SideFX Houdini

software

★★★★★4.2(770 reviews)

About

Industry-standard 3D software for procedural modeling, animation, VFX, simulation, and rendering used in film and game production.

3d-modeling animation vfx rendering procedural visual-effects

Pros

+Powerful procedural workflow scales to any complexity
+Industry-standard for film VFX and motion graphics

Cons

-Very steep learning curve
-Requires commercial license for production use

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Details

HeadquartersToronto, Canada

Founded1987

Typesoftware

Pricing

Model

freemium

Platforms

windowsmaclinux

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