Rodrigo Ramalho

Midphase
H18, coming later this year, CPU based renderer with a highly responsive IPR similar to Arnold. I believe the backbone is utilizing Pixar's Hydra. No GPU (yet), but should be considerably faster and more responsive than Mantra. Same materials pipeline as Mantra.

I think that's all we know for now. I assume an H18 release in the Fall similar to the H17 release last year.

pixar Hydra inside houdini?

that sounds cool!


But, is there any documentation about it?

where is it? i want to know about it.


thanks sidefx for being so awesome.

Quick question here.

Does that means faster GI renders already in 17.5? or is it about baking GI into textures? FASTER CAUSTICS?!?!?
Its not clear to me.

Thanks!