I'm new to this area, but I've been enjoying my first foray into Houdini. Apprentice for now, but Indie is at the right price point, so all is good.
Truth is I'm pretty average in talent, and I kinda need this to be a good generalist product. Even though I know that isn't what Houdini excels at doing. I hope to eventually get further along with my skills, but upfront I'm hoping for some simple material and render settings to be polished with the upcoming version.
Glad we had the sneak peak back at Siggraph, but I'm super excited to see more and hope that more news and video is coming around the corner shortly!
I use C4D and modo at work, but looking for something more for a personal license. Here is to Houdini gaining some real ground in the generalist market! Either way, impressive software.
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Good observation! The C4D community was just silent leading up to releases, meanwhile, the modo community was accustomed to getting a large amount of teases as a release grew near. I'm still figuring out this group of users and the sidefx company.
For instance, the forum has already been quite helpful to me, but far more muted than I expected. When I browse the posts, there are a lot of really old ones, and even quite a few with only a single response, or no response at all.
For instance, the forum has already been quite helpful to me, but far more muted than I expected. When I browse the posts, there are a lot of really old ones, and even quite a few with only a single response, or no response at all.
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Truth is I'm pretty average in talent, and I kinda need this to be a good generalist product. Even though I know that isn't what Houdini excels at doing. I hope to eventually get further along with my skills, but upfront I'm hoping for some simple material and render settings to be polished with the upcoming version.
The material and render settings are simple.
Do remember that if achieving creative goals is made so simple that anyone can do it ie > press button > make awesome explosion, your potential employer pay packet I am sure will reflect that fact.
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Yeah, division is simple too, except to a school kid who is first experiencing the concept. It takes some time. I'm not suggesting the need to have a one button creation tool. As I noted, I'm a fairly average talent, but I do make my living from 3d animation.
Since rendering and materials are not my strong point, the more heavy lifting that Houdini can provide up front will let me focus on learning the other aspects first. I don't think it is a stretch to say that c4d gets the user to a decent level of render quicker than Houdini. It is also probably safe to say that c4d is more limiting.
Trust me, I don't want Houdini to become limiting. I'm so very impressed with the software so far.
Since rendering and materials are not my strong point, the more heavy lifting that Houdini can provide up front will let me focus on learning the other aspects first. I don't think it is a stretch to say that c4d gets the user to a decent level of render quicker than Houdini. It is also probably safe to say that c4d is more limiting.
Trust me, I don't want Houdini to become limiting. I'm so very impressed with the software so far.
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Hello,
this is my first post (if it gets approved).
I am also really looking forward to the new release! I always wanted to get into Houdini but just started really doing stuff each day starting a few weeks ago. You always hear people say that it has a steep learning curve and while there is no doubt about that i realized you can do cool stuff once you get your mindset into Houdini-Mode.
I am mainly interested in particle VFX stuff - i have no prior experience though. Ive been learning from a few Rohan Dalvi videos i bought - i started with the Modeling one, since i am familiar with modeling and then did the Motion Design course he had.
I hope the guys at SideFX also simplified the Particle solvers in Houdini 16 or maybe have a noob friendly first hand introduction to it when it releases! So yeah really looking forward to it!
Wasnt it supposed to be released around end of 2016/early 2017?
this is my first post (if it gets approved).
I am also really looking forward to the new release! I always wanted to get into Houdini but just started really doing stuff each day starting a few weeks ago. You always hear people say that it has a steep learning curve and while there is no doubt about that i realized you can do cool stuff once you get your mindset into Houdini-Mode.
I am mainly interested in particle VFX stuff - i have no prior experience though. Ive been learning from a few Rohan Dalvi videos i bought - i started with the Modeling one, since i am familiar with modeling and then did the Motion Design course he had.
I hope the guys at SideFX also simplified the Particle solvers in Houdini 16 or maybe have a noob friendly first hand introduction to it when it releases! So yeah really looking forward to it!
Wasnt it supposed to be released around end of 2016/early 2017?
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Hey Guys,
thanks for your answers! I am sorry that it took me a while to answer but i had no idea how long it would take the mods to verify my account so when i was not verified after one day, i thought it might take a little longer![](/static/djangobb_forum/img/smilies/smile.png)
Anyway, i have been playing with Houdini since then and it keeps getting better. I am fairly confident about modeling (in Maya) so i thought it was a good start to follow along with Rohan Dalvis modeling training. It is really good and i am starting to think the way you probably should with houdini.
Another thing i am interested in is now building your custom shaders to later maybe drive some of your FX.
That would be one thing i am really looking forward to - the new shading network. If i got it correctly it was announced that it will have thumbnails, which would be huge!
Also hopefully there will able that you could view your procedural textures in scene view. Now i think you have to take a render or use that shader view (which i cant quite figure out at the moment xD). I saw some workarounds here in the forums - but i might as well just wait and see what sidefx has in store!
Sorry, i hope i am not derailing the thread with my answer!
@Dan
Yes, the roadmap was really great really cool vid that leaves curious and excited!
Something like landscapes seems like a perfect fit for Houdini. I used World Machine every now and then, but i would be very happy, if Houdini would also cover this!
thanks for your answers! I am sorry that it took me a while to answer but i had no idea how long it would take the mods to verify my account so when i was not verified after one day, i thought it might take a little longer
![](/static/djangobb_forum/img/smilies/smile.png)
Anyway, i have been playing with Houdini since then and it keeps getting better. I am fairly confident about modeling (in Maya) so i thought it was a good start to follow along with Rohan Dalvis modeling training. It is really good and i am starting to think the way you probably should with houdini.
Another thing i am interested in is now building your custom shaders to later maybe drive some of your FX.
That would be one thing i am really looking forward to - the new shading network. If i got it correctly it was announced that it will have thumbnails, which would be huge!
Also hopefully there will able that you could view your procedural textures in scene view. Now i think you have to take a render or use that shader view (which i cant quite figure out at the moment xD). I saw some workarounds here in the forums - but i might as well just wait and see what sidefx has in store!
Sorry, i hope i am not derailing the thread with my answer!
@Dan
Yes, the roadmap was really great really cool vid that leaves curious and excited!
Something like landscapes seems like a perfect fit for Houdini. I used World Machine every now and then, but i would be very happy, if Houdini would also cover this!
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