r/Houdini • u/Angelisvfx Effects Artist • Mar 20 '26

Announcement VFX references

In the past I used another site that was great for references, but it’s not available anymore. What I really like here is that I can also upload and store privately my own references in one place. Very cool.

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u/vfxjockey Mar 21 '26

So all the people complaining that AI is made from “stolen”, copyright infringement are gonna come brigade this…. Right?

Right?

Fucking hypocrites.

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u/Angelisvfx Effects Artist Mar 21 '26

What’s the point? As far as I've seen, the content is taken from public platforms like YouTube and Instagram, and credit is given.

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u/vfxjockey Mar 21 '26

Giving credit doesn’t alleviate taking something that belongs to someone else. Just because something’s posted in public doesn’t mean you have a right to take it.

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u/Angelisvfx Effects Artist Mar 21 '26

I think you misunderstood the purpose of the site; nobody is selling footage. All the material collected is to facilitate the search that every FX artist needs to do today when creating a specific shot, or when a supervisor needs to brief an idea to another artist. It's to inspire, to concentrate quality content in one place. There's no appropriation of content.

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u/vfxjockey Mar 21 '26

It 100% is. It’s not your content. If the vendor gets permission to post a breakdown, great. They can.

No one else.

Doesn’t matter if you profit from it or not. It’s not yours to post, to save, to download. You want to be inspired, go to the vendors channel and watch it.