HDR Light Studio 4 for Windows

HDR Light Studio 4 for Windows is an interactive tool for creating custom HDR environment maps for image based lighting of CG scenes. Work with a dynamic HDR canvas where Synthetic and Picture based light sources are positioned, scaled, colored all on fly on the HDRI.

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Accomplish all these lighting tasks in real-time directly on your 3D model. Instant lighting feedback - a totally interactive lighting tool.

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HDR Light Studio 4 for Windows works as a standalone product or can plugin to or import from: Maya, 3DS Max, Keyshot Std, Keyshot Pro, Cinema 4D, Maxwell Render Suite, modo 601, Softimage, Lightwave 11.

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Features:

• Create a custom HDRI map for each shot as faster alternative to creating and moving lights or emitters in 3D to light your scenes
• Create complex and precise lighting and reflections for reflective objects like products, jewelry and cars
• Create professional studio lighting environments containing real studio light source captures
• Load and control existing HDRI maps with local adjustments to exposure, color and saturation even adding additional lights. Re-light the HDR to emphasize the beauty of the subject, whilst maintaining the character and detail within the original HDRI
• Create convincing lighting for CG objects placed into photographic backgrounds using color matching tools
• Create a HDR environment as the foundation to your shot containing the majority of ambient lighting - as a result add far less CG light sources than ever before, only where you need them

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What is new

• New LightPaint technology enables lighting artists to point in the rendered view directing the light to the exact location where it is needed on their models. Slashing the time taken to light a 3D scene and enabling the precise placement of lighting and reflections.
• A New User Interface allows faster and smoother interaction 15% smaller footprint than version 3. New selected light preview image. Canvas Exposure Slider. Interact directly with falloff curve. Picture Light Browser previews under mouse. Dynamic update of Zup/Yup setting. A 'no canvas guides' option
• Film back to explore the shot with pan and zoom in. LiveLight to light details using LightPain
• Use the Light Cam to look through a selected light on the HDR canvas and use the camera navigation to drive its location
• Use Sun Shade to take control of the brightness of light sources in existing HDRI maps