There are only a few effects software out there and Houdini FX gives a superior performance and dramatic and easy to use yet powerful 3D experience to VFX artists . The ability to integrate all your effects to your scene using a third party software is good . Houdini is fast and reduces timlines and enjoys enhanced flexibility in all your creative tasks . Houdini is perfect for visual effects and tech directors using effecrs , particle system and dynamics . Houdini is being taught to many students who desire to become an effects and simulation artist . So there is always a future for people who are willing to learn or become a effects artist . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Houdini is expensive . If you want limited options for a game Houdini offers that too with a annual subscription . About the workflow , Houdini FX allows users to integrate their effects with 3d modelling softwares so that , we don't have to switch it here and there . But , sometime , that makes your system to lag and some times to crash . Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Houdini is the lead software when you talk about vfx, the simulations and the procedural modeling is just amazing, and the render software is amazing.

The use of this software is not only limited to movies, but videogames, the fast iteration with the procedural modeling will help you to create amazing and seamless environments for your games. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The UI is really hard to learn at start, the nodes have pretty difficult names too Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The Ability to artfully fuse Creativity and technology,

The program is light and brilliant interms of computing the craft in a brilliant manner. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nothing much,

I maybe dislike the fact they concentrate more on VEX code based nodes,

its just me, because i loved to go into the network and play around and recreate things which was not possible.

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One of the best software out there in visual effect. All the studio I know all uses Houdini for VFX work. Constant revision and updates Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Not much to say, I haven't found anything to dislike. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Houdini is the best for any fx task you can think of. I haven't worked on a movie in the past 5 years where Houdini has not been used Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Complex to get started and unintuitive. Also very expensive for the master licences! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I prefere don't recommend this software my friends becouse it is so difficult for understand and working. But I love Houdini FX exactly for this! Nodes, skills, greatful result. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

hurd doing something and sometimes i don't understand VEX. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.