reminiscent to get rekt or destroyed you, lemme guess, you're a maya fan or whatever.
Fantastic quote at 24:05. "But I was never interested in money. Money doesn't mean anything. It's not interesting. I call myself a maker; I want to make stuff. And whether that's software, or 3D, or designs, or building teams or companies-I want to make stuff. That's my passion. And the money is a means. And sometimes you need it to do something big, so you have to work, make money, and then you can do something with it. But the real satisfaction is in *making* something." -Ton Roosendaal, creator of Blender, the popular open source 3D creation software.
@@kdvr766 Sort of true, but his point still stands. Obviously if you don't have enough money to function, money is _everything._ But for many big business owners, even once they're living comfortably and not having to worry about money... money is _still_ everything, and they seek to maximise profits, through _any_ means, even when they already have more than they could realistically spend in a lifetime. Ton is comfortable, doesn't need to worry about money, and that's enough for him to concentrate on what's really important to him.
Sounds like my philosophy towards my work. I don't work to make money, I make money to create. To me money is just worthless, I could get any job and do my real work at home to create and make new stuff. If I studied and trained just to make money then I might as well have sold my organs and body to research and hospitals and used the money to fund saving the rain forest. There's no point in growing if you just stare at the clouds.
Shut up please. So you're claiming everyone with money is interested in money and that's it. Get bent. I couldn't run the "best" version of maya because it sucks. Years later...not an issue at all, same computer and grass is lightyears beyond whatever maya had paid out to xgen. Maya_xgen=crash...Blender_particles never crashed once.
@@Aetila nahh, it wasnt made to drive people insane, it was made to stop illegal copies and it was a HUGE success and benefit for everybody. Unfortunatelly people never want much.. they allways want MORE. So the new trend goes back to big initial payment combined with subscription payment. And when a real update gets released, they just charge the big initial payment again. (naturalpoint just did that with motive) Strechsense (maker of mocap gloves) go even further than autodesk: if you stop paying, they dont just stop support and updates for you, they remotely disable the software (!!!) until you pay again. (2000$ per year for a buggy slow crappy unrelyable totaly unrelyable totaly unrelyable crap piece of shit software)
16 years ago, I opened up Blender. It came on a free software CD with a computer magazine my dad bought. I din't understand english that well and found it really hard to understand how the interface worked. I was 14 years old and thought that 3D models was the coolest thing ever. I stuck with it... I remember when ray-tracing got introduced. Glossy reflections and refractions was added to the internal renderer. Today, I work as a developer/3d-artist and use Blender almost every day. I have worked as a full time 3d-artist with Maya for a while too, but I never really liked it. It's wierd listening to this crazy Dutch guy who doesn't have a clue about my existence, knowing that his actions defined my life in a great way. Hey, if I hadn't start learning 3D with Blender, I wouldn't have met my wife at the graphics education I took. I wouldn't have my two kids with her either. So... Thank you Ton! You've made more difference than you would ever know.
similar happened to me, at the same age and with a computer magazine - but with Rhinoceros 2.0... but afterwards I worked with Cinema 4D and also Maya (but not for long), then I decidet to learn blender 2.4*; now I work with both: Rhinoceros (5.0) for CAD 3Dprinting and blender (2.7*) for everything else... sometimes also in combination. The olny bad thing in the momment is, that the newer versions of blender require newer OpenGL / DirectX; maybe there could be an option to run and use the program, but the "special" options would be disabled.
Being a student and not having money is no excuse not to have an expensive 3D program. I had in 2002 pirated version of 3D studio MAX, textbooks, tutorials(written tutorials,) later I had pirated Auto Desk and Cinema 4D. How they say: vote with the wallet!!!
No, I can't because I am not a 3D artist, I use them for very specific things. My point wasn't about if I can or can not use them professionally. If you don't have money, you can use a pirated copy for learning. It that difficult to perceive my talking point about very high prices? It doesn't matter my personal use of those programs. I am trying to be more pragmatic and practical in my opinions. Are you happy with my answer or you wanna try another ad hominem?
He’s so Dutch in his mannerisms, hilarious. I’m actually kind of proud it was a Dutch man that made this happen for us all, as. Dutchie. Such a tiny country but we still got a huge impact!
Such a better country than the greedy US that I was stuck with... Although, tbh, KLM is made of a bunch of greedy bastards that are indistinguishable from those in the States...
not really, without charging money there is no jobs, without no jobs how would the system work ? Blender is a great Software, I use both Maya and Blender, as somebody said Professional studios use Maya as they can call their team and ask what's not working, at times people from Autodesk even come and fix onsite issues. with Blender this is not the case, as it is an opensource software, it doesn't provide any kind of warranty (though it barely causes problems) and therefore is very god for small studios and Hobbyists.
With having all this free software I'd even love if Blender offers an Enterprise Version of blender where it charges an Annual Fee (you do always have the option to use the free version with all the tools being Bender an opensource software software at it's core). Charging mainly for the Support they provide. This money can also support faster development of Blender (All though it's already doing very good).
If Blender did one thing - it made me discover that I'm not the most uncreative person on earth. I can't paint/draw for shit, my old paintings/drawings from school look like a blind monkey had painted/drawn them - so every art teacher "encouraged" me to stop trying because I supposedly haven't got any talent. Then, many years later (in fact, only last year), I learned about the existence of Blender and started tinkering with it. And to my surprise I found out that I'm in fact not the most uncreative guy on earth - I watched many tutorials and tried stuff out, and by now I have even created entire rooms with furniture and all kind of stuff in it , etc.! And this even got me started in making games! So - thanks Blender (and Blender Guru for that matter :D) for enriching my life a bit. 😎
i've heard that those with a talent for 3D art typically tend to struggle with 2D drawing and painting. Not sure what causes it but i'm the same way, i can't draw worth shit, but i can certainly sculpt and model quite well.
@@Kitava_the_Insatiable i do too Better in texture uv and especially in 3D :D , but not in real life with painting or drawing my proportions are out of this world XD
@@Kitava_the_Insatiable Because for 3D, especially sculpting, you need to have a good understanding of anatomy, same with 2D, the difference is, 3D artists never had to learn form, gesture, perspective, color theory, that is what 2D artists do
Even if he's never appeared on the front cover of Time Magazine as the man of the decade, Ton is a hero to millions of people around the globe. We are truly honored to have this great man.
well, not in Free and OpenSource world you're not. Because the Free in Free Software means freedom, and the freedom of the user. And Free Software projects are very open about them being built from donations. The "you are the product" only makes sense for service providers who provide services for free at the point of use, but fund the operation from a nebulous source.
I can't believe this whole interview was rendered in Blender! If it weren't for the low poly style of Andrew's shirt, I'd say this was real life. The future really is now...
When I was screening my feature film in Germany, I went all the way to Amsterdam to meet this guy in Blender HQ, and he pesonally gives us private tour. This guy is living legend. He did stuff most of us couldnt even dreamt of like they were nothing. I remember him saying, "Its not my software, its YOUR software...". That thing really struck my heart. If I had to narrow 3 most important person (beside the obligatory parent and teacher) in my career, it would be George Lucas, Hayao Miyazaki and Ton Roosendal. I am still struggling film director, only now with a released feature film and a vfx company. Thanks Ton.
I am watching this in 2020 (version 2.8 already out) and I'm having so much fun, Ton is amazing for his values and way of thinking. Guys like him make corporate competitors look stupid and that is a good thing!
Sonya Borisova Yes! And everyone can learn something from him, even people from the open source community. The whole idea of working with the artists, working with the users would be so important to get open source projects out of the shadow of the big players.
The fact that he realised tht competition is useless there is no need for him to compete has given him extensive advantage over other big software industries thts where many of this Maya and all other companies lacks to see tht but of course it's definitely uncomparable with Houdini thts the only(exception)
I remember opening Blender for the first time ~5 years ago, clicking on the interface and realising it was right-click to select = uninstalled immediately. It just felt like everything was going to be an obstacle. Such a small change and it made it feel so much more welcoming. Your doughnut tutorial did most of the rest. Blender is a godsend. Even using the 'educational' versions of software that I have access to as a teacher I feel like they could pull it from me at any time and I'll end up paying for something. With Blender I have faith that it's a skill worth learning as I'll always have access to it. So glad to see it going from strength to strength.
Blender is one of the few pieces of software that is truly worth its weight in gold. The improvements made over the years have made Blender into such a great piece of software. I still can’t believe it’s free but I’m so grateful that it is, otherwise I might have never started 3D modelling and animation.
+Continual Improvement - Same here, when I went with some open source video software [plug: OpenShot, its good and easy for basic production] it asked me to install Blender and Inkscape for animated titles. I got them to work for the titles, but then opened Blender on its own and went.. ooooh. Cool.
@@j_respect5948 Having a disability doesn't make you more amazing. If he were an incredible musician whilst being deaf, that would be amazing, but he just has a disability and does not let that get in his way of his work that is not as reliant on his hearing. Why am I saying this? Many disabled people don't want their disability to define them, not in a bad way and certainly not in a faux good way. They are disadvantaged, but who cares? They can pull ahead of others. Not despite something, but because they just pull ahead.
Thanks a Ton...Mr Ton. I am now 56 years old and now about 5 days old on blender. Wouldn't thought I would picked up learning 3D at this stage of my life. Thanks Mr Guru here for the tutorial as well.
Tom Roosendaal is an exemplary person, he will remain in history as one of the driving geniuses of open source and GNU, the power of goodwill, social contribution, genius ... Example of how good will and humility can take far that the varicia and the concepts of company and corporation ...
As a Maya veteran (beta tester on v1) who recently discovered the wonders of Blender, I want to lower my hat to Ton Roosendal. The tool he created actually works, I consider it next-gen in terms of UI and paradigms, and that is proabably because he refued to go corporate and maintain a spirit of efficiency. The deeper I dive in Blender, the more amazed I am. Being used to using the most expensive software out there, I didn’t pay much attention to something that comes for free, distrusting its functionality. I now see how wrong I was.
Thank you so much for giving us a truly incredible piece of software, Ton Roosendaal. To me, Blender and Linux are the top open-source programs on the planet at this date, in terms of quality and effort and usefulness. You have truly created something rare that you have every single reason be proud of! I have to personally thank you not only for making it possible for me to get into 3D rendering at all, but giving me my only current means of making money and surviving: Neither would have happened if Blender didn't exist, as I wouldn't have been interested getting into proprietary modeling software (especially after moving to Linux). I know I may be seen the black sheep while saying this, considering what I create with Blender is not to the liking of some people to put it lightly. If folks can set the theme of my works aside however, I hope this is as much of a sincere and valuable feedback as any other. Cheers!
For me, the best open-source projects are Linux kernel, Blender, and Python. The runner-ups are Krita, and Godot Game Engine, Apache and Tensorflow. Thanks to these open-source projects, I can have a good life.
Last year I went to the blender HQ and asked Ton if he would show me around, he was really nice and took the time off and answered all of my questions and showed me all the nice things they had in the beautiful Amsterdam office. Truly a great person :)
He's one of the few reasons this world is still a little bit of a better place! Huge respect for that guy! Ton is just radiating tons of joy towards us!
Dear Ton Roosendaal, Thank you for helping me finally express myself freely in my art after feeling so constricted to 2d programs and thank you blender guru for the interview and insight into tons life and his journey with his beautiful brainchild that is blender!
This has got to be the most genuine man I've ever seen. When you can say money doesn't interest you and mean it, that's something that shouldn't be ignored. Blender has been free for many years and will continue to be, thanks to this man :)
I have been using 3dsmax for15 years and just recently started working with blender. Its capabilities have exceeded my expectation and I think it’s a good investment for any one who think for startups and long term solution. Thank you blender team.
It isn't an accent ton is a little bit deaf or something else I am not for sure, but a normal dutchman like me can speak english pretty good without the weird voice
I learned a fantastic message from this interview when Ton stated "ugly interface and code but it works then it is good but a beautiful interface and codes but they don't work is bad" and i highly agree to this massage it open up my mind even more to make something "good"
i’m very grateful for this man, when i’m struggling what to do after graduate from my college, so i started learned 3d modeling from youtube using blender now i build my passion on it.
Andrew, from a programmer's perspective, making Blender is way more complicated than Polligon,. I can't imagine how many papers Roosendaal and his team had to read through in order to implement all those algorithms. This guy is an absolute beast.
I have a new hero as of today. I always thought I was the weird one for not being interested in money and only wanting to create. Now I know I'm not alone. Thank you Ton Roosendaal! I am inspired! Thank you as well to the Blender Guru for this interview!
Ton is really wonderful and brilliant. I wish I had something to contribute to his great organization. Thank you for providing this interview with so much insight into Blender.
Blender was the only option when I decided to learn 3D, because of it's huge community and available amount of learning materials. Loved the interview so much! Thanks to Ton we have such a powerful tool
His accent isn't that bad. It's a little heavy sure, but I can understand him just fine. His English is really good actually. Such an interesting and great person. This man is one of my heroes. Blender has consumed the last ten years of my life and counting. Great interview! 2.8 is going to be revolutionary for Blender!
Dude, when I first thought about getting into 3D modelling, I was immediately discouraged, because I figured: "Oh programs like that cost a fortune in yearly fees." I typed in "free 3D software" in google and boom: blender 3D. If there was a top 10 list for MVPest mf alive, this guy would be on it.
I feel so stupid I know about Blender for many years... just to learn today his name and connection to the Brand! OMG Once again our small country has done something that changed the world
The fact that many independent disginers are making their lively hood from his software, we're people like who could have never dreamed to afford a industry standard software makes him more of a legend.. Huge respect.. You are for sure going to heaven..
I personally don't use blender,but my god was this amazing,the guy is a genius,well done and i hope blender just keeps getting better and better,really interesting interview.
I'm just an ordinary web developer, nothing related with 3d. Yet this (probably the most) honest interview make me thinking to do something with Blender. Love the enthusiasm of both Ton and you. Absolutely loved it.
I keep being amazed about how incredibly charismatic Ton is as well as intelligent, funny and sometimes blunt like a proper dutchman. He has a strong conviction on what he wants to do (and also what not - "is boooring") and is creative in finding the means and the people to make it happen. And all of this to work on a free and open source product that so many people use, this really baffles me every time.
Ive seen a tonne of interviews with so many different industry professionals or celebrities but this is by far my favourite interview of them all. Ive watched/ listened to it so many times ive lost count over the years. Tonn is one truly remarkable Human, and would make the BEST Boss to work for
I have to be completely honest, but I have watched this interview at least once a week for the past few years now. This is like watching an interview with a James Bond Villain, and I absolutely love it.
"Money doesnt mean anything. It is not interesting. I call myself a maker. I want to make stuff." Such an awesome quote and an amazing and admirable point of view from someone it is easy to respect.
This is the thing i like about open source community, everyone is just so much open to new ideas and innovation and no one has a malice in their heart, these people are pure gold ❤️
Amazing talk! Thanks for providing subs and for doing the interview in the first place. Another thank you to Ton for making it all possible and bringing us together. My first experience was in 2014 at SIGGRAPH and I was blown away by what I was being shown. It's an even more powerful tool today. Great story.
This man is a saint. Our little shop comes from years of using Maxon and Autodesk. We migrated to Blender this past year and haven't missed a beat. This community rocks and so does the software. The only thing we still rely on for more advanced work is Houdini but we haven't even thought twice about looking back towards Maxon and Autodesk. :)
@@graftrebeck6837 bro am guessing you wrote this at 2am its not the poeple who work at Disney it's the owners of disney that buy unwanted expensive stuff and they are the one's that are rich it's not like the workers are buying these app it the company that is so yah hope that clears up confusion and rich people like youtuber also buy it when they could be using free softwares
man since cycles x all the features have been BREATHTAKING! even before they were amazing! this software has such a bright future and i cant wait to see it grow
I love the "application template" concept. Everyone practically wet their pants when Adobe dynamic link was introduced and the "edit in" feature. This concept is next level. Why even complicate the workflow by having so many apps with duplicate processes? Just flip the template and keep on working. Brilliant. (assuming I am understanding the concept correctly.) A genuinely enjoyable, informative interview.
Thank you for Tom Roosendaal for your generosity for making Blender free🙏🏻. Now I could learn to getting my dream job which is an animator. I wish you a very good luck in your entire of your life
Absolutely brilliant interview. I love Ton's way of seeing things and his philosophy. It makes me love Blender even more now. Really well done with the interview as well, great questions!
I have so much respect for Ton. Such a good person and I like what he said about money just being a means to accomplish something. Really insightful and interesting person and one of my heroes.
Subtitles are up! Click CC if you're having trouble understanding Ton's accent :P
Thanks! But at 1:12:26, the subtitles say "This is Yelp" when he is actually saying "it’s their job" :D
Minute 50:56 Alembic instead of Olympics
Minute 1:00:20 It should be Modo, not Motor
Also, at 4:55 I think he said HTML.
I thought he was speaking in German or something.But i was wrong.☺...
At 10:52, where it's inaudible, he says "an employee"
This guy is insane. Instead of hoarding millions of dollars to just sit somewhere, he is reinvesting it in blender, to support millions of aspiring artists. You have my respect!
@Shivram S same
Contrast this guy with Bill's eugenics dystopia
Just imagine if all billionaires did things like this ...
the whole world is a little good somehow thanks to him
@Shivram S metoo!!
What a beautiful human being
yea lol
Its really rare these days
Not like that time,when you sponsored wondershare filmora and i edited a long video on there only to find out that it has a big watermark for non-premium users so yeah bit greedy
stfu
bruh u use sfm why are u here?? lmfao
“Making blender open is totally the best thing I could ever do.”
He decided it to be open source for us. He’s like a hero.
OpenSource ideas actually beat's all proprietary software at this moment. Linux is everywhere. Even in a Windows. :D
@@vit.c.195 is there a difference between the two? (sorry I'm not really good with computers)
@@tfwthelsdkicksin6083 from a technical standpoint, they are extremely different, the foundation linux is built on (the kernel) is completely alien compared to windows, for instance even something as rudimentary as a .exe file cant be opened natively in linux, you would need something like "wine" to add a compatibility layer for it to run, although things like this are bad for linux (not being the giant like Windows is) it has many advantages, everything you see on linux can be changed, for example you can download a whole different desktop enviroment if you dont like your current one, as well as this many people prefer it for its privacy, everyone knows Microsoft loves to take data from its users, but linux doesn't take anything.
Also I am a Windows user lol
He is one of my biggest Hero, and also my role model.
This guy and his team helped level the playing field. You don't have to be rich or work for a company to have the best tools at your fingertips. Hero indeed!
My career in visual effects is owed so heavily to this man. He’s a living legend and should be up there for one of the most influential people ever.
@Frogger ratio
@Frogger yup, it probably is.
@Frogger it is that influential
@Frogger its free for the reason of the public, not for bad quality
@Frogger bro someone that does good at commenting doesn't say something reminiscent to get rekt or destroyed you, lemme guess, you're a maya fan or whatever.
Fantastic quote at 24:05.
"But I was never interested in money. Money doesn't mean anything. It's not interesting. I call myself a maker; I want to make stuff. And whether that's software, or 3D, or designs, or building teams or companies-I want to make stuff. That's my passion. And the money is a means. And sometimes you need it to do something big, so you have to work, make money, and then you can do something with it. But the real satisfaction is in *making* something."
-Ton Roosendaal, creator of Blender, the popular open source 3D creation software.
Inspiration
That's why Blender is free
@RKA "For the love of money is the root of all evil..." 1 Timothy 6:10
Couldn't have said it better.
@@CG_Maker
Even though I am an atheist that is one of the wisest quotes from the bible.
@@someguyfromanotherplanet5284 That is true.
This man just wants people to be creative and happy and i love him for it.
:')
:3 he's a great person
" I don't interest in money , money is nothing , i like to make stuff ", Amazing thought.
What every aspiring creator should be.
Thats someone who has money would say
@@kdvr766 Sort of true, but his point still stands. Obviously if you don't have enough money to function, money is _everything._
But for many big business owners, even once they're living comfortably and not having to worry about money... money is _still_ everything, and they seek to maximise profits, through _any_ means, even when they already have more than they could realistically spend in a lifetime.
Ton is comfortable, doesn't need to worry about money, and that's enough for him to concentrate on what's really important to him.
Sounds like my philosophy towards my work.
I don't work to make money, I make money to create.
To me money is just worthless, I could get any job and do my real work at home to create and make new stuff.
If I studied and trained just to make money then I might as well have sold my organs and body to research and hospitals and used the money to fund saving the rain forest.
There's no point in growing if you just stare at the clouds.
Shut up please. So you're claiming everyone with money is interested in money and that's it. Get bent. I couldn't run the "best" version of maya because it sucks. Years later...not an issue at all, same computer and grass is lightyears beyond whatever maya had paid out to xgen. Maya_xgen=crash...Blender_particles never crashed once.
blender is probably the most successful free open-source software ever created, blender clearly shows that good software doesn't have to be paid.
Especially now when ALL of the other software companies started the crazy "cloud subscription per month/year scheme" in order to drive people insane.
Have you heard of Linux?
It's been paid a lot actually... by this guy,,
*cough cough* linux
@@Aetila nahh, it wasnt made to drive people insane, it was made to stop illegal copies and it was a HUGE success and benefit for everybody.
Unfortunatelly people never want much.. they allways want MORE.
So the new trend goes back to big initial payment combined with subscription payment. And when a real update gets released, they just charge the big initial payment again. (naturalpoint just did that with motive)
Strechsense (maker of mocap gloves) go even further than autodesk:
if you stop paying, they dont just stop support and updates for you, they remotely disable the software (!!!) until you pay again. (2000$ per year for a buggy slow crappy unrelyable totaly unrelyable totaly unrelyable crap piece of shit software)
This guy is the main reason why indie game developers exist
Totally true.
Soo truee
But blender is also the reason, why so many indie games suck aswell
@@fenfire3824 Not at all. If the game suck it is only the creators fault.
@@fenfire3824 It suck too using 3000/6000$ per year software too. Sucks the idea, the devs or both, but not the tool.
16 years ago, I opened up Blender. It came on a free software CD with a computer magazine my dad bought. I din't understand english that well and found it really hard to understand how the interface worked. I was 14 years old and thought that 3D models was the coolest thing ever. I stuck with it... I remember when ray-tracing got introduced. Glossy reflections and refractions was added to the internal renderer.
Today, I work as a developer/3d-artist and use Blender almost every day. I have worked as a full time 3d-artist with Maya for a while too, but I never really liked it.
It's wierd listening to this crazy Dutch guy who doesn't have a clue about my existence, knowing that his actions defined my life in a great way. Hey, if I hadn't start learning 3D with Blender, I wouldn't have met my wife at the graphics education I took. I wouldn't have my two kids with her either. So... Thank you Ton! You've made more difference than you would ever know.
That's great! It's surprising the positive things that can come about from doing some good in this world and not being greedy.
similar happened to me, at the same age and with a computer magazine - but with Rhinoceros 2.0...
but afterwards I worked with Cinema 4D and also Maya (but not for long), then I decidet to learn blender 2.4*;
now I work with both: Rhinoceros (5.0) for CAD 3Dprinting and blender (2.7*) for everything else...
sometimes also in combination.
The olny bad thing in the momment is, that the newer versions of blender require newer OpenGL / DirectX;
maybe there could be an option to run and use the program, but the "special" options would be disabled.
Markus Kothe: ¡Muy lindo lo que desis! | Very nice what you wish!
Let's thumbs up this guy. This is an amazing story!
This is pretty cool I am 14 now and I am in the same position as you were only the program is a Lott better.
I am a student, I don't have much money, and I've always wanted to learn 3D. Thanks to Blender, I can. It's a lot of fun.
Being a student and not having money is no excuse not to have an expensive 3D program. I had in 2002 pirated version of 3D studio MAX, textbooks, tutorials(written tutorials,) later I had pirated Auto Desk and Cinema 4D. How they say: vote with the wallet!!!
and I am sure you can not handle even one of the programms properly
No, I can't because I am not a 3D artist, I use them for very specific things. My point wasn't about if I can or can not use them professionally. If you don't have money, you can use a pirated copy for learning. It that difficult to perceive my talking point about very high prices? It doesn't matter my personal use of those programs. I am trying to be more pragmatic and practical in my opinions. Are you happy with my answer or you wanna try another ad hominem?
advocate piracy lol
Not everyone is a POS thief.
He’s so Dutch in his mannerisms, hilarious. I’m actually kind of proud it was a Dutch man that made this happen for us all, as. Dutchie. Such a tiny country but we still got a huge impact!
he is the real Flying Dutchman there!
Such a better country than the greedy US that I was stuck with... Although, tbh, KLM is made of a bunch of greedy bastards that are indistinguishable from those in the States...
well actully the whole world is a bit of dutch if you look for the history parts
@@totheknee i dont believe being american automatically makes you a greedy bastard while being dutch makes you a great human being. ;)
Absolutely!
Won't lie, I cried a little watching this. Such a beautiful man. My hero
Same
Me too, I have tears in my eyes when I watching him talking, very touching.
same here man
Hats off to this man.
Samee
if we had more people like him the world would be a better place
Maybe somewhere around 29,231,7828,89,90 people like him
Let's be like him... I've already started
@@juanitoMint its would be my honour
not really, without charging money there is no jobs, without no jobs how would the system work ? Blender is a great Software, I use both Maya and Blender, as somebody said Professional studios use Maya as they can call their team and ask what's not working, at times people from Autodesk even come and fix onsite issues. with Blender this is not the case, as it is an opensource software, it doesn't provide any kind of warranty (though it barely causes problems) and therefore is very god for small studios and Hobbyists.
With having all this free software I'd even love if Blender offers an Enterprise Version of blender where it charges an Annual Fee (you do always have the option to use the free version with all the tools being Bender an opensource software software at it's core). Charging mainly for the Support they provide. This money can also support faster development of Blender (All though it's already doing very good).
If Blender did one thing - it made me discover that I'm not the most uncreative person on earth. I can't paint/draw for shit, my old paintings/drawings from school look like a blind monkey had painted/drawn them - so every art teacher "encouraged" me to stop trying because I supposedly haven't got any talent. Then, many years later (in fact, only last year), I learned about the existence of Blender and started tinkering with it. And to my surprise I found out that I'm in fact not the most uncreative guy on earth - I watched many tutorials and tried stuff out, and by now I have even created entire rooms with furniture and all kind of stuff in it , etc.! And this even got me started in making games! So - thanks Blender (and Blender Guru for that matter :D) for enriching my life a bit. 😎
everyone is creative at something. We just have to find out what it is :)
i've heard that those with a talent for 3D art typically tend to struggle with 2D drawing and painting. Not sure what causes it but i'm the same way, i can't draw worth shit, but i can certainly sculpt and model quite well.
@@Kitava_the_Insatiable Same here. My mind just does not work in flat.
@@Kitava_the_Insatiable i do too Better in texture uv and especially in 3D :D , but not in real life with painting or drawing my proportions are out of this world XD
@@Kitava_the_Insatiable Because for 3D, especially sculpting, you need to have a good understanding of anatomy, same with 2D, the difference is, 3D artists never had to learn form, gesture, perspective, color theory, that is what 2D artists do
Even if he's never appeared on the front cover of Time Magazine as the man of the decade, Ton is a hero to millions of people around the globe. We are truly honored to have this great man.
This dude and the guy who made WinRAR are the only two humans who have guaranteed spots in heaven.
They're also in priority queue
The winrar reminders to purchase are annoying though
Linus Torvalds has seat beside God.😉
@@KantFromEC what’s the point in buying it if you can still use it? XD
@@nazarturchyn5492 Because its the right thing to do, like donating to wikipedia or telling an obnoxious kid santa isnt real.
"if something is free, then you're the product"
*and then theres blender*
that's only for private companies, Foundations are just donation-based.
well, not in Free and OpenSource world you're not. Because the Free in Free Software means freedom, and the freedom of the user. And Free Software projects are very open about them being built from donations.
The "you are the product" only makes sense for service providers who provide services for free at the point of use, but fund the operation from a nebulous source.
i dont get it
@@two_dimensional2D If blender is free, then we can freely to make products (models). And products can be exchanged with money
and also linux
We need more people like this! Thanks for another awesome interview :)
whut Black Plasma Oh my GOD btw im minecraft animator too
I didn't know BPS watched this channel, nice
I spot you everywhere I go,... you and Zamination xD
Heyyy nice to see you here guys xD
the germans and the dutch don't believe that you must milk everyone's pocket! they like to give away some things for free...
"It's not about the money, It's about sending a message."
It"s about fun and creating... for Ton of course.
it's really inspiring words.
Oh Boy look at that, it's the guy without a name
it's about the principle
Said by the joker also 😂
EVERYTHING BURNS **maya blows up**
I can't believe this whole interview was rendered in Blender! If it weren't for the low poly style of Andrew's shirt, I'd say this was real life. The future really is now...
Lol thank you for this comment.
Really?
Tbh that lamp in the background looks like a few extruded cylinders. Pretty sus.
Best comment so far :) Awesome
This noble man should be honoured with nobel prize every year automatically.
what an ignorant comment
@@markusheimerl8735 you must be fun at parties!
@@markusheimerl8735 Why are
ha ha
@@markusheimerl8735 what an arrogant comment
This is the man who changed our lives, all without and selfish interest, what a legend.
Conservatives: "Great products can't be produced without rewarding greed."
Ton: "Ummmmmm..."
Mark my words, Universe. One day, I will donate an obscene amount of money for this man and his creation. Thank you for being you, Ton.
Same here, mark my words too🔥
Mark mine too
He doesnt want money guys
@@mamaluigimusic But without generous donations to Blender, this program would never have reached this potential.
When I was screening my feature film in Germany, I went all the way to Amsterdam to meet this guy in Blender HQ, and he pesonally gives us private tour. This guy is living legend. He did stuff most of us couldnt even dreamt of like they were nothing. I remember him saying, "Its not my software, its YOUR software...". That thing really struck my heart. If I had to narrow 3 most important person (beside the obligatory parent and teacher) in my career, it would be George Lucas, Hayao Miyazaki and Ton Roosendal. I am still struggling film director, only now with a released feature film and a vfx company. Thanks Ton.
all the best to you, my friend
nice to hear your pleasant experience!
All due respect, Hayao Miyazaki is a talented Filmmaker but man he is an asshole
@@cupcakemcsparklebutt9051 Well I am not looking for a prophet figure.
I am watching this in 2020 (version 2.8 already out) and I'm having so much fun, Ton is amazing for his values and way of thinking. Guys like him make corporate competitors look stupid and that is a good thing!
Sonya Borisova Yes! And everyone can learn something from him, even people from the open source community. The whole idea of working with the artists, working with the users would be so important to get open source projects out of the shadow of the big players.
The fact that he realised tht competition is useless there is no need for him to compete has given him extensive advantage over other big software industries thts where many of this Maya and all other companies lacks to see tht but of course it's definitely uncomparable with Houdini thts the only(exception)
press [F] to pay respect for all the users who donated 100k in 2002 to make Ton able to buy back Blender and make it free forever.
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I can guarantee most of the donators never ever used blender. Just for the sake of open source.
I remember opening Blender for the first time ~5 years ago, clicking on the interface and realising it was right-click to select = uninstalled immediately. It just felt like everything was going to be an obstacle. Such a small change and it made it feel so much more welcoming. Your doughnut tutorial did most of the rest. Blender is a godsend. Even using the 'educational' versions of software that I have access to as a teacher I feel like they could pull it from me at any time and I'll end up paying for something. With Blender I have faith that it's a skill worth learning as I'll always have access to it. So glad to see it going from strength to strength.
I'm watching this in 2021. after Blender is in V2.91
Awesome interview, just to bad I didn't see it sooner.
I really like Ton's philosophy on it all.
He’s that guy you’d enjoy having a beer with and listen to his stories
I opened up a Heineken when listening to this genius! CHEERS
About scoring, totally
I am 17 from India lol
that's what i thought so too lol
I would like that he play badminton with me and maybe go for hamburgers!
This man is the embodiment of everything that is good about the humanity, what a beautiful human being! :)
He is just so invested in what he does. No stopping him. Very admirable.
Blender is one of the few pieces of software that is truly worth its weight in gold. The improvements made over the years have made Blender into such a great piece of software. I still can’t believe it’s free but I’m so grateful that it is, otherwise I might have never started 3D modelling and animation.
Did you just call it "Blending"?
You're preachin' to the choir, brother
Maybe the 'weight' of what the market software commands in hundreds to thousands of dollars or euros.
+Continual Improvement - Same here, when I went with some open source video software [plug: OpenShot, its good and easy for basic production] it asked me to install Blender and Inkscape for animated titles. I got them to work for the titles, but then opened Blender on its own and went.. ooooh. Cool.
Now I'm 'inhaling' tutorials and examples, reading as much as I can find, I'm hooked.
The lighting and camerawork of these interviews is ON POINT. Had to mention that.
It's made in blender 2.8 using photoscans
Well we know that Blender Guru understands the importance of lighting :-)
I agree, the video and sounds quality is on top ! Going into less worked youtube videos is going to be hard ^^'
@@bhavinb.artstation xDD
For anyone wondering, yes, Ton is hearing impaired (partially deaf).
Thanks, I was wondering if I'd have to ask in a way not to sound offensive or condescending, because I was curious at what exactly was causing this.
Now, as a homage to my name, the joke.
I guess you can say he's.... Ton deaf.
@@Enderplays12 I approve of this message.
Wow so he's actually much more amazing..... This man dude,❤️❤️❤️
@@j_respect5948 Having a disability doesn't make you more amazing. If he were an incredible musician whilst being deaf, that would be amazing, but he just has a disability and does not let that get in his way of his work that is not as reliant on his hearing.
Why am I saying this? Many disabled people don't want their disability to define them, not in a bad way and certainly not in a faux good way. They are disadvantaged, but who cares? They can pull ahead of others. Not despite something, but because they just pull ahead.
Thanks a Ton...Mr Ton.
I am now 56 years old and now about 5 days old on blender. Wouldn't thought I would picked up learning 3D at this stage of my life.
Thanks Mr Guru here for the tutorial as well.
i am 52 and started some months ago. You are not alone.
I love this man. I love blender. This guy is literally a wonderful human being. This is a true artist supporting all of us other artists.
He sounds like a very wise and smart yet crazy (in a good way) character from a fantasy book with a noble mission. I respect this man alot
"The real satisfaction is in making something!" This is great
Fact is, if you are true artist, money never interests you! It's the obsession of art. Mad respect to Ton.
Uh we need to eat too. Lol money is important to live.
@@delimeatart1723 your name make me laugh
@@delimeatart1723 Money doesn't interest them doesn't mean they don't earn money...
u don’t do what you love for free
@@Clairvoyant0 yes you do... that's what hobbies are
Oh man, This guy is really Nikola Tesla of 3d industry, and of course there are Edisons
Yeah
Name an Edison please. I'm curious. Maybe Gary Yost?
Except that Nikolai Tesla was killed by the government.
Interesting comment though
@@jollyelmroot Don't believe everything you read on Facebook
Tom Roosendaal is an exemplary person, he will remain in history as one of the driving geniuses of open source and GNU, the power of goodwill, social contribution, genius ... Example of how good will and humility can take far that the varicia and the concepts of company and corporation ...
As a Maya veteran (beta tester on v1) who recently discovered the wonders of Blender, I want to lower my hat to Ton Roosendal. The tool he created actually works, I consider it next-gen in terms of UI and paradigms, and that is proabably because he refued to go corporate and maintain a spirit of efficiency. The deeper I dive in Blender, the more amazed I am. Being used to using the most expensive software out there, I didn’t pay much attention to something that comes for free, distrusting its functionality. I now see how wrong I was.
Thank you so much for giving us a truly incredible piece of software, Ton Roosendaal. To me, Blender and Linux are the top open-source programs on the planet at this date, in terms of quality and effort and usefulness. You have truly created something rare that you have every single reason be proud of!
I have to personally thank you not only for making it possible for me to get into 3D rendering at all, but giving me my only current means of making money and surviving: Neither would have happened if Blender didn't exist, as I wouldn't have been interested getting into proprietary modeling software (especially after moving to Linux).
I know I may be seen the black sheep while saying this, considering what I create with Blender is not to the liking of some people to put it lightly. If folks can set the theme of my works aside however, I hope this is as much of a sincere and valuable feedback as any other. Cheers!
For me, the best open-source projects are Linux kernel, Blender, and Python. The runner-ups are Krita, and Godot Game Engine, Apache and Tensorflow. Thanks to these open-source projects, I can have a good life.
Oh yes... definitely add especially Godot to the list! It is to game engines what Blender is to 3D rendering.
In germany we call someone like him Ehrenmann.
In German we say: Ehrenmann ist gestorben und dein Humor auch
*Edit I Just wan't to say it was the Word that is gestorben not this awesome dude
@@rgbforever4561 and for the rest of the world, we ask for translations 😅
What does that mean?
@@IyeViking ahahahahaah iagree
@@plazmica0323 man of honor in one word. And he really fcking is a Ehrenmann! XD just tried out blender and its awesome
Last year I went to the blender HQ and asked Ton if he would show me around, he was really nice and took the time off and answered all of my questions and showed me all the nice things they had in the beautiful Amsterdam office. Truly a great person :)
Who's Tom? :P
Joseph Brandenburg oh damn, autocorrect fooled me on this one. Thanks for noticing! I've corrected it. :)
I wish I could go there, too. That's really cool! Someday I hope to get a chance to work in one of the open projects.
I can not overstate the love in my heart for this man. Art over money is so
rare. This man is the fuel for artistic passion the world over.
He's one of the few reasons this world is still a little bit of a better place!
Huge respect for that guy! Ton is just radiating tons of joy towards us!
Since many are having trouble deciphering the accent, subtitles are on the way! It should appear in about 24 hours. ;)
Blender Guru the one who listned him before can understand that,its not deciphering its a language
I understand him! And English is not my first language... :)
In the subtitles it keeps saying BLUNDER, we gave away Blunder for free.
By the way amazing interview, thumbs up given!
I dont find your Aussie accent that difficult...
Jesus, this is how an interview is made! Such an awesome and wonderful human being! I'll be forever gratefull Mr. Rosendaal
Dear Ton Roosendaal, Thank you for helping me finally express myself freely in my art after feeling so constricted to 2d programs and thank you blender guru for the interview and insight into tons life and his journey with his beautiful brainchild that is blender!
His voice is so awesome haha
I would bet he works as a synchron speaker for animation movies ;)
I LOVE THIS DUTCH GUY!
Very cinematic.
Olav are you German?
he is partially deaf and it's amazing what he has accomplished despite the odds that are against him, huge respect for this genius.
ALL of us should say "THANK YOU" to this man
This has got to be the most genuine man I've ever seen. When you can say money doesn't interest you and mean it, that's something that shouldn't be ignored. Blender has been free for many years and will continue to be, thanks to this man :)
The genuinty, and the selflessness of Ton is unbelievable. Now I am so much interested in learning the tool.
I have been using 3dsmax for15 years and just recently started working with blender. Its capabilities have exceeded my expectation and I think it’s a good investment for any one who think for startups and long term solution. Thank you blender team.
when a guru finally met his master
more like creator
MASTER...
MASTER
@@isaiahdaniels5643 Blender of puppets
as he pulls the poliigon mug to his face showing he doesn't share the same ideals
@James Walter come on he's not charging you, and he actually posts free tutorials on TH-cam, i wouldn't have learnt blender if not for him.
This guy is so awesome and inspiring, and after you get accustomed to his accent, it becomes pretty enjoable to listen to.
It isn't an accent ton is a little bit deaf or something else I am not for sure, but a normal dutchman like me can speak english pretty good without the weird voice
@@rubenhdt it kinda sounds like he's from eindhoven judging the accent except for him it somehow carried over to english
What a refreshing personality. Very inspiring. Thanks for making Blender open source.
I learned a fantastic message from this interview when Ton stated "ugly interface and code but it works then it is good but a beautiful interface and codes but they don't work is bad" and i highly agree to this massage it open up my mind even more to make something "good"
i’m very grateful for this man, when i’m struggling what to do after graduate from my college, so i started learned 3d modeling from youtube using blender now i build my passion on it.
do you want to show off your work w a link? and good luck keep it up!
"I met a guy in a bar" and the rest is history! :D This guy is a living legend. Thank you so much for giving us Blender!
This guy is a LEGEND.
I hope he continues creating things.
Andrew, from a programmer's perspective, making Blender is way more complicated than Polligon,. I can't imagine how many papers Roosendaal and his team had to read through in order to implement all those algorithms. This guy is an absolute beast.
I have a new hero as of today. I always thought I was the weird one for not being interested in money and only wanting to create. Now I know I'm not alone. Thank you Ton Roosendaal! I am inspired! Thank you as well to the Blender Guru for this interview!
+1
Ton is really wonderful and brilliant. I wish I had something to contribute to his great organization. Thank you for providing this interview with so much insight into Blender.
I'm pretty sure that they accept donations i guess
You reach a lot of people with your MD tutorials. You can definitely spread the word through that work.
When I saw this video is almost 2h long, I was terrified. After watching it, I want more!
Me too
Blender was the only option when I decided to learn 3D, because of it's huge community and available amount of learning materials. Loved the interview so much! Thanks to Ton we have such a powerful tool
His accent isn't that bad. It's a little heavy sure, but I can understand him just fine. His English is really good actually.
Such an interesting and great person. This man is one of my heroes. Blender has consumed the last ten years of my life and counting. Great interview! 2.8 is going to be revolutionary for Blender!
+Samer Khatib I have heard Dutch people before. This man seems to have hearing loss because that is what he sounds like to me.
I have a friend also with hearing loss and he has the same "tone", just in a different language. But anyway.. this guy is a pioneer!
Dude, when I first thought about getting into 3D modelling, I was immediately discouraged, because I figured: "Oh programs like that cost a fortune in yearly fees." I typed in "free 3D software" in google and boom: blender 3D. If there was a top 10 list for MVPest mf alive, this guy would be on it.
Ton Roosendaal you're amazing , you make me proud to be a Dutchman
True
I feel so stupid I know about Blender for many years...
just to learn today his name and connection to the Brand! OMG
Once again our small country has done something that changed the world
The fact that many independent disginers are making their lively hood from his software, we're people like who could have never dreamed to afford a industry standard software makes him more of a legend.. Huge respect.. You are for sure going to heaven..
The joy when he talks about the old particle system “it was like a game 😌” you can feel the nostalgia
I personally don't use blender,but my god was this amazing,the guy is a genius,well done and i hope blender just keeps getting better and better,really interesting interview.
I wish everyone in the world was like this man. He's so good.
I'm just an ordinary web developer, nothing related with 3d. Yet this (probably the most) honest interview make me thinking to do something with Blender. Love the enthusiasm of both Ton and you. Absolutely loved it.
This Guy deserve a Statue and a Medal. Blender is awesome.
Really inspiring story!!!
This is the guy that made possible that I start in the 3D world. All the respect for him 😊
Thats pretty shocking that commercial companies may be spreading confusion about content created using Open Source Software not being their property.
Yeah Blender Institute could probably win a libel case when you think about it. There is lost income and Autodesk IS knowingly lying about them.
That's the politics my friend such as done by governmental agencies and all that bull crap all aorund the world
I start loving this person. He is so real and simple human.
I keep being amazed about how incredibly charismatic Ton is as well as intelligent, funny and sometimes blunt like a proper dutchman.
He has a strong conviction on what he wants to do (and also what not - "is boooring") and is creative in finding the means and the people to make it happen.
And all of this to work on a free and open source product that so many people use, this really baffles me every time.
Ive seen a tonne of interviews with so many different industry professionals or celebrities but this is by far my favourite interview of them all. Ive watched/ listened to it so many times ive lost count over the years. Tonn is one truly remarkable Human, and would make the BEST Boss to work for
He's humble!
He's gentile!
And most important, he's a HERO!!
don't forget gentile
What does him not being jewish have to do with anything :thonk:
@@ankzmoviez If he was jewish he wouldn’t be making free software
@@utryping OMEGALUL
Gentile? LMAO
I have to be completely honest, but I have watched this interview at least once a week for the past few years now.
This is like watching an interview with a James Bond Villain, and I absolutely love it.
"Money doesnt mean anything. It is not interesting. I call myself a maker. I want to make stuff." Such an awesome quote and an amazing and admirable point of view from someone it is easy to respect.
Hey Blender Guru. I’m enjoying your tutorials. I’ve learned lots from watching your donut tutorial and your anvil series. So thanks!
Thanks! Don't forget to post your result over at r/BlenderDoughnuts (yes that's really a subreddit lol)
doughnut tutorials are superb
This is one of the best and most enjoyable interviews I have ever seen! Unlike usual it was more of a conversation rather than an interrogation.
god bless this man for what he's done for all 3D artists in the world, giving them the most powerful tool absolutely for free
This is the thing i like about open source community, everyone is just so much open to new ideas and innovation and no one has a malice in their heart, these people are pure gold ❤️
This guy is genius, and he really changed the 3d world. I love him
Ran as an intern at the company that bought NeoGeo back in the 90's, my first introduction to Blender. Never looked back! Kudos for Ton!! :)
Amazing talk! Thanks for providing subs and for doing the interview in the first place.
Another thank you to Ton for making it all possible and bringing us together. My first experience was in 2014 at SIGGRAPH and I was blown away by what I was being shown. It's an even more powerful tool today. Great story.
What a great human being!!! He gave us 2 gift. 1st a great way of thinking. 2nd Blender and the opportunity to express ourselves. Tnks a lot!
This man is a saint. Our little shop comes from years of using Maxon and Autodesk. We migrated to Blender this past year and haven't missed a beat. This community rocks and so does the software. The only thing we still rely on for more advanced work is Houdini but we haven't even thought twice about looking back towards Maxon and Autodesk. :)
p.s. Blender Guru, you're my hero too! :D
Did you have the visit or email from the Autodesk people?
46:52 "What do you think of Autodesk?"
"What do I think of Autodesk? They are my best friends."
(both men laugh)
i also laughed
autodesk is for richy rich spoiled idiots
@@cinemalazare4850 Yeah so nearly everyone working in the 3d industry is rich... I wish it was that way
@@graftrebeck6837 bro am guessing you wrote this at 2am its not the poeple who work at Disney it's the owners of disney that buy unwanted expensive stuff and they are the one's that are rich it's not like the workers are buying these app it the company that is so yah hope that clears up confusion and rich people like youtuber also buy it when they could be using free softwares
@@cinemalazare4850 idk i got access to it for free from school
I'm only just getting into blender, but my appreciation for this guy is insane. Thank you, thank you, THANK you for this amazing software.
man since cycles x all the features have been BREATHTAKING! even before they were amazing! this software has such a bright future and i cant wait to see it grow
I love the "application template" concept. Everyone practically wet their pants when Adobe dynamic link was introduced and the "edit in" feature. This concept is next level. Why even complicate the workflow by having so many apps with duplicate processes? Just flip the template and keep on working. Brilliant. (assuming I am understanding the concept correctly.)
A genuinely enjoyable, informative interview.
Thank you for Tom Roosendaal for your generosity for making Blender free🙏🏻. Now I could learn to getting my dream job which is an animator. I wish you a very good luck in your entire of your life
Absolutely brilliant interview. I love Ton's way of seeing things and his philosophy. It makes me love Blender even more now. Really well done with the interview as well, great questions!
I have so much respect for Ton. Such a good person and I like what he said about money just being a means to accomplish something. Really insightful and interesting person and one of my heroes.