I'm in film so I guess it's different, but among the studios the demand for Houdini people is at a all time high
Cheers Mikael > 16 feb. 2017 kl. 09:44 skrev Jordi Bares <[email protected]>: > > >> On 16 Feb 2017, at 09:29, Laurence Dodd <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I've been looking at houdini, liking it a lot, but what houses in London are >> switching to it? Or am I, once again choosing the underdog software >> (Combustion, anyone?) > > I would say Combustion demise came when Autodesk bought them (like many other > packages) so I would rather are suspicious of AD owned products than > independent ones. > > That said, and especially in London, there is a clear momentum towards > Houdini and I would dare to say pretty much everyone is either incorporated > Houdini in one way or another or it is at the starting point of such > investment. > >> Also, if I recommend it as the main software where I usually work, will they >> be able to get Houdini people that are generalists, are enough of us >> switching? > > That is a big change even for a small studio, you may want to consider your > options to do a nice and orderly transition… probably hire a Houdini > experienced and enthusiastic guy to help you move towards whatever is your > requirement. > > I would suggest to start putting in place the software for the backbone of > the production, collecting assets animated in Softimage, rendering from > Houdini using any of the available render engines and make sure you keep your > FX in Houdini and render them as you want. (I am using Redshift on Houdini > right now) > > Then start putting animation in the mix, especially since H16 has a major > overhaul in that field I am sure you will be surprised how capable it is > already. > > The bad news is, hiring generalist is as not too disimilar as hiring > Softimage generalists, not as easy as Maya/Max of course.. that said, talk to > Bournemouth University as they keep producing amazing talent. > > For references of what others are doing with Houdini regarding animation and > transitioning out from Softimage, check SHED… > https://sidefx.com/community/sheds-houdini-animation-pipeline/ > > Hope it helps > jb > >> Just throwing these out there to gather the mood. >> >> Cheers all >> >> -- >> Laurence Dodd >> Porkpie Animation >> E: [email protected] >> W: www.porkpie.tv >> M: 07570 702 576 >> T: 01273 278 382 >> ------ >> Softimage Mailing List. >> To unsubscribe, send a mail to [email protected] with >> "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm. > > ------ > Softimage Mailing List. > To unsubscribe, send a mail to [email protected] with > "unsubscribe" in the subject, and reply to confirm.
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