Hi,

I'm not an expert at Houdini by any means, but over the past few months, I was trying to optimize my Houdini pyro and cloud renders. I took some renders from 90 minutes per frame, down to 8 minutes. Here's a little tutorial I put together, in case it is useful for others. Also, feel free to tell may better ways that I can learn from.

http://www.madguru.com/learn/houdini-volume-and-pyro-render-optimization [madguru.com]

Thanks,

Adnan
http://www.madguru.com [madguru.com]