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isamarsh  伊萨马什
Have you seen what SFX are featuring on their Youtube channel these days ? According to them, the best way to do stuff in Houdini now is to use Claude with MCP to 'make' stuff and then ComfyUi to 'render' it. No tutorial required. So why would any professional bother with (paid or otherwise) ?

Are you saying Houdini has abandoned its existing workflow ?

Martina_312
Yeah, I’ve noticed that too. Houdini has always had a pretty steep learning curve, and making good tutorials takes a lot of time. With AI getting so much attention now, I guess fewer creators see CG tutorials as worth the effort. It’s a bit of a shame though, because there’s still so much to learn with Houdini.

Yes, I've noticed that CGPeers hasn't updated Houdini tutorials for a long time, and even Houdini channels on YouTube aren't releasing new lessons.

Umang_Raj
Creating paid tutorials comes with a big burden of expectations. You will have to create unique free tutorial to get the attention of viewers, but for paid one's uniqueness becomes a necessity, and also you have to make it feel premium.
I don't think ai is much big of an issue, with all the ml related lower level toolsets + the higher level tools, it will make better effects and cgi creatable for even an individual, just like the effects we created with cgi softwares we couldn't with only a camera.

I still think this arises from the shock of AI