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Xrossfader
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3D artist. Houdini Cinema4D Redshift. Rollerblader. He/Him

www.lukaszpason.com
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March 2, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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for the love of symmetry please set up your basis bivectors cyclically and as duals in {YZ, ZX, XY} order

study this like you would ancient symbols!! if not then know that my retirement plan IS to become a reclusive math sorceress haunting people getting this wrong
February 18, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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More B-Wing cockpit updates - here's the promised longer video!
February 11, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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The big takeaway here is that Reuters won this case against the AI company on grounds they violated fair use—the judge found the AI company was guilty because, in using copyrighted works to generate its output, it “meant to compete... by developing a market substitute.”

Huge.
wired.com WIRED @wired.com · Feb 11
Thomson Reuters has won the first major AI copyright case in the US. The decision has big implications for the battle between generative AI companies and rightsholders.
Thomson Reuters Wins First Major AI Copyright Case in the US
The Thomson Reuters decision has big implications for the battle between generative AI companies and rightsholders.
wrd.cm
February 11, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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A quick resistance task:
1. Google Gulf of Mexico
2. “Gulf of America" is the top
3. Click on the three little dots to the right of it
4. Select "Send Feedback"
5. Click on "Gulf Of America"
6. Select "Inaccurate content"
7. Select "Incorrect" and type in "The correct name is “Gulf of Mexico"
February 11, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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Exciting news! Introducing Curriculum-in-a-Box – it’s never been easier for #teachers to bring #Houdini into the classroom. Get started here: www.sidefx.com/education/ed...
Curriculum-in-a-box | SideFX
SideFX’s Curriculum-in-a-Box is a series of lesson plans and resources to get you started with adding Houdini to your curriculum. These resources include files and documents to use in class, and also ...
www.sidefx.com
February 4, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Here's a silly organization script for setting up a folder structure in Cinema 4D 2025. It creates this structure with custom colors and icons. Its just a bunch of nulls.

#cinema4d #maxonc4d #c4d
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January 31, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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Looking for work again due to unforeseen circumstances—reposts appreciated!

Some quick facts:
📈 Indie game marketing wiz with 7+ years of XP on games like Bear and Breakfast, In Stars and Time, and more
💼 Portfolio at litvac.com
🎮 Open to indie and AA/AAA
🌎 Based in New York, open to US relo
a woman holding an ice cream cone with the words " cause i 'm a singer " next to her
Alt: A GIF from Sabrina Carpenter’s music video for the song “Espresso.” She looks up at the camera and sings, “I’m working late cause I’m a singer.”
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January 28, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Love some voxyde magic!
Have come back to this tut from Voxyde (not sure if he's here yet) on post sim particle rotation. Probably one of the most straightforward approaches I've come across.

youtu.be/JC7GQV-G910?...
VFX Essentials - ROT Attribute - Houdini Tutorial
YouTube video by Voxyde VFX
youtu.be
January 28, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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Houdini folks! Wya!!

#motiondesign #procedural #houdinifx
January 26, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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Help! I’m Jaskirat! a Technical Director, Motion Designer, and Visualization Artist based in Brooklyn, New York. Outside of work, I find inspiration in long-distance running and observing patterns in nature.
January 25, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Where are all the CG/ VFX / Houdini folk on here?
January 26, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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💯
First they came for the immigrants, and I spoke out, because I’ve read the damn poem before and I know how it ends.
January 25, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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Interesting read and great explanation of loops in #houdini
Learn how and why to use Houdini for-loops to automate procedural workflows and explore key use cases, from controlled randomness to processing individual meshes.

Article: www.artstation.com/blogs/julian...

#houdini #sidefx #procedural #tutorial #guide #free #article #techart #tools #vfx #gamedev
December 26, 2024 at 4:57 PM
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Slowly building up a usd library of assets using the component builder in #Houdini and #Solaris starting from individual props to creating usd sets like this. I found that the default dicing value was too much for the sofa, so lowering it reduced the initializing time to near 0, for same quality
December 28, 2024 at 10:03 AM
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2024 was wild! Full of growth, hard work, and amazing collaborations. The highlight? Bringing my short Sights on Scene to life. Here’s some posters to celebrate the EOTY. Big thanks to Zelig for their incredible sound design.

#houdini #sidefx #3d #redshift #skateboarding #motiondesign #artdirection
December 30, 2024 at 10:17 AM
With all the social media mix up lately, it feels like I just want to run away from all of it.
January 24, 2025 at 3:31 AM
I’ve been publishing my skate photos to a new website, only to realize I have like 10k to get through so a little at a time, here you go!

www.seshit.com
SESH IT HOME
Bay Area Skate Photography by Lukasz Pason
www.seshit.com
January 22, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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It'll be a long four years, focus on supporting the people near you and work your way outwards from there.
January 21, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Quick tip on how to randomize your Carve sop lengths with a simple primitive attribute.

youtube.com/shorts/Wp6q1...
How to randomize the Carve SOP in Houdini #cg #animation #sidefxhoudini
YouTube video by Łukasz Pason
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January 20, 2025 at 5:39 AM
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Fed up with Meta? Avoiding Instagram or Facebook isn’t enough to stop Meta from harvesting and profiting from your private information. Here’s how to limit Meta’s ability to monetize your personal data.
Mad at Meta? Don't Let Them Collect and Monetize Your Personal Data
If you’re fed up with Meta right now, you’re not alone. Meta tracks you across millions of websites and apps and its business model relies on your data. If you want to limit Meta’s ability to collect ...
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January 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I've been holding onto the other socials to see how this all unravels but its showing just how much its time to move on. I'll be here while we watch this all unfold.
January 18, 2025 at 6:02 AM
January 13, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Houdini folk, what’s your fav way to art direct fluids? Flip that is.
December 14, 2024 at 5:38 PM