Thursday, November 21st, 2024Posted by Jim ThackerDownload SideFXs free Project Greylight toolkit for Houdinihtml PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"SideFX and VFX artist Andreas Weidman have released Project Greylight, a free set of tools for setting up USD-based collaborative multi-shot workflows in Houdini.The toolkit comprises five Houdini HDA files, plus a demo project and 10 walkthrough videos.Developed in-house at SideFX by Solaris pioneer Andreas WeidmanProject Greylight is an in-house tech demo created by SideFX in collaboration with artist Andreas Weidman, currently VFX supervisor at dupe.He previously worked at VFX facilities Goodbye Kansas Studios and Important Looking Pirates.SideFX describes him as one of the early pioneers of Solaris, Houdinis USD-based shot layout and look dev environment, in production.Set up collaborative multi-shot workflows in Houdini without complex pipelinesAimed at students, indie artists and curious studios, Project Greylight sets out a collaborative VFX workflow that doesnt require a custom pipeline or content management system.It provides a set of tools for streamlining multi-shot workflows in Solaris, including USD department layers, date-based USD layer version control, and automatic render versioning.The project website includes 10 video tutorials covering fundamental USD concepts and explaining how to use the toolkit.The files themselves five custom tools, provided as Houdini Digital Asset (.hda) files, and a demo project with readymade source assets can be downloaded from Weidmans Patreon.Although developed for use in VFX work, the toolkit could also be used on motion graphics or games cinematics projects.Price and system requirementsThe Project Greylight tools have been tested on Houdini 20.0+ on Windows 10+, Rocky Linux 8 and macOS 14.0+. Theyre a free download. You can find pricing and system requirements for Houdini itself in this story on Houdini 20.5.Read more about Project Greylight on the SideFX websiteDownload the free Project Greylight Houdini tools from Andreas Weidmans Patreon pageHave your say on this story by following CG Channel on Facebook, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter). As well as being able to comment on stories, followers of our social media accounts can see videos we dont post on the site itself, including making-ofs for the latest VFX movies, animations, games cinematics and motion graphics projects.Latest NewsEpic Games releases RealityCapture 1.5Big update to the photogrammetry app adds USD export and new options aimed at games and VFX. Free to indie artists and studios.Friday, November 22nd, 2024KeenTools releases FaceTracker for BlenderMuch-anticipated facial mocap plugin for Blender gets its official release. Now supports animation retargeting to Rigify rigs.Friday, November 22nd, 2024Check out Blender crowd animation add-on Population 2Promising lightweight add-on for creating 3D crowds for animation or visualization now lets you paint crowd characters into the scene.Thursday, November 21st, 2024Download SideFX's free Project Greylight toolkit for HoudiniFree tools help artists and studios set up collaborative USD-based workflows without the need for a custom production pipeline.Thursday, November 21st, 2024Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Holiday 2024 deals for CG artistsUpdated 22 November: Discover over 70 seasonal offers on CG tools and hardware, now including Affinity, JangaFX and FaceTrackerWednesday, November 20th, 2024Adobe releases Photoshop 26.1Update to the image editing and digital painting app makes it possible to edit color gradients from the contextual task bar.Wednesday, November 20th, 2024More NewsChaos ships Corona 12 Update 1 for 3ds Max and Cinema 4D5 key features in Blender 4.3BiteTheBytes releases World Creator 2024.3Free tool: Reallusion's Blender Auto Setup pluginDownload VFX Assets' free 2D Cloud Textures PackCreate perfect topology for animated charactersEphere releases Ornatrix 3 for Cinema 4DMaxon releases Red Giant 2025.2 and Universe 2025.1Nekki releases Cascadeur MobileUnreal Engine 5.5: discover 10 key features for CG artistsBlackmagic Design releases Fusion Studio 19.1Blackmagic Design releases DaVinci Resolve 19.1Older Posts