Solaris | Rob Stauffer | Houdini 18.5 HIVE
From the Houdini 18.5 HIVE (Originally broadcast October 28, 2020)
Take a bit of a closer look at some of the great new Solaris features such as the render gallery which lets you save and compare different lighting variations. Learn how to quickly switch between different parts of your node graph using insertion points and then use graft branches to grab assets from one shot to be used in another shot as part of a multi shot workflow.
Rob Stauffer is a Senior Production Consultant at SideFX. He has over 20 years experience in computer graphics and visual effects. Rob started his career at Digital Domain and has worked at Sony Imageworks, Weta Digital, Asylum FX and most recently was an FX Supervisor at Rhythm and Hues. He has contributed to the FX of over 20 feature films including, "Lord Of The Rings: The Return of The King", "Spiderman 2", "X-Men:First Class", "The Day After Tomorrow" and "Seventh Son”. Rob joined SideFX in 2013 where he educates new and existing clients on the features of Houdini. Consults with studios on their pipelines and where Houdini may fit in and explores new and future technologies within VFX, Games and Virtual Reality.
00:00:48 Start
00:01:26 Viewport Settings
00:05:00 Context Options
00:08:30 Render Settings
00:12:00 Insertion Points
00:16:00 Light Mixer
00:22:00 Render Gallery
00:24:30 Render Gallery Viewer
00:26:30 CryptoMatte