Houdini on the spot

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GRAPH1CS/VISUAL EFFECTS/3D Packed with more than 350 techniques, this book delivers what you need to know-on the spot. Its concise presentation of professional techniques is suited to experienced artists whetheryou are: • Migrating from another visual effects application • Upgrading to Houdini 9 • Seeking a handy reference to raise your proficiency with Houdini Craig Zerouni has been a CG artist for Houdini On the Spot presents immediate solutions in an accessible formát. It clearly illustrates the essential methods that over 25 years. During his 15 yeartenure at pros use to get the job done efficiently and creatively. Screenshots and step-by-step instructions show you how to: CFX, one of Britain's first computer • Navigate and manipulate the version 9 interface animation companies, he worked on over 500 • Create procedúrái models that can be modified quickly and efficiently with Surface Operators (SOPs) commercials, title sequences and feature films. • Use Partiele Operators (POPs)... Tovább

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GRAPH1CS/VISUAL EFFECTS/3D Packed with more than 350 techniques, this book delivers what you need to know-on the spot. Its concise presentation of professional techniques is suited to experienced artists whetheryou are: • Migrating from another visual effects application • Upgrading to Houdini 9 • Seeking a handy reference to raise your proficiency with Houdini Craig Zerouni has been a CG artist for Houdini On the Spot presents immediate solutions in an accessible formát. It clearly illustrates the essential methods that over 25 years. During his 15 yeartenure at pros use to get the job done efficiently and creatively. Screenshots and step-by-step instructions show you how to: CFX, one of Britain's first computer • Navigate and manipulate the version 9 interface animation companies, he worked on over 500 • Create procedúrái models that can be modified quickly and efficiently with Surface Operators (SOPs) commercials, title sequences and feature films. • Use Partiele Operators (POPs) to build complex simulations with speed and precision His responsibilities with CFX ranged from effects • Minimize the number of operators in your simulations with Dynamics Operators (DOPs) programming to animating to technical directing • Extend Houdini with customized tools to include data or seripts with Houdini Digital Assets (HDAs) to directing full commercials. Craig has used • Master the version 9 rendering options including Physically Based Rendering (PBR), Houdini since its inception. He has periodically volume rendering and motion blur worked for Side Effects as the manager of the Prisms • Quickly modify timing, geometry, space and rotational values of your software product (1997) and as a production consultant animations with Channel Operators (CHOPs) and a resident Houdini expert. He has enjoyed • Create and manipulate elements with Composite Operators (COPs), interveníng stints with Silicon Grail, freelance production Houdini's full-blown compositor toolset work, and most recently working for Digital Domain. • Make your own SOPs, COPs, POPs, CHOPs, and shaders with the Vector Expressions (VEX) shading language • Configure the Houdini interface with customized environments and hotkeys • Mine the treasures of the dozens of standalone applications that are bundled with Houdini Vissza