Rain in Houdini?

[chazfest]

Hi,

Anyone know how to achieve rain in Houdini?

I read a post about how Hollow Man 2 and the HULK both created their rain effects in Houdini. Needless to say, they look stunning and I'm dying to have a play around on a basic level

Any tips (or pointers to a tutorial) to get started would be fantastic!!

Thanks in advance Houdiners!

Chaz

[Marc]

There is a rain tool if you download the fx shelf from SESI. I think you go to the add new shelf arrow and there's a download button... er.. I don't have Houdini in front of me right now and it's been a few months since I've used it, so hopefully that's enough to help you.

<br>Anyway, it's quite usefule for specific instances. I couldn't use it for a film I was on since the camera was moving extremely fast, but for most situations it should be great.

M

[Netvudu]

yep, I´ve used it and that shelf tool is good enough to create believable rain for mid and long range. It won´t look photoreal at close range though where it´s better to use live footage IMHO.

Edited October 20, 2010 by Netvudu

[chazfest]

yep, I´ve used it and that shelf tool is good enough to create believable rain for mid and long range. It won´t look photoreal at close range though where it´s better to use live footage IMHO.

Superb! Thanks for the tips guys. Have downloaded the shelf and am currently digging into it. Time for some in depth learning me thinks

Thanks again for the help