Oct 16
Creating Panoramic HDRs
- Upon request I’m posting a tutorial on creating a panoramic HDR image for use in your CG applications. Read on for the info. Read more
Oct 12
iray and the daylight system
I’ve prepared some tips to help clear up some of the confusion around using the daylight system (and HDRs) with iray. Read on for the details.
Just returned from a much needed, but brief, vacation. Before going on this break I purchased a Promote Control device for my camera so I could quickly capture a few HDRs. I have to say that it worked out pretty well in combination with a Canon 60D using a Sigma fisheye lens and topped off with PTGui. At any rate I thought I’d share one of the HDR’s and a couple of backplates because I don’t think you can ever have too many HDRs/EXRs! Read on for the goods. 
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I think we all get it at this point, iray is geared towards creating realistic renders. That being said I’ve also been using it to create some shaded wireframe renders and quick ambient occlusion type renders. Read on for specific details. Read more
Wanted to share a link to Thorsten Hartmann’s mental ray motion blur tutorial using unified sampling at his blog. Link: http://www.infinity-vision.de/blog/ro_tutorial_motion_blur