VFX Breakdown: Thor Heyedahl – Kon-Tiki
The norwegain VFX studios Gimpville and Storm did work for the movie “Kon-Tiki”. Breakdowns at Vimeo showcase the use of Houdini and HOT for production.
Rendering clouds with the Mie phase function
Matt Ebb at od|force: “I did some work today converting simulated Mie phase function datainto a form usable for integration into a vop net shader – an exr file”.
Inspiration: Light art by Lapp Pro
Wonderful inspiration with the light art performance photography by Lapp Pro.
Training: cmiVFX presents Houdini AI VISION solution
The first Artificial Intelligence Brain solution for Houdini is online - learn how to set up Houdini as a AI solution.
Total Recall: VFX of the sci fi movie remake
fxguide has an in depth post about the production and the VFX of the sci fi movie remake ”Total Recall”.
SideFX: Introducing to the Orbolt Smart 3D Asset Store
SideFX Software introduced to the Orbolt Smart 3D Asset Store at Siggraph 2012 in Los Angeles.
Siggraph 2012: HoudiniFX and new Pricing
Side Effects has rebranded its products Houdini Master and Escape. Houdini FX is now available for $4,495.
OpenVDB: The open source C++ library for volumetric data
DreamWorks Animation releases proprietary volumetric format OpenVDB to open source community.
XTools released: Useful assets for SideFX Houdini
A new set of HDAs for Houdini by Hop Bin - a beta of xTools is ready for download.
VFX Learning: Houdini Dynamics Level 1 & 2
VFX Learning will start a new Houdini online curse on Dynamics 11. August 2012. The online class includes procedural modeling, expressions and particles.
