Avatar 2 | WETA FX | Houdini Connect

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2 ай бұрын

In this feature Nicholas Illingsworth, FX Supervisor at WETA FX chats with us about how they put Houdini to use in the production of Avatar 2, specifically around the creation of water and fire related VFX. Nicholas also discusses how Houdini was integrated into proprietary toolsets used at WETA FX as well as the benefits of a procedural workflow.

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@Heavenira 2 ай бұрын

just what a film, gorgeous

@sridharan5172 2 ай бұрын

Houdini is build different from other softwares really worthy and incredible ❤

@TheLizardKing752 Ай бұрын

Discovering Houdini years after Softimage was discontinued was such a breath of fresh air.

@wallacesousuke1433 Ай бұрын

@@TheLizardKing752 why? I vastly prefer Maya and Unreal Engine 5 over Houdini, I hate its procedural/node based approach, though I know it makes it a beast for simulation/VFX but that isn't my area of interest at all (for that I would rather wait for Embergen to mature)

@TheLizardKing752 Ай бұрын

@@wallacesousuke1433 Hmm, I think with creative software there's always that gap between what we want to accomplish and how to use the software to accomplish it, and it feels very intuitive for me in Houdini. I love the node-based procedural approach, I don't think I've ever had to use the undo button in 2+ years with that software. Also an indie license is like $250/yr, there aren't any features locked behind higher tier subscriptions. I also don't have to pay extra for essential plugins. It's definitely lacking in some areas like sculpting or texture painting, but I'm a motion graphics person professionally so I'm not usually needing those tools often anyways.

@VisualistAyush07 2 ай бұрын

I love Houdini but my pc hates Houdini

@Invisible123d Ай бұрын

Same same bud different 🤣🤣🥲🥲🥲..ussss

@VisualistAyush07 Ай бұрын

@@Invisible123d 🤣

@user-jo5om5du3b 28 күн бұрын

Me too 😂

@Davvechan 2 ай бұрын

Great with some more in-depth view of what you created for Avatar. Cheers from a Houdini FX artist

@AdamNilsson-jz5mv 2 ай бұрын

Great video! will there be a longer version?

@Krishnaavril-qq6yf 2 ай бұрын

Weta suppose to release there houdini version right, Hweta few years ago

@dirtcreature3d 2 ай бұрын

Yeah, WetaH and WetaM were canned when unity bought them I asked about it at Siggraph last year

@lega-xyz 2 ай бұрын

Incredible!

@joelchamp1949 2 ай бұрын

Col. Quaritch : "James Cameron and houdini... that's a potent mix! Gives me the goosebumps!" lol

@luigifitzgerald2510 2 ай бұрын

Would love to know how to achieve this kind of small scal water sim and wetness maps at 1:58

@disl4007 2 ай бұрын

I'm really Curious to know what hardware they used

@Gary_Hun 2 ай бұрын

0:40 - I'm not overly happy with that shot, the integration of the Na'vi character with the rest is anything but convincing, even at 480p youtube crap.

@UdangPistolProduction 2 ай бұрын

😮😮😮😮

@humbleraider6343 Ай бұрын

Some people loves practical effects too much to the point that they are hating CGI. Practical effects have its place. But i want to see them make something like Avatar 1 & 2, Avengers movies, Aquaman and Transformers without using CGI lol.

@beq23d 2 ай бұрын

one day, one day!

@didioskywalker 2 ай бұрын

❤

@dff8809 2 ай бұрын

Another reason to learn houdini

@wallacesousuke1433 Ай бұрын

What? A garbage movie? lol

@abdullaharshak.n7870 2 ай бұрын

Which render is used to render these shots??

@sridharan5172 2 ай бұрын

That's the secret they use native render?

@wouterengering9030 2 ай бұрын

It’s their proprietary engine called Manuka

@ghost3dee 2 ай бұрын

It's called Manuka, their proprietary spectral renderer

@TumsoAliev 2 ай бұрын

I started following Houdini before it became mainstream

@Rodutchi 2 ай бұрын

Common everyone, let's clap for him! Sorry for breathing the same air as you good sir!

@TumsoAliev 2 ай бұрын

@@Rodutchi you are welcome peasant

@olexp9017 2 ай бұрын

@@metaturnalIt is already despite all the attempts to ignore it 😂 FX already, lighting is coming, animation. I have no doubts about them. But it would be great to see Houdini performing as well on the compositing front. One day.

@christophercraves 2 ай бұрын

Super bro❤

@Dartagnan65 2 ай бұрын

I did some work in Prisms back the day!

@parikshitbelsare6914 2 ай бұрын

A tight fucking slap to those liars who use Vfx and CGI and say it's all practical... meanwhile avatar is almost fully CGI and the director proudly presents his movies without taking away VFX artist's credit

@khomatech6428 Ай бұрын

more like WATER FX aoyoyyooooooooooo

@briananeuraysem3321 Ай бұрын

Heh, wetter, because water? Get it?

@chobingames8419 2 ай бұрын

I thought unity destroyed weta

@tomhaswell6283 2 ай бұрын

They bought WetaDigital, WetaFX continued as a seperate entity.

@dynamohack Ай бұрын

blender could do all that with 1000 crashes

@rubenloedolff Ай бұрын

Blender could do none of that with a trillion crashes.

@wallacesousuke1433 Ай бұрын

Avatar 🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮🤮

@tokkyor 2 ай бұрын

Sadly the movie was Woke.

@1974elky 2 ай бұрын

Isn't it past your bedtime?

@jej_x 2 ай бұрын

sadly you think you're opinion means anything

@user-kr4rk1pv6e 2 ай бұрын

Sadly, you have no idea what woke means and you somehow think its an insult. Also- 3rd highest grossing film of all time so I guess people must like it. Guess that flies in the face of that whole go woke go broke thing you idiots like to use.

@davold0 2 ай бұрын

How ??? 😂😂

@hannanshahid2416 2 ай бұрын

what isnt these days but fyi this is a technical video not related to the story