USD in Houdini 19.5
Taught by Jeronimo Maggi
- Duration:
- 2 hours 8 minutes
- Software Version:
- 19.5
- Launch Date:
- August 2022
- Course Number:
- HOU222
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It is recommended you watch this course right after finishing HOU221 since we will be working with the same files and showing what has changed between Houdini 18.5 and 19.5. The main areas that will be updated in this mini-course are changes to Karma, an overview of surfacing with MaterialX, and using the new Component Builder.
Class Listing
Class 1: Creating Assets
In this class, we will go over some of the general updates introduced to Solaris. Afterward, we will focus on asset creation by looking at the new Reference and Asset Reference nodes and updating the project files with these new nodes. This class is a follow-up to classes 5 and 6 from HOU221. We are also going to cover the Component Builder to simplify the creation of assets and look at how we can use it with a variety of assets.
Class 2: Shot Workflows
This class is a follow-up of classes 7 to 10 from HOU221 where we will look at the new LOP Import and Unpack USD nodes and how they are used with the new auto collections. We will revisit the FX and Layout layers and introduce the new Layout node and how it can work with the Component Builder from the previous class.
Class 3: Karma Updates
Karma CPU was finally released for production and Karma XPU moved from Alpha to Beta. This class will cover the updates and current limitations of both renderers and is a follow-up to class 11 from HOU221. We will go over AOVs, Cryptomatte, Deep Camera Maps, new motion blur nodes, and render-time procedurals.