Ratman Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 Hey guys, just giving you the heads up that the new Houdini DVD on L Systems from David ( FrenchOP) has been released. You can check it out here. The DVD looks great, i'll give a better review once it arrives. Again, great work man :thumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Gary Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 Wow, Ratman! You're so fast. 10 minutes before i even post the official announce. Nice to be introduced by someone else To watch during the holidays ( and a present to put under your (-L?)Christmas tree: HOUDINI L-Systems Essentials DVD 1 Learn how to construct organic models with l-systems http://www.cmivfx.com/product_houdini_lsystems1.asp (In High Definition) cmiVFX is proud to announce the first DVD ever released about l-systems, an immense and yet not well-known field of computer graphics. Aiming to partner with our customers, and upon general request, we decided to fill the immense void of learning material in this vastly underestimated topic. No less than 4 DVD's will be released to introduce you to the immense variety of effects you can achieve with l-systems. From the large topic of plant and tree modeling to tentacle animation, wire DOPs, lightning effects, complex crack generation, snowflakes, corals, L-system based surfaces, city pattern creation, blood flow through bronchus, making L-systems more scriptable and much more. The first DVD introduces you to the main concepts of L-system grammar, the different types of rewriting, the use of parameters and expressions, the use of conditional statements, probabilities not presented as a list of commands but smoothly introduced through complete examples. Since finding the correct formula for a plant may require pen and paper, the tutorials are interspersed with blackboard animated schematics, as if you were in a real classroom. Once you're familiar with the l-system syntax you will learn how to create realistic trees with full interactive control over their morphological parameters, then plants ( both static and animated with fully detailed growth sequences, using parameters for growth triggering, you will learn how to create elaborate leaves with polygonal l-systems and how to use l-systems to create the control structure of a trimmed NURBs surface like a banana-tree leaf (using the accuracy and the power of l-system commands to provide complex deformations) We will teach you how to create a gorgeous rose flower with multiple petals, animated with l-systems as control structures, at different steps of their development using special expressions to have onion-skinning-like display for keyframing. For more information about cmiVFX and the best High-End, High-Def training, please visit our the website at http://www.cmivfx.com Link: http://www.cmivfx.com/product_houdini_lsystems1.asp -d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenong Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 Wow... this is great! I should put in my order asap! Thanks for the heads up! Cheers! steven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overload Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 We just bought the full DF training set from you guys, and so far its an amazing dvd set. I will definitely buy the L-systems one as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andz Posted December 18, 2006 Share Posted December 18, 2006 I'ts looking really cool David, congratulations!! I first heard about Houdini because of a research I was doing on L-sys years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoki Posted December 20, 2006 Share Posted December 20, 2006 Hi Thats good news!!! I have cities dvd and I learned so much from it I will buy this one for sure David is amazing ,he uses houdini nodes in totaly fresh inovative way and gets amazing results fast and with great flexibility he is moving from cops to vops and back to sop efortlessly regards z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wavesmack Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 Just a NOTE: Those who buy Both the Cities DVD and the L-Systems DVD on Monday the 15th 2007 will get the blender advanced fluids DVD for Free. Offer expires at midnight. head over to cmivfx.com if this applies to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 hmmm... where on the site is this info? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted January 15, 2007 Share Posted January 15, 2007 Congratulations and best of luck, FrenchOp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rolma Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Always I wanted to have a garden....This spring is possible inside the Lsystem Sop. How cool I feel following these lessons!! Thanks French Op. Waiting for the second one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Gary Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 Yes, Rolma, doing some "gardening" is always nicer than modeling some destroyed mech or zombie in a gloomy cyberpunk world! as a matter of fact i often listen to NatureSong radio while i'm preparing the tuts ( not during recording of course . And, most importantly, the second DVD is coming in April. -d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kubabuk Posted March 18, 2007 Share Posted March 18, 2007 And, most importantly, the second DVD is coming in April.-d cool, can't wait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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