How To: Use takes in Houdini 9

In this software video series, you will learn how to use Takes in Houdini 9.

Part one: Intro to Takes
A very simple example to introduce the functionality of takes and provide an entry to a discussion of the concept of layering data with takes.

Part 2: Takes ROPs
Using takes to manage render passes and establishing an automatic method of rendering layers with a series of mantra rendering nodes.

Part 3: Rop and Comp Output
The conclusion to this series showing how to setup a composit operation that automatically reads the render passes from the previous lesson, composits the layers and outputs a composit render, displaying the results.