yes FR: Houdini x ComfyUI

Our first THUG of the year 2025! Yes, it's been a while, and maybe even too long. We are going to start things off with a topic that has been much discussed - genAI. Without bias, we will take a look at how this approach could be used in Houdini, within Houdini 20.5, thanks to some work being done by Rafael Drelich Valentim and XAPKOHHEH. Rafael is going to give a live demo showing how it is possible to do quick lookdev on a local workstation (running RTX 4080 Super) of this mug scene you see above. With control and intent, you can iterate on the minutiae of such a simple image, without the cost of having to create all the different shaders required to try the range of looks as you can see, in a few of the preview images on the main banner. If this is interesting for you, then please RSVP as we have limited seating at SideFX HQ.

We start registration at 18:00 and presentation will begin 18:30. Food and drink will be available after, so feel free to grab a bite, network and catch up. See you there! :))

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EVENING SCHEDULE
Doors open ----- 18:00
Registration ---- 18:00 - 18:30
Presentation -- 18:30 - 19:30 (approximately)