OctaneRender 2024.1 Alpha 2 for Houdini production

[bruce.chai]

OctaneRender 2024.1 Alpha 2 for Houdini production (2024.1.Alpha_2.0)

This is a production release of the OctaneRender™ 2024.1.Alpha_2.0 for Houdini™ plugin compiled with the Octane 2024.1 Alpha 2 core. This 2024.1.Alpha_2.0 release is available for the latest Houdini production builds on Windows x64, Linux, and macOS arm64.

Houdini production builds supported by this release: 19.0.720, 19.5.534, 19.5.569, 19.5.605, 19.5.805, 20.0.506, 20.0.547, 20.0.590.

If you are not sure if your Houdini version is compatible with the plugin - just run it and you will see an error message in case of incompatibility.

Linux Note
On Linux only compatibility Houdini 20 build is supported (gcc9.3).
It can only be installed by downloading it from the downloads page since it's not visible in the Launcher:
https://www.sidefx.com/download/daily-b ... ction=true
or direct download link: houdini-20.0.590-linux_x86_64_gcc9.3.tar.gz
We are looking into supporting the gcc11.2 build.

New features
To learn more about the new features and improvements of OctaneRender 2024.1 Alpha 2, please check out the 2024.1 Alpha 2 release post

Known bugs
On Linux, MPlay IPR may not be working. If you are having problems with it, please switch to QT5 IPR and disable "Render to MPlay" in ROP nodes.

Downloads

Release 2024.1.Alpha_2.0 Studio+ license
Windows Houdini 19.0.720 - https://render.otoy.com/customerdownloa ... _Win64.zip
Windows Houdini 19.5.534 - https://render.otoy.com/customerdownloa ... _Win64.zip
Windows Houdini 19.5.569 - https://render.otoy.com/customerdownloa ... _Win64.zip
Windows Houdini 19.5.605 - https://render.otoy.com/customerdownloa ... _Win64.zip
Windows Houdini 19.5.805 - https://render.otoy.com/customerdownloa ... _Win64.zip
Windows Houdini 20.0.506 - https://render.otoy.com/customerdownloa ... _Win64.zip
Windows Houdini 20.0.547 - https://render.otoy.com/customerdownloa ... _Win64.zip
Windows Houdini 20.0.590 - https://render.otoy.com/customerdownloa ... _Win64.zip

Linux Houdini 19.0.720 - https://render.otoy.com/customerdownloa ... dio%2B.zip
Linux Houdini 19.5.534 - https://render.otoy.com/customerdownloa ... dio%2B.zip
Linux Houdini 19.5.569 - https://render.otoy.com/customerdownloa ... dio%2B.zip
Linux Houdini 19.5.605 - https://render.otoy.com/customerdownloa ... dio%2B.zip
Linux Houdini 19.5.805 - https://render.otoy.com/customerdownloa ... dio%2B.zip
Linux Houdini 20.0.506 - https://render.otoy.com/customerdownloa ... dio%2B.zip
Linux Houdini 20.0.547 - https://render.otoy.com/customerdownloa ... dio%2B.zip
Linux Houdini 20.0.590 - https://render.otoy.com/customerdownloa ... dio%2B.zip

Release 2024.1.Alpha_2.0 macOS Prime license
MacOS Houdini 19.5.534 - https://render.otoy.com/downloads/50/57 ... _Prime.zip
MacOS Houdini 19.5.569 - https://render.otoy.com/downloads/cd/fb ... _Prime.zip
MacOS Houdini 19.5.605 - https://render.otoy.com/downloads/e3/a7 ... _Prime.zip
MacOS Houdini 19.5.805 - https://render.otoy.com/downloads/ec/44 ... _Prime.zip
MacOS Houdini 20.0.506 - https://render.otoy.com/downloads/dc/11 ... _Prime.zip
MacOS Houdini 20.0.547 - https://render.otoy.com/downloads/8b/76 ... _Prime.zip
MacOS Houdini 20.0.590 - https://render.otoy.com/downloads/7a/7f ... _Prime.zip

Release 2024.1.Alpha_2.0 Demo version
Windows Houdini 19.0.720 - https://render.otoy.com/plugindownloads ... _Win64.zip
Windows Houdini 19.5.605 - https://render.otoy.com/plugindownloads ... _Win64.zip
Windows Houdini 19.5.805 - https://render.otoy.com/plugindownloads ... _Win64.zip
Windows Houdini 20.0.506 - https://render.otoy.com/plugindownloads ... _Win64.zip
Windows Houdini 20.0.547 - https://render.otoy.com/plugindownloads ... _Win64.zip
Windows Houdini 20.0.590 - https://render.otoy.com/plugindownloads ... _Win64.zip

Linux Houdini 19.0.720 - https://render.otoy.com/plugindownloads ... x_Demo.zip
Linux Houdini 19.5.605 - https://render.otoy.com/plugindownloads ... x_Demo.zip
Linux Houdini 19.5.805 - https://render.otoy.com/plugindownloads ... x_Demo.zip
Linux Houdini 20.0.506 - https://render.otoy.com/plugindownloads ... x_Demo.zip
Linux Houdini 20.0.547 - https://render.otoy.com/plugindownloads ... x_Demo.zip
Linux Houdini 20.0.590 - https://render.otoy.com/plugindownloads ... x_Demo.zip

Release Notes
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RELEASE 2023.1.2.1
=============================================
* PLUGIN FEATURES AND FIXES:
- Updated to use OctaneSDK 2024.1 Alpha 2
- Added Direct light rays parameter to Direct Lighting, Path Tracing, PMC and Photon Tracing kernels (under Sampling section)
- Added Denoiser parameter to RT -> Imager (under Spectral AI denoiser)
- Added Use Metal Ray Tracing option on MacOS only (under Octane -> Options -> GPUs)
- Disabled Use RTX acceleration option on Windows and Linux, because it will be enabled as long as RTX is supported by hardware. (under Octane -> Options -> GPUs)
- Removed command Octane_setRTX and install command Octane_setMetalRayTracing on MacOS only
- Added NT_INT_FRAME_INDEX node type
- Added round edges visibility object layer parameter (under object -> Octane -> Properties). For existing scenes, Octane Properties need to be removed and added back to have this new parameter.
- Added NT_AOV_DENOISE_ALBEDO and NT_AOV_DENOISE_NORMAL node types and add them to RT (under RT -> AOVs -> Beauty)
- Supported new output AOV system (RT -> Main -> Output AOV group path parameter. User could create output AVO group network, and pass the path to this parameter). Check new output AOV node types under Output AOVs.
- This release also includes the fixes in 2023.1.2.1.

Common Issues and Solutions
- If the plugin doesn't work at all, set HOUDINI_DSO_ERROR = 2 in houdini.env and check for messages in the terminal.
- If you're missing libglut.so.3, install the freeglut package.
- If you are having any issues with the Deadline - please submit a support ticket to the AWS.

Happy rendering,
Your OTOY Team

[raulofs]

Hi, Thank you for this new build version 2024, there is a question I wanted to ask regarding a feature that would be very useful, in Redshift there is an option that allows you to render in the IPR and refresh continuously in real time in any perspective without having the need for an activated or created camera. This is extremely useful because I don't have to use a camera or create it to adjust something in the scene. Is there any implementation possibility on this? This feature is implemented in Cinema 4D and Octane.

Thanks.

Example

[ricky_otoy]

Hi, Thank you for this new build version 2024, there is a question I wanted to ask regarding a feature that would be very useful, in Redshift there is an option that allows you to render in the IPR and refresh continuously in real time in any perspective without having the need for an activated or created camera. This is extremely useful because I don't have to use a camera or create it to adjust something in the scene. Is there any implementation possibility on this? This feature is implemented in Cinema 4D and Octane.

Thanks.

Example

Hi raulofs,

Thanks for the suggestion, I will add it as a feature request in our system. At the moment I cannot give you an eta, but I would assume it is possible.

[lavrenovlad]

Houdini crashes quite a lot. The most "stable" crash is when I render to disk and trying to cancel rendering.

[lavrenovlad]

Also what was the point of trying to change the ROP node with all these additional options if it still not clear how one can export PNGs with ACEScg baked in as sRGB? All I can see some new buttons that don't improve functionality, everything works as bad as before

[ricky_otoy]

Also what was the point of trying to change the ROP node with all these additional options if it still not clear how one can export PNGs with ACEScg baked in as sRGB? All I can see some new buttons that don't improve functionality, everything works as bad as before

Hi lavrenovlad,

Are you trying to save the image from IPR or from ROP? Is it just in the 2024.1 alpha build or also production?

Thanks!

[lavrenovlad]

Both, the previous version is the same. Saving from ROP. I didn't find a way to render out a sequence in png with the correct looking result as in the IPR.

[ricky_otoy]

Houdini crashes quite a lot. The most "stable" crash is when I render to disk and trying to cancel rendering.

Can you supply us with a scene for that crash. We can't reproduce it but fixed another issue indirectly.

Thanks!

[lavrenovlad]

Houdini crashes quite a lot. The most "stable" crash is when I render to disk and trying to cancel rendering.

Can you supply us with a scene for that crash. We can't reproduce it but fixed another issue indirectly.

Thanks!

Try running with one of the denoisers maybe? Every project file crashes a lot with this version, no need to do anything special. If it was crashing for a specific project/case I'd share a scene.
Latest 2023 doesn't crash when canceling rendering process. I use 19.5.605 python 3.7 build in Houdini btw

[ricky_otoy]

Also what was the point of trying to change the ROP node with all these additional options if it still not clear how one can export PNGs with ACEScg baked in as sRGB? All I can see some new buttons that don't improve functionality, everything works as bad as before

As I mentioned on the other thread to you, we can't reproduce the crash with the denoiser - but may be a standalone issue. Do you get a crash there with your scene?

As for ACES, you shouldn't really have to do anything special. Use the defaults and if you are using OCIO then choose the appropriate role when saving out your PNG or PNG 16bit through ROPS. Such as:

Code: Select all

color_picking
Color spaces / Output / Output - sRGB
etc.

That should give you the same result if you are using the view transform for IPR such as "ACES: sRGB"