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“Craig
has more years of VFX experience than he will readily admit
to. Not only can he find his way out of a production tight
spot, he also knows how to guide others to do the same.”
- Judith Crow
Senior Production Consultant
Side Effects Software
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- Instructor:
Craig ZEROUNI
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Houdini's dynamics system (DOPs) is
a very powerful tool that allows users to not only simulate
physics, but to interact with the simulation in order to make
an impossible looking effects shot look realistic. This is
what has made DOPs the dynamics software of choice for high-end
feature effects in a very short time. This DVD covers the rigid
body dynamics (RBD) features of Houdini, as well as the controls
and forces that are common to RBD, cloth and hair systems (though
cloth and hair are not covered in this DVD). Houdini’s
rigid body dynamics have been used to make characters run through
walls (X-Men 3), crumble to pieces (Gatorade commercial), and
to make objects on a cruise ship fly around as the ship capsizes
(Poseidon). This disc is a comprehensive reference, covering
features in great detail through many simplified examples,
as well as completed case studies of a bowling ball, dominoes,
an exploding building and a crashing train.
Over 5 1/2 hours of lecture
Product Code: CZE01
RBD Objects
Explosions and Fractured Objects
Constraints
Solvers
Forces
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Tweaking Simulations
Managing Object Relationships
Integrating Simulations with Other Effects |
01: Introduction
02: RBD Object Parameters
03: Case Study 1 - Dominoes
04: Collision Geometry and SDFs
05: Fractured and Glue Objects
06: Case Study 2 - Bowling
07: Object Affector Relationships
08: Animating Simulation Parameters
09: Constraints
10: Case Study 3 - Newton's Cradle
11: Extracting Simulation Information
12: DOPs Expressions
13: Solvers
14: Case Study 4 - Building Collapse
15: Forces
16: Case Study 5 - Crashing Train
17: Global Simulation Parameters
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view a sample clip from this DVD. Note that while this clip is 640x480
the actual movie size is 1024x768. View the stills to the right to see
the actual resolution.
Craig Zerouni has been coaxing images from computers
for over 20 years. In that time, he has written animation and rendering
software, created shaders, helped build a motion control rig, animated
sequences for many, many commercials and feature shots, and even directed
a couple of commercials. His feature film credits include Daredevil,
First Knight and Beyond Rangoon. Craig began his career by starting
CFX Associates in London, where he spent 15 years doing effects and
animation for commercials, television idents and feature films. His
company was the first customer for Side Effects Software's PRISMS animation
software, and he has been using that, and then Houdini, since those
products were released. Craig also spent several years managing the
development of Chalice, a high-end compositing package. Craig currently
works for Side Effects as a Production Consultant, where he has written
documentation and run training courses on the Houdini Dynamics system.
He also writes a monthly column for 3D World, and is writing a book
on Houdini.
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