MartybNz
If you just want a job then simply pick one software; if you want a career then learn many software and more importantly the theory behind it; checkout this thread on exr format where industry professionals battle Chris Cox at Adobe, Chris schools the software super-experienced with ‘Computer Science 101’.
'Change in EXR open from CS2 to CS3 can this be fixed?'
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/369637?start=0&tstart=0 [forums.adobe.com]
Yes ofcourse down the road I intend to learn whatever is best suited for the task. But you have to start somewhere, and my personal preference is Houdini as of now, my main concern was that it might be a moot point starting with it.
But now I feel fairly confident that I have nothing to worry about if I want to start going in-depth with Houdini over Maya.
That for sure was an incredible read, even if it was beyond my knowledge of the matter. I for sure was very interested if they ever came to a conclusion, which appears to be the case!?