Motion Software Tech
Houdini’s tricks: inspiration and tutorials for the essential free-to-start visual tool
It’s time to become a visual escape artist. Houdini, the 3D procedural tool from SideFX, is vital secret sauce in visuals, including live and immersive AV. But what’s it about – either technically how to use this thing or why and how to get inspired? There are some great recent videos from the Houdini folks with just that in mind. Don’t forget, too – it’s free for Unreal and Unity use.
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Unity just bought Weta Digital – yeah, the Lord of the Rings Peter Jackson one
The democratization of visual effects continues at a stunning pace, with or without acquisitions. But it’s hard to beat this example – an Academy Award-winning visual effects studio is now in the hands of a game engine.
Unreal Engine 5 brings fresh eye candy and patchable MetaSounds DSP
It makes beautiful, realistic… canyons. It makes games. It does incredible things with light. And oh yeah – surprise. This game engine also boasts a powerful, patchable DSP sound engine inside, blurring the line between game, graphics, and audio tool. It’s all positively Unreal. Um, 5. Early Access.
Behind the scenes of a sci-fi 3D music video, as Defasten takes us deep into Notch
Peter Kirn - February 22, 2021
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