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Software > Houdini

Houdini Solaris – lookdev, layout and lighting features sneak peek

Jul 31, 2019 by CGPress Staff
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SideFX’s Scott Keating recently presented a preview of Solaris, Houdini’s new unified, node-based USD environment for lighting, lookdev, layout and rendering. Solaris is expected to be released later this year. Watch a recording of the SIGGRAPH presentation on YouTube. 

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Benjamin F
5 years ago

Awesome, awesome, awesome!
I think when it comes out, we will do everything to switch to Houdini from Max asap(we started the preparations), and switch back to Vray from Corona or preferably use Karma if it’s fits our purposes(hope so).

Artur
Reply to  Benjamin F
5 years ago

You need 1-1,5 year before Karma becomes Mantra replacement, so far it will be possible to use it in LOPs only (directly).

Trono
5 years ago

This looks sweet! I’m wondering if we can benefit much in our smaller productions, but the speed and flexibility looks great. Awesome new addition!

Animatect
Reply to  Trono
5 years ago

We run a small operation, and since we standarized the pipeline we don’t work long nights, the revisions are reliable, there is real teamwork and projects take less time overall, which makes in turn everyone happy, LOPS are very very very promissing to make everything more reliable and at the end of the day this reliability defines you as a professional workshop vs a hobbist

Christoph
5 years ago

will this be a serperate product and/or a new context inside houdini?

Mandrake0
Reply to  Christoph
5 years ago

New context inside houdini, indie user are getting it too!

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