Candle - HDRI Library Tool (Houdini/Maya)

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Candle is an customizable/adjustable hdri library tool for houdini and maya.

Tool Demo:

A simplistic drag&drop hdri library, that does not take any time to setup or is difficult to understand. The goals was to make the library work in multiple dcc using pyside2 and to add as few elements as necessary to the ui and to make every step intuitiv.

Support:

  • Autodesk Maya 2021+
  • Sidefx Houdini 18.5+

Features:

  • Drag and Drop Installer
  • Drag and drop HDR to add to library
  • Converts smaller compressed preview jpg
  • Add tags to you hdri
  • Filter or search for tags/names
  • Add favorites that are shown on top
  • Creates DomeLight with texture for you
  • Adjustable layout
  • Rename HDRI/Edit Tags
  • Copy Files into project option


Installation Guide:


Prerequisites:

Note: If using it inside Maya it needs to be installed with the PyMel Package


Install FFmpeg - It is used to convert the hdri to a smaller, compressed preview jpg that is used in the library to preview in the gallery.

  1. Visit https://www.gyan.dev/ffmpeg/builds/ and download ffmpeg-git-essentials.7z
  2. Extract the 7z File and rename it to ffmpeg. You can now place it in any location you want

Install Candle:

  1. Download Candle Folder
  2. Move it to any place on your harddrive or move it to a server to share the library with other people

Maya:

  1. Drag and Drop the Installer into the application viewport. Now a window should pop up to browse for the ffmpeg.exe
  2. Press ok and you should have a new button added to you shelve.

Houdini:

  1. Open houdini_installer.py in your text editor
  2. Replace directoies with your script and ffmpeg location. (Make sure to use "/" for separation)
  3. Create a new Python shelve tool inside houdini and paste the code inside.
  4. Add Tool name (Candle) and Icon (candle/icons/candle.png)


To be mentioned:
Sometime due to missing meta tags, ffmpeg will not convert your hdri correctly.
It often helps to simply open it in photoshop and save it again!

Bugs/Feature Requests:
For any bugs or feature requests please contact: strubefabian4@gmail.com

Thanks in advance!


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a customizable/adjustable hdri library tool for houdini and maya

Render Engines
Redshift, Arnold, Mantra
Language
Python/Pyside2
Support
Houdini 18.5+, Maya 2021+
Plattform
Windows
Size
480 KB
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Candle - HDRI Library Tool (Houdini/Maya)

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