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Old 02-08-2007, 07:23 PM   #388
edaniels
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Hey, Jim... Thanks for the kind words!

I've never met that DreamAquarium guy, but since he's an award-winning effects man, I'm not surprised that he uses Houdini. It's my software of choice, too... but in my day job I rarely get to choose which software I use.

Incidentally, my very first demo of Goldfish Aquarium (one pathetic, homely little goldfish that wiggled from one side of the screen to the other, then stopped... yes, that was the entire demo) was done in Houdini. But I had to switch from that to Lightwave, and create all my final animation in C++ code rather than Houdini's environment. Why? Because I rarely get to choose which software I use in my night job, either.

Seriously, though, Houdini is the best, but overpriced. Maya gets all the limelight, but Houdini gets the job done every time. There's nothing you can't do with that software... except learn it quickly.
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