Houdini Master（电影特效魔术师）是Side Effects Software的旗舰级产品，是创建高级视觉效果的终极工具，因为它的横跨公司的整个产品线的能力，Houdini Master为那些想让电脑动画更加精彩的艺术家们空前的能力和工作效率。许多电影特效都是由它完成：指环王中“甘道夫”放的那些“魔法礼花”，还有“水马”冲垮“戒灵”的场面，后天中的龙卷风等等，a52的汽车广告，反正只要是涉及DD公司制作的好莱坞一线大片，几乎都会有Houdini参与和应用
12.5提供了大量的新功能和增强功能，包括 Cloud FX , Ocean FX,OpenVDB量雕刻工具和优化的内置支持延迟加载的蒸馏器原语的灯光和渲染管道。新的Sidefx Houdini FX 12.5的建筑物，雕刻和绘制云的形成提供了一个艺术家友好的方式。这个工作流程利用稀疏卷创建的雕刻工具OpenVDB [Openvdb.org开放源码倡议的一部分。这些工具的集成是一个梦工厂动画和副作用软件之间的直接合作的结果.OpenVDB 1.0现在已经完全融入 Houdini。 Houdini 12.5包括海洋FX波，其中变形几何到动画oceanscapes使用卷的工具。你可以想像的结果在视口中呈现的几何形状或导出动画纹理使用的位移图。Ocean FX Wave Tank的工具更进一步，它可以让你生成一个FLIP来自动画的海洋表面的流体模拟。更现实主义的，统一的白水解算器喷雾，泡沫可用来创建的基础FLIP流体的SIM卡和客户流失的基础上。一种新的薄雾工具然后可以用于进一步增强白水效果。
Windows:
Windows 10 (64 bit)
Windows 8.1
Windows 8
Windows 7 SP1
Mac OS X:
Requires 64-bit Intel-based Mac with OSX 10.10.2 and higher
Linux:
Ubuntu LTS 2:04 p.m. (64-bit)
Debian 7.0+ (64-bit)
6+ RHEL (64-bit)
Fedora 16+ (64-bit)
Open SUSE 12.1+ (64-bit)
6+ CentOS (64-bit )
Mint 13+ (64-bit)
is required gcc 4.8.
Memory
4 GB required
64bit Operating System required
8 GB or higher and 64bit strongly recommended for fluid SIMULATION
Processor
Progress generation
64-bit AMD or Intel processor (requires SSE or higher) required 64-bit
Quad core processor or better recommended
MMX and Streaming SIMD Houdini supports (SSE2) where present
Disk Space
1GB required for installation
Input Devices
Button mouse required 3
Scroll wheel used where present
Wacom tablet recommended for Houdini's brush-based tools
Graphics Cards
A Gl3.3 compliant graphics card is required. GL4.0 + is highly recommended.
2GB VRAM or more is required. Less than this can result in display errors such as blank windows. High DPI displays (4K, 5K) or multiple monitors require a minimum of 4GB.
It is VERY important that you install the latest driver for your graphics card. Failing to do so may result in display issues and / or slow performance:
- NVidia: 320 or higher
- AMD: 12.104.2 FirePro or higher
- Intel 10.18.10.3958 or higher.
We do not recommend any specific computer manufacturer. As long as your machine has the recommended RAM, CPU, graphics card, and VRAM, it should be acceptable for use.
Monitor
Minimum resolution: 1024 x 768; Recommended resolution: 1920 x 1200 (widescreen).
2GB VRAM or higher required for dual displays or single displays greater than 1920 × 1080.
4GB of VRAM (or higher) required for High DPI displays such as 4K and 5K (3840 × 2160th, 5120 × 2,880th)
Color depth of 32-bit ( "true color") required.
We recommend you either select sRGB as your color profile or calibrate your monitor to gamma 2.2.
大小: 685Mb
语言: 英语
操作系统: Win/Win7/Win8/Win8.1/10
平台: 64bit