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Houdini
Houdini related topics.
Cloth Intro And Exporting Simulations
May 3rd
Boy did I wrestle with Houdini’s cloth a while before I had the nerve to do a video about it. I mis-spoke about the tristrip being able to break up geometry (it doesn’t), but I think it’s pretty solid as far as what I’ve discovered on my own and what I read in the help files (especially when it came to the guide geometry). The video is pretty big which I’m not too comfortable with, but I was on a roll and my desire to split these two topics into two videos went right out the window when the two topics blended together. Given my desire to not tick off my web host by sucking bandwidth I think I might remove a few older Blender videos to start making way for Houdini ones. You can find it here.
Just A Quick Houdini Video
Mar 30th
There must be a billion things I could do a video on in Houdini, but for some reason I thought I needed to get the word out about the “o” key in the operator view, then I started mentioning a few other things. It’s very beginner, and I could go on and on about all the things you can do in there as far as hotkeys go, but I thought I would just get my feet wet. I’m learning a lot of dynamics in Houdini, so if I happen to come up with anything creative I’ll certainly tell everyone. You can find it here.
Let Me Embrace Thee, Houdini…
Feb 10th
I’ve used Max, Maya, and XSI and I am well aware of the great abilities they possess… and I miss them dearly. Of course the conundrum is that I am not wealthy, so buying Max, Maya, XSI, even Lightwave is quite out of the question unless there is some justification, so let’s take look at some likelihoods:
- I will not likely be doing commercial work anytime soon.
- I can’t justify the expense of commercial applications unless I’m justifying the expense through doing commercial work.
- If I am to ever find my way into commercial work, I better be able to use a commercial tools.
A nightmarish Catch 22.
In comes Houdini Apprentice HD – which I’ve talked about before. A chance to use the top level version of a high level app for non-commercial work with no watermark (and I hate watermarks). That’s pretty cool, and also quite a revolutionary opportunity. I’ve downloaded Houdini Apprentice (the one with a watermark) and have immersed myself in any video tutorial I can find. I am impressed, very impressed. It is obviously built for high level production and has a really impressive workflow… not to mention the tools it has. I was tearing up with joy to see the speed at which one can create. Ah! You’re interested in the tool I was most surprised to find? Muscle systems!!!
So I intend to buy – yes, buy – Houdini Apprentice HD for the glorious price of $100. It can only help me in the long run. And who knows, I might one day have a Houdini video tutorial library as massive as the Blender video tutorials!
Let me embrace thee, sour adversity, for wise men say it is the wisest course.
-William Shakespeare (Henry VI Part 3)
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