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Houdini_Image_Browser

Python Panel image browser with automatic thumbnail generation (multithreaded), large preview and Houdini node interaction.

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Installation

  • Install imagemagick for your system following the instructions here: https://docs.wand-py.org/en/0.6.6/guide/install.html#install-imagemagick-on-windows
  • Make sure to install the C/C++ headers and set the MAGICK_HOME environment variable
  • Copy the "Houdini_Image_Browser.json" package file to $HOME/houdini18.5/packages and edit the path to point to the root folder of Houdini Image Browser
  • A custom thumbnail folder can be specified with ./scripts/python/Houdini_Image_Browser/config.json

Usage

  • Browse your system via the tree view or text bar. Image thumbnails are generated on the fly for a wide range of formats including EXR and HDR.
  • You can alter the thumnbail size with the Thumbnail menu
  • You can also use this menu to generate thumnbails for a directory recursively, without needing to navigate through each subfolder. This is useful for initialising thumbnails for a large texture/HDRI collection.
  • Use the GOTO menu to save directories for quick navigation or to set a default path for the panel to load at startup
  • Click a thumnbail for a large preview. Double-click to send this image path to a selected node (e.g a Texture Node in /mat). If no nodes are selected the path is added to the clipboard.

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