Gaussian Splat with POP Net, to be continue with more complex simulation
The Gaussian Splat only works from just one angle
VAT: Light weight, casting shadow, automatically animated but less realistic
VAT with stylization
GSplat: Postshot required, not casting shadow, heavy, but more details and realistic
Visualize in Houdini
Final look of the dirt in Postshot
Pyro node setup
Runs on plant geometry to prepare deformation data passed to the soil wrangle. Maps penetration depth to a 0-1 strength value, and computes an outward and upward push direction per point.
Runs on soil geometry, looping over all plant control points to accumulate deformation influence. Each control point contributes a radial push weighted by distance falloff and strength, and the total displacement moves soil points outward and upward. Splat orientations are also rotated via quaternion to match the deformation direction.
Reads an origin point from input 1 and pushes soil points radially outward within a set radius, using a smooth distance falloff with adjustable sharpness and an optional vertical lift.
A bit hard to control and not very realistic because it is not the real simulation
Source Image
Stylized png sequence: result shift every frame because the tool regenerate every frame
Explore Gaussian Splat with Particles Simulation in Houdini
Fix alpha channel and depth pass of the Gaussian Splat soil
Continue testing Gaussian Splat with Particles Simulation in Houdini and add stylization to the particles created from splat data
Hand test assets to pipeline team for testing Houdini - UE / Houdini - TD pipeline
Explore stylized big scale pyro simulation
Continue testing stylized big scale pyro simulation
Hand test assets to pipeline team for testing Houdini - UE / Houdini - TD pipeline
Discuss storyboard and shot list
Create FX asset lists
FX first pass
Hand first pass assets to pipeline team for testing Houdini - UE / Houdini - TD pipeline
Refined FX assets and optimization for LED volume
Create assets with different approach for LED volume, such as pre-rendered effects card and optimization for real-time
Hand second pass assets to pipeline team for testing Houdini - UE / Houdini - TD pipeline
Polish FX assets for LED Volume
Load Test
Determine approach for final result
Adjust, fix or find solution to make sure that the scenes and assets will work nicely on a real LED volume shoot
Polish FX assets look development
Finalize showcase reel for final presentation
Polish Final deliverables
Presentation rehearsal
Final Presentation
End of quarter warp up
Project archive
Project summarize and documentation
Plan for next step