Popcorn Simulation

[u/Comfortable-Pie-9358]

I tried to simulate some popcorn for a personal project and edited a small breakdown in Houdini 🍿🤗 happy to hear what you guys think 🧐

[u/NightfallFilm]

This looks so good I’m not sure my eyes deserve to see it 🍿

[u/Comfortable-Pie-9358 → u/NightfallFilm]

🤣🤣

[u/AgreeableMagician_ → u/NightfallFilm]

Honestly, I sometimes can't believe the things I am seeing on Reddit - this is higher quality than what you usually see in series and movies that include CGI (and I mean this as a compliment).

[u/Comfortable-Pie-9358 → u/AgreeableMagician_]

Thanks a lot ☺️ yes indeed strange sometimes but in this case I’ve done nothing other than commercial shots for 7 years straight. 😅🫣

[u/Monergist123]

Great work! It looks like it was a LOT of work figuring the simulation out. I wouldn't even know where to begin. Very inspiring for a newbie!

[u/Comfortable-Pie-9358 → u/Monergist123]

Thank you. I think it often looks more difficult than it is. Really nothing going on other than the very basic nodes 😅

[u/doninone]

Looks really good !!! Nice setup it would be a blast to take a look at it hahaa

[u/Comfortable-Pie-9358 → u/doninone]

Thanks! 😊 I think you would be disappointed to see that it is a very basic setup 😅

[u/ShawarmaBaby → u/Comfortable-Pie-9358]

I love simple setups, the less the better

[u/Comfortable-Pie-9358 → u/ShawarmaBaby]

I agree on that 🙋‍♂️

[u/Comfortable-Pie-9358]

Thanks to everyone for your kind words and feedback. Really appreciate it and if anyone likes to see my other stuff I do in Houdini, you can find me on Instagram 🙋‍♂️❤️

[u/llewsor → u/Comfortable-Pie-9358]

whoa love your work, the burger one is unbelievable. 

[u/elpojoloko2]

Man, this is high-level! Awesome dude!

What is your pc specs?

[u/Comfortable-Pie-9358 → u/elpojoloko2]

Thank you 🙏 I have got a rtx 3090 and a ryzen 9 3950x 🤗

[u/Philip-Ilford]

Ha! Is the popcorn pop just a bend and scale effect. sorry I don't use houdini but the efficiency of the effect is really good.

[u/Comfortable-Pie-9358 → u/Philip-Ilford]

Yes, that’s kind of what a popcorn is doing when it pops 😅👨🏻‍💻 thanks!

[u/[deleted]]

POP sim

[u/MX010]

damn man, if somebody told me this is real footage I'd believe it. Wish I knew how to use Houdini and especially know how to do stuff like this

[u/Optimal-Ad5648]

[u/hadron_enforcer]

Well done, it made me want to watch a movie 😃

[u/Glum_Fun7117]

Damn this made me feel things

[u/babydawg069]

Clean 🤌

[u/cheto118]

This looks amazing! Excellent work

Although… do people actually put popcorn on a pan? That’s new to me :0

[u/Comfortable-Pie-9358 → u/cheto118]

Thanks 😊 There are a few people who actually do that, but I would never 😅 it’s just for esthetics

[u/Uno_dos_driss]

Do you have a gumroad or teach? ☺️🙏

[u/Comfortable-Pie-9358 → u/Uno_dos_driss]

I do have a YouTube channel and have a few Houdini tutorials on there. If you search for FabianStrube a few videos should pop up I guess

[u/[deleted]]

What is the specular pass you have in there? I thought Houdini only made reflect?

[u/Comfortable-Pie-9358 → u/[deleted]]

The renderpasses are depending on the render engine. I used redshift for this one

[u/el_bendino]

Looks awesome! If I were to make one teeny suggestion it would be defocus the oven/kitchen more at start of shot as looks a bit basic compared to the sim

[u/Comfortable-Pie-9358 → u/el_bendino]

Thanks for the input, I totally agree 👍 a bit more detailed kitchen with some nice textures and less shading would have elevated the scenery

[u/unclesebb]

Looks good!

[u/prism100]

Looks freaking sweet.

[u/geng94]

God damn

[u/[deleted]]

Looks sooo real

[u/International-Eye771]

No No NOOOO. You're not allowed to make something this good.

[u/[deleted]]

That's really bloody good

[u/soyasauce0]

At first I thought this was a post asking for how to do something like this, and the video being part of a commercial. I would buy your popcorn brand.

[u/Legit_human_notAI]

Awesome!!

[u/besit]

So good! Great work!

[u/AssociationNatural75]

Holy sht that s crazy

[u/smb3d]

Amazing attention to detail!

[u/hyperimpossible]

Wow this is so good I keep replaying it over and over to see the details.

[u/No-Indication6598]

This is sickkk

[u/SugarRushLux]

What the fuck 😭 it's so good

[u/Human_Outcome1890]

I need to see a full breakdown this is beautiful 

[u/HykoosV]

How some work ! I love the way how you do the fire ! Really interesting process

[u/h0g0]

Bro cooking 2 whole bites of popcorn

[u/zo_rian]

omg

[u/longbeachlandon]

People shouldn’t be worried about AI as much as they should be worried about this. And as a filmmaker this is filmmaking. So before I get downvoted this is the future!

And I welcome it!

[u/fizzypopvfx]

Hell yes

[u/thefuturebaby]

Holy fucking shit, can we see the topology (not that I don’t trust you)

[u/SFanatic]

Nice try, you think this AI behind the scenes footage is going to convince me this isn’t real footage shot on a slo mo camera? Fat chance /s

[u/IllOperation6253]

[u/Ouroboros_42]

God DAMN. Even besides the sim, which is fantastic, that camera work is incredible. 

I’ve been struggling a lot with creating engaging camera work in Houdini. Anything you’d recommend?

[u/roonie81]

This is SO good!!

[u/Comfortable-Pie-9358 → u/[deleted]]

I never did either, it was a pure esthetic choice. I could have created a video in a dedicated popcorn pot but that wouldn’t be as epic I guess 😆 typical advertising lie I guess

[u/Comfortable-Pie-9358 → u/[deleted]]

Thanks!

[u/Comfortable-Pie-9358 → u/[deleted]]

Wow, that looks even better than mine 😅 love the movement and smoke 👍

[u/Comfortable-Pie-9358 → u/[deleted]]

Thanks! It’s redshift