Course Overview

Class Description:

This lecture-style class will teach students about each of the major file formats used to exchange files between Houdini and other programs. Background (and where applicable, historical) information will be given on each format and consumption by other packages. The course will be broken into two segments: A) An introduction B) A body containing one subsection per major format and one section covering all minor/deprecated/anomalous formats.


Learning Outcomes:

Students will leave the class with proficiency in selecting and exporting the appropriate formats and files from Houdini.


Course curriculum

    1. Session 1 Outline

    2. 1. Session 1 Introduction

    3. 2. How to Export from Houdini

    4. 3. Details of Various Formats

    5. 4. Session 1 Summary

    1. Session 2 Outline

    2. 1. Session 2 Introduction

    3. 2. Special Topics

    4. 3. Formats

    5. 4. Outro - Which Format to Use

About this course

  • $55.00
  • 10 lessons
  • 1.5 hours of video content
Session 1

The 2D Formats

PNG ★ TIF ★ JPG ★ EXR ★ MOV ★ AVI ★ MP4 ★ Internal (.pic, .rat) and Other (TGA, GIF) ★ Class Summary (What we learned, when to use which format).

Session 2

The 3D Formats

OBJ ★ FBX ★ ABC ★ GTLF ★ USDZ ★ Internal (.geo, .bgeo) ★ Special Topic: SGI ★ Special Topic: ASCII vs. Binary ★ Class Summary (What we learned, when to use which format)

Instructor

Justin Dykhouse

Digital Artist

Justin (he/him) is a digital artist based in Los Angeles, CA. He began the current leg of his creative career in 2014 as a Nuke compositor and Cinema4D + Octane-centered Motion Graphics artist. He freelanced for years in film and commercials before shifting his emphasis to Houdini. In 2019 he accepted a Houdini Generalist position at MAGNOPUS, a VR / AR / Virtual Production powerhouse. His attention is currently focused on using Houdini to aid in creating realistic and stylized VFX for mobile and console experiences. He helps organize the Los Angeles Houdini User Group and is a regular commenter on Houdini Battles, a series of timed competitive challenges for users of the software. Justin's work and CV are available at justindykhouse.com. In his spare time, he reads, makes music, performs live videos, and cooks.

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