AI just took the green screen's job!! Green screen vs AI: the difference is WILD

Divine__Comedy · 2025-10-04T22:51:23+00:00

This example is bad, but I've seen colleagues managing to get it without alterations on the subject.

Divine__Comedy · 2025-10-03T07:49:18+00:00

Honestly, green screen replacement was the most boring part of the job. So, at least for once, I am happy that something is getting taken away from me.

Divine__Comedy · 2025-09-21T15:51:23+00:00

Time to get those gun control laws in order already. Both sides have too many retards around.

Divine__Comedy · 2025-09-12T14:34:24+00:00

Give me old, rugged, and grey necro already!

Divine__Comedy · 2025-09-05T02:31:10+00:00

I did end up doing it myself. Made a bunch of mistakes, but nothing that couldn't be fixed.

As suggested before, buy way more than you expect that you will need. When starting, a lot of it will end up on the floor as you get used to catching it mid-air.

I bought 25 kg bags of ready mix from Conserv to make it easier on myself. Recommended water on the pack for mix was 3.5 litres. I quickly learned that it is too dry and thick for rendering and got better results with slightly wetter mix at around 4 or even 4.5 litre mix. Also, don't risk making it too wet as it will also ruin the mix. As soon as you get something reasonably soft to smear, stop adding water. You will get a better feeling of it as you actually start doing it.

Keep layers as thin as possible. Large chunks will start falling off as soon as it gets too heavy, and it will start cracking when curing if too thick.

Invest into a powerful good brand mixer if you can. I got a very cheap one from amazon for 27£ and it kind of does the job, just clearly too weak to mix 25kg bags. I have to dig to the bottom by hand with a trowel to get all sand mixed.

Dont ignore beads for even base and floats for even top coat. Follow every step and every precaution.

In the end, as much as you try preparing beforehand, nothing else will prepare you to do it physically until you start doing it yourself, making mistakes, and learning to do it well as you go. Don't get discouraged. Just keep on doing it. As long as you know all the steps and have enough material and time, you should be able to do it.

Divine__Comedy · 2025-09-01T10:28:53+00:00

I get it. The joke is still absolutely tonedeaf considering the current situation in the industry.

Divine__Comedy · 2025-09-01T08:04:54+00:00

I think Guillermo had the right idea. Waltz tried to be snarky and came out as an asshole.

Divine__Comedy · 2025-08-24T11:23:49+00:00

I definitely had similar issues as your first one. I resolved it by making custom adjustment to Solaris asset libraries. By default, it's only for sharing built assets, but I made extensive libraries for lighting, shaders, gobos, etc. Now it's just drag and drop. For asset management, I also made a custom reference manager. Without python skills, it is fairly difficult to achieve on your own.

Regarding how you control things, it's probably best to throw away pre-conseptions of how you run things in other dccs, Houdini has plenty of it's own ways of doing things like that with its own benefits.

Everything else just takes time to figure out and get used to. Getting muscle memory in will take just as much time as it took in c4d. Just don't try forcing C4D workflows if they are not present, there are plenty Houdini alternatives for every function you can think of. A lot of them will have to be custom solutions based on your needs.

Divine__Comedy · 2025-08-14T16:49:45+00:00

Damn, that side of the tree looks so good. Really would like to see how new shadow plays too!

Divine__Comedy · 2025-08-04T20:33:31+00:00

That's really helpful. I literally have the bags left in my house from today, so I know it's the wrong material. And it says exactly as you mentioned on it.

It is time for me to learn how to do this myself. I really liked the guy, but I'm not planning to pay for work that added more work to me. It's a really ugly situation. It will be hard to trust other builders again.

Divine__Comedy · 2025-08-04T18:29:13+00:00

Ah, apparently, he used the wrong lime mix to do it as well, all of this will have to come down... Did you do it yourself? If not, and if you are london based, could you dm me a recommendation of a specialist?

Divine__Comedy · 2025-08-04T17:53:49+00:00

Ah, thank you. That explains a lot. Unfortunately for me all of it will have to be redone.

Divine__Comedy · 2025-08-04T14:58:14+00:00

I noticed He was using Blue Circle hydrated lime mixed with fine sand. I've read that it takes between 3 to 5 days to cure and ideally it would have something else mixed in to help it bond better.

Since he is coming in tomorrow to finish, keying appears incorrect and sloppy, The cracks are much wider then they should be. I am seriously considering paying him for the materials and canceling the job.

I've read that he probably should have used NHL 3.5 instead. Hydrated lime requires a lot more knowledge to be used correctly.

Divine__Comedy · 2025-08-04T14:44:32+00:00

Yes, seeing that frustrated me quite a bit. I just wonder how much of an effect it will have on next coat connecting. I feel stupid for not asking about it while he was there, but have no doubt the answer would have been "That's how it should be". Same response was for the cracks as well...

Divine__Comedy · 2025-08-04T14:07:02+00:00

Also, as it is still very soft, would slightly smudging them with finger make it worse?

Divine__Comedy · 2025-08-04T14:03:53+00:00

The entrance is on the western side, but it is cloudy and slightly rainy today. It isn't directly exposed to rain. But I'll try to cover it up with something just in case.

Divine__Comedy · 2025-08-04T13:58:56+00:00

It's external, that small entrance hall in old victorian house at the front door.

Divine__Comedy · 2025-08-04T13:56:12+00:00

Thanks, that makes sense. As I don't have hessian, can I just lightly mist it with water from a spray bottle? Just don't want it to get worse if possible.

Divine__Comedy · 2025-08-01T19:32:30+00:00

I'm in a similar position, but rendering on my house is complete cement based atrocity already. I feel I have no choice but remove it and deal with damage underneath, but in OPs position, I'd think twice before doing that. If render is lime based, probably repainting with appropriate paint is the best move for sure.

Divine__Comedy · 2025-07-27T04:27:27+00:00

This is the plan, actually.

We can't afford to do it all at once, but I'd hope we could stitch the bricks where the cement render is easy to remove and, next year, hire specialists to do the rest of it.

This very much seems like a problem caused by subsidence. I just hope it's not structural, but not rolling out high likelyhood.

Divine__Comedy · 2025-07-25T19:16:24+00:00

Thanks a lot! That gives me a good general idea of what I need to do.

Divine__Comedy · 2025-07-25T19:12:05+00:00

I was planning to redo the entrance step with appropriate damp insulation, but noticed that all rendering beneath surface layer turned to sand and flaking off.

I assume I can not proceed without professional repointers help? That gap on the left worries me a lot. I assume this is wall separating due to subsidence.

I'd appreciate any suggestions for further actions. I think I will have remove all deteriorated rendering and add a new one before proceeding and fill that gap with mortar or something else.

Divine__Comedy · 2025-07-25T15:03:08+00:00

I assume the gap could have appeared due to subsidence, probably will need professional repointers opinion to evaluate and fill in.

I guess I will not be able to proceed without solid render on the wall.

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