OpenVDB: An Open-Source Data Structure and Toolkit for High-Resolution Volumes

OpenVDB has already been integrated into the next major release of the high-end 3D animation package Houdini, and there is anecdotal evidence that many of the major VFX and production houses are in the process of either evaluating or adopting VDB. This course presents a comprehensive overview of OpenVDB, an open-source C++ library comprising a novel hierarchical data structure and a suite of tools for efficient storage and manipulation of sparse volumetric data discretized on three-dimensional grids. .

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COURSE SCHEDULE
2 pm
Introduction to OpenVDB
Museth

3 pm
Demonstration of Toolset
Alden

3:30 pm
Break

3:45 pm
Adoption in Houdini
Lam

4:15 pm
Adoption at Digital Domain
Johansson

4:45 pm
Adoption at DreamWorks Animation
Budsberg

5:10 pm
Conclusion, Question and Answers
All

Ken Museth
DreamWorks Animation

Edward Lam
Side Effects Software Inc.

John Johansson
Digital Domain 3.0, Inc.

Jeff Budsberg
DreamWorks Animation

Ron Henderson
DreamWorks Animation

Mihai Alden
DreamWorks Animation

Peter Cucka
DreamWorks Animation

David Hill
DreamWorks Animation

Andrew Pearce
DreamWorks Animation