HDR environment test [ Updated ]

[zed_pmd]

Thanx Ono!

[hcpiter]

Really great job man ! 2nd render is awsome Congratulation !

Pozdro !

[Doug Armand]

Thanks everyone for your comments.

I prepared a little update.
Interior render was made in Photomatix with 5 shots with different exposures.


Best regards,
Zed

1st image is superb - with longer rendering that is to remove the noise.
The motion blur on the wheels is to die for. Nice work

[PowerMax]

Sorry to interupt you, But I found when I use hdr map in sk indigo, the map is too small and unclear. What should I do ?

[Godzilla]

Get a higher-resolution map.

[PowerMax]

Get a higher-resolution map.

What if I want to change the position? Can I move the map position to fit my own angle?

[StompinTom]

Get a higher-resolution map.

What if I want to change the position? Can I move the map position to fit my own angle?

A dirty hack: Open the map in Photoshop and offset it by a certain percentage. 25% is 90 degrees, so use that as a base point for "rotating" it.

[Borgleader]

Get a higher-resolution map.

What if I want to change the position? Can I move the map position to fit my own angle?

A dirty hack: Open the map in Photoshop and offset it by a certain percentage. 25% is 90 degrees, so use that as a base point for "rotating" it.

(I belive this also works)
Annoying hack: Rotate your entire scene around the z axis

[StompinTom]

What if I want to change the position? Can I move the map position to fit my own angle?

A dirty hack: Open the map in Photoshop and offset it by a certain percentage. 25% is 90 degrees, so use that as a base point for "rotating" it.

(I belive this also works)
Annoying hack: Rotate your entire scene around the z axis

It works but it's very annoying, like you said, because then if you have things that are aligned orthagonally (to the X and Y axes), then that all goes to shit and it becomes hard to precisely edit your model without rotating it back into place.

[Borgleader]

It works but it's very annoying, like you said, because then if you have things that are aligned orthagonally (to the X and Y axes), then that all goes to shit and it becomes hard to precisely edit your model without rotating it back into place.

Yes however you could for instance:
1)Model your scene normally of course.
2)Rotate it
3)Hit render/export
4)Undo rotation
5)Save your maya/blender/3dsmax file

Inconvience: you have to remember the rotation angle between renders
Advantage: you can edit your models without them being misaligned which sometimes makes things more difficult.

[StompinTom]

It works but it's very annoying, like you said, because then if you have things that are aligned orthagonally (to the X and Y axes), then that all goes to shit and it becomes hard to precisely edit your model without rotating it back into place.

Yes however you could for instance:
1)Model your scene normally of course.
2)Rotate it
3)Hit render/export
4)Undo rotation
5)Save your maya/blender/3dsmax file

Inconvience: you have to remember the rotation angle between renders
Advantage: you can edit your models without them being misaligned which sometimes makes things more difficult.

Yeah, it'd still be easier with a simple "Env Rot" field!

[PureSpider]

Uhm... Indigo has the option to rotate the exr background for loooooong...

[Borgleader]

Uhm... Indigo has the option to rotate the exr background for loooooong...

I feel silly...this would be much simpler. To be honest I never use environment maps so I had no clue this feature existed

[StompinTom]

Aw now I feel silly. It's just been missing from Blendigo then.

[forgeflow]

Aw now I feel silly. It's just been missing from Blendigo then.

And Cindigo? How do you rotate the environment material?