ICE vs VOPs a performance comparison
The author of this blog entry describes how SoftImage's new feature called ICE compares with Houdini's VOPs. Both applications now have a node network, and the author shows some examples of them with some screen shots of tests he runs. These five tests are empirical in the sense that they are experiments that measure the time it takes to complete certain tasks. By presenting this timing data, the writer strikes a neutral tone while still encouraging the reader to make a value judgement about SoftImage's performance wins. While the differences in time he presents are in the range of seconds, it seems reasonable that such a performance improvement could build up to hours for renders with a large number of frames and calulcations. I haven't worked with Houdini or SoftImage for several months now, but this comparison still looked interesting.
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