SIGGRAPH Masterclasses in Toronto

[robert.magee]

The SIGGRAPH Master classes are being held in Toronto for anyone interested in learning about a wide variety of topics:

MASTERCLASS: All Class Pass - Save $75

Get four classes for the price of three with an all class pass to this years Houdini Masterclasses. This pass secures you a spot in all of these lessons including Fluids, Mantra, Indepth look at Fur, and Programming with Python.

Rendering with Mantra

In this master class we will look at some of the newer features of mantra including PBR (Physically Based Rendering) and the new volume rendering architecture as well as an overview of the rendering process with the different rendering engines in mantra.

August 27, 2008 - 7:00pm-8:00pm

Fluids Tools - Inside Fire

We will investigate the fire solver of Houdini 9.5. Rather than just tweaking high level parameters, we will rebuild portions of the solver explicitly to gain a better understanding of what the components do and how they work together as a whole.

Sept. 3, 2008 - 7:00pm-8:00pm

Programming with Python

This class will take you through the design of a few real-life and prototypical projects which use Python and the Houdini Object Model (HOM). The projects demonstrate how Python and HOM can be used to create tools for network rendering, HDK development and animation workflow.

Sept. 10, 2008 - 7:00pm-8:00pm

In-Depth Look at Fur

In this master class, you will learn all about the new fur tools in Houdini 9.5. The lesson will begin with a review of the artist's workflow, after which you will dive down to explore how all the tools work together. You will learn how fur can be customized as it goes through the rendering pipeline and how to use the new CVEX VOP context to build shaders that define the fur's appearance.

Sept. 17, 2008 - 7:00pm-8:00pm

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[altbighead]

an hour is too short for the masterclass,do you think?