In nuce: As part of its online presentation, SideFX has unveiled it: Version 19 of Houdini and there is even an official release date. Version 19 is due to land on your hard drives as early as next Wednesday, 27 October.
The feature-length version presentation will give you a closer look at all the features that await you with version 19. Grosso modo, these include Improvements for Solaris – in terms of layout, environments, lighting and rendering. Karma and KineFX also receive updates.
For Solaris, this means in detail: Brush-based framework for set dressing, HDA-controlled brush architecture with unlimited customisation options, PDG-supported creation of layout asset galleries, better creation of motion blurs, comprehensive Houdini scene importer or faster GL rendering for transformable instances. Is your head already buzzing with the joy of new features? Well, then get ready for another whiplash, because..
Karma has now removed the beta tag to indicate production readiness. Also improved: image quality of final images, motion blur of crowd agents and the holdout/matte workflow. And finally, KineFX now has an improved framework focussing on motion data and physics – and also support for important mocap tools such as Xsens or Faceware. But before we continue to rattle off the announced features, we recommend that you..
Click to continue: If the feature-length SideFX presentation is too long for you, just watch the ten-minute sneak peek – also linked below. And if you need a refresher on what’s possible with Houdini, click through the 2021 or gaming showreel.
Houdini 19 Launch Reveal
Houdini 19 | Sneak Peek
