This is a Houdini HDA that submits the render output as the init_image and with getting help from PDG, enables artists to easily define variations on the Stable Diffusion parameters like Sampling Method, Steps, Prompt Strength, and Noise Strength.
Right now DreamStudio is the only public server that the HDA is supporting. So you need to have an account there and connect the HDA to your account.
DreamStudio: https://beta.dreamstudio.ai/membership
Zibra VDB Compression is the newest ZibraAI solution, being developed to bring film-quality VFX into games with GPU-powered compressed VDB effects.
Born from a custom AI-based technology, it makes it possible to:
Compress huge VFXs, created in different tools and stored in OpenVDB format, up to 20 times, and add more high-quality volumetric VFX to the game, filling it with lifelike visuals, all without increasing the build size;
Render volumetric effects in game engines in real-time;
Reuse a volumetric effect in multiple use cases, optimizing memory consumption;
Change the way the effect looks in different parts of the project with shaders, regulating color, density, and playback speed, all according to your needs.
Our VDB compression solution also opens new possibilities for realistic scene lighting. With our tech, you can use light data from VFX to light up a scene, add reflections, etc, making your game much more immersive and true to life.
Quilts are an image standard that Looking Glass uses to produce 3D experiences. This standard is used to describe both still and moving images (pictures and videos).
The main benefit of the quilt format is that it can work for both images and videos! Quilts allow for an efficient way to store frame by frame data as .mp4, .webm or other common media formats. They’re also compact. for example, the above quilt was compressed to be under 1MB of data!
Each tile in the quilt is a conventional 2D image of a scene. The bottom-left tile of the quilt (view 0) is the leftmost view of the scene, and the top-right tile is the rightmost, like so:
Everything in Python is an object.
Since everything in Python is an Object, every variable holds an object instance. When an object is initiated, it is assigned a unique object id. Its type is defined at runtime and once set can never change, however its state can be changed if it is mutable.
Simply put, a mutable object can be changed after it is created, and an immutable object can’t.
Mutable objects:
list, dict, set, byte array
Immutable objects:
int, float, complex, string, tuple, frozen set [note: immutable version of set], bytes
The intricate relationship between the eyes and the brain, often termed the eye-mind connection, reveals that vision is predominantly a cognitive process. This understanding has profound implications for fields such as design, where capturing and maintaining attention is paramount. This essay delves into the nuances of visual perception, the brain’s role in interpreting visual data, and how this knowledge can be applied to effective design strategies.
This cognitive aspect of vision is evident in phenomena such as optical illusions, where the brain interprets visual information in a way that contradicts physical reality. These illusions underscore that what we “see” is not merely a direct recording of the external world but a constructed experience shaped by cognitive processes.
Understanding the cognitive nature of vision is crucial for effective design. Designers must consider how the brain processes visual information to create compelling and engaging visuals. This involves several key principles:
In the retina, photoreceptors, bipolar cells, and horizontal cells work together to process visual information before it reaches the brain. Here’s how each cell type contributes to vision:
