Maxon>Advanced Render :HDRI
for cinema 4d 8.1 and up
level: beginner
Tips & Techniques - Advanced Render HDRI
With the new HDRI support in CINEMA 4D R8.1 you are now able to create realistic lighting for your scenes using only HDR images and no lights. The difference between HDR (High Dynamic Range) images and normal RGB images is basically the amount of information the format can hold. Since HDR images can hold so much more information you are able to get extreme contrast within the image and use that contrast to provide your scene with true reflective specularity and accurate illumination. This short tutorial will take you through the initial setup for creating this type of lighting. Included are several examples of a scene lit with different images and the settings used to produce those results.
kitchen_probe_con.HDR
GI Mix slider at 25%, MIP Offset at 10%
Visible Mix slider at 50%
stpeters_probe_con.HDR
GI Mix slider at 100%, MIP Offset at 25%
Visible Mix slider at 50%
