Best houdini on Reddit
82 reviews from r/Houdini, r/vfx, r/PatagoniaClothing and 4 more subreddits
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#1
SideFX
4.4
(17)
"Once you get the hang of Houdini you will never go back to Blender."
"Houdini is the industry standard for VFX, especially for smoke, explosions, and fire."
"Houdini is better than C4D for motion graphics because you have a lot finer and easier control."
"Houdini offers unparalleled control for simulations compared to C4D."
"I use Houdini for motion graphics, I love it. The non-destructive workflow saves a ton of time when you need to make changes for a client."
"It really is well made and full of external resources."
"Houdini is also recommended for motion graphics."
"Houdini is a phenomenal software to learn especially for vfx and it would be worth learning."
"Houdini is best for procedural modeling and has a talented community."
"Houdini allows for creating rich and complex scenes with a focus on detail and technology."
#2
Houdini
4.2
(13)
"Understanding shading and lighting helps a lot with making your shots, communicating with other CG folks and Sups."
"Houdini is great at ingesting mo-cap and retargeting onto characters."
"Houdini is a powerful software with lots of materials and really helpful when you want to create something from visual effects."
"Houdini and Unreal go together like peas and carrots."
"Houdini for the win."
"Houdini would be better to export this kind of project."
"For intermediate to advanced I would probably explore Applied Houdini, Pragmatic VEX: Volume 1, Rebelway Advanced Water FX from Juri Bryan."
"The course presents practical solutions to everyday problems in an accessible manner."
"Integration with Houdini's tools for rendering is promising."
"Im learning Houdini too but it really a challenge"
#3
Maxon
3.7
(7)
"C4D is highly recommended for motion graphics."
"Cinema 4D is great for advertising and commercial work."
"C4D is easier and faster for mashups, making it suitable for freelancers."
"C4D's lighting and material systems are simpler and yield beautiful results."
"Cinema 4D is better suited for getting incredible scenes without tedious work."
"Learning C4d as well would be ideal of course."
"I gave up on Redshift as it was expensive and a nightmare to upgrade."
#4
Blender
4.0
(4)
"If you want to make Minecraft videos maybe go with Blender."
"Blender is a good option for packaging."
"Blender is a good alternative for learning 3D modeling basics."
"Blender is a great program to start with for beginners."
#5
Houdini Course
4.7
(3)
"It is a proper way to learn Houdini from the basics, understanding the DOs and DONTs. Quality content by a professional."
"One of the best sites for paid tutorials, teaching the basics of all the dop solvers and the fundamentals of Houdini."
"The Houdini course created by the user is well-received by beginners."
#6
Outdoor Research
4.3
(3)
"The Airshed Pro is a comfy, stretchy windbreaker that is very breathable."
"The Houdini Air is a breathable windbreaker, about 80% windproof."
"The Houdini is a great windblocker, 100% windproof but lacks breathability."
#7
Houdini-course.com
5.0
(2)
"Best most in depth clearly explained material I’ve seen out there."
"It's less about 'click here and enter this value' and more about the 'why'."
#8
Entagma
4.0
(2)
"Great for more advanced VEX work once comfortable in SOPs."
"Entagma videos are also recommended for learning."
#9
Arc'teryx
4.0
(2)
"The Houdini Air breathes better and blocks wind almost as well."
"The Houdini is great for blocking wind and is slippery enough for easy backpack access."
#10
Epic Games
3.5
(2)
"Unreal engine is great for real-time visualization and powerful for various applications."
"Unreal's shader writing is cumbersome compared to C4D."
#11
Windows 11 Pro
5.0
(1)
"Do yourself a favour and get a Windows 11 Pro box with max Ram, and a RTX 4090"
#12
Karma XPU
5.0
(1)
"10/10 would recommend."
#13
AMD
5.0
(1)
"The Ryzen 9 9500X is an excellent CPU that competes with much more expensive options in multithreaded simulations."
#14
NVIDIA
5.0
(1)
"The RTX 4090 provides exceptional performance, especially when paired with the Ryzen 9 9500X."
#15
Indie Pixel
5.0
(1)
"Indie Pixel has a few courses that are inexpensive and great! He's a really good teacher."
#16
Education Content
5.0
(1)
"Investing in education content is crucial for mastering Houdini."
#17
C4D
5.0
(1)
"The C4D cloner equivalent in Houdini is called copy to points."
#18
Matt Estela
5.0
(1)
"Read Matt Estela's blog from back to front, twice, then again."
#19
The Pixel Lab
5.0
(1)
"An awesome series that digs really deep into hard surface modeling and topology."
#20
Chris Bohm
5.0
(1)
"Best beginner to intermediate course, you will be surprised how much info you missed on the way when you do this one."
#21
MOPS
5.0
(1)
"MOPS for Houdini and Blender for all your destructive modeling needs is quite a combo IMO."
#22
HipFlask
5.0
(1)
"The best Houdini fundamentals courses I have seen."
#23
Tim van Helsdingen
5.0
(1)
"Check out his content on YouTube, the first part of his courses are available there for free."
#24
Cascadeur
5.0
(1)
"Cascadeur is crazy good for motion cleanup and editing."
#25
Applied Houdini
5.0
(1)
"It’s a must to get up to speed quick. Stephen Knipping is an amazing instructor"
#26
Nuke
5.0
(1)
"Nuke is the absolute standard for compositing."
#27
Mark Fancher's Stop Being Afraid of Houdini
5.0
(1)
"A really good intro course for people with a motion design background."
#28
Rebelway
2.5
(2)
"It's actually not an intro and is intermediate difficulty / quite hard sometimes, but it will give you the skills to make a showreel independently."
"Rebelway is not recommended for beginners as it jumps into complex cases."
#29
N/A
4.0
(1)
"Recommendations for tutorials by Steve Knipping and Rohan Dalvi are helpful."
#30
MOPs+
4.0
(1)
"It's a good starting point for learning motion graphics in Houdini."
#31
Autodesk
4.0
(1)
"Maya is excellent for 3D modeling and character animation."
#32
APEX Animate
4.0
(1)
"APEX Animate/KineFX is useful for animation finaling."
#33
Rich Nosworthy
4.0
(1)
"Rich Nosworthy's course touches on a whole bunch of relevant things."
#34
High-end Workstation
4.0
(1)
"A high-end workstation is recommended for better learning and optimization."
#35
3ds Max
4.0
(1)
"3ds Max is also a good option for packaging."
#36
MOPs
4.0
(1)
"MOPs makes animations much easier for C4D-like work."
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