$ a5 e& j# V3 Q3 a/ R9 v1 v; jSide Effects Software Houdini 15 Mac XFORCE * H9 E& R2 k8 n& c9 QTORONTO: OCTOBER 15, 2015 ¨C Just nine months after artists first got their hands on Houdini 14, Side Effects Software has announced the release of Houdini 15 with onion skinning, new shader building tools, crowd ragdolls and Houdini Engine 2.0. This new version enhances modeling, rendering and animation tools to meet the needs of generalists, animators, lighters, and game makers while the VFX tools become faster, more scalable and more efficient at handling big data.0 D4 c+ t# H) i2 j" i
¡°With this release, Side Effects is working hard to bring Houdini¡¯s modeling, rendering and animation tools up to the level of its VFX tools,¡± says Kim Davidson, President and CEO, Side Effects Software. ¡°With more game studios creating content using procedural techniques and commercial studios looking for artist-friendly tools, Houdini 15 offers a well-rounded solution.¡± + D: V( e W9 E1 a: z( ^, M) P6 o8 K. v3 |8 T4 s' z% P1 [
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