Hi. I was hoping that since the plugin for Houdini is being developed, the developers would get the insight necessary to solve the Alembic-Aperture problem for Houdini.
Would you mind sharing how you manage to pass Aperture, Focal distance and other camera data to Octane in ABCs (or otherwise) from Houdini? I tried attaching custom Attributes to the Camera in Houdini, but I'm either using wrong names or this isn't the way to go.
The reason I'm asking is it's the only thing missing from my Houdini - Octane Standalone workflow. Sorry if this isn't the right place to ask this question.
Passing Aperture and Focal Depth to .abc
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Hi Juanjo, thank you for answering so quickly. How about the Houdini's built-in Alembic ROP? Could it be made to write the camera data appropriately formated for Octane, or is it something that Octane simply isn't looking for in Alembic files?
Intel Core2Quad 9200 / 4 GB OCZ / Gainward 460 2GB
You could try to export the full scene as an .orbx file, using the functions available in the ROP node:
https://docs.otoy.com/Houdini/?page_id=934
-Juanjo
https://docs.otoy.com/Houdini/?page_id=934
-Juanjo
Thanks, but the whole reason I'm bothering with Alembic is I can't afford to buy Houdini FX, so I can't use the plugin
Indie can export Alembic files, so I can benefit from Octane Standalone, but I can't control depth of field.
I'll try going this route (with LUA):
viewtopic.php?f=73&t=49960
Thank you for your help. I hope this will get fixed officially in Octane 3.

I'll try going this route (with LUA):
viewtopic.php?f=73&t=49960
Thank you for your help. I hope this will get fixed officially in Octane 3.
Intel Core2Quad 9200 / 4 GB OCZ / Gainward 460 2GB