[itifonhom]

Hi there once more.
So here comes my next newbie question: I got a certain problem to get the background image show up in Maxwell Render. I got the following settings: Environment set to Image based, Viewport Display= Background Channel, Background Channel= Use HDRI (an EXR is loaded), Screen Mapped and Reflection-Refraction-Illumination channels use the Sky. The Image based Sky type is set to Sky Dome. None of the Export options is enabled on the Output Tab. When I try a FIRE render the background image is shown just fine and I even get some extra reflections! But when I try to render with Maxwell Render I just get a black background and some less reflections and I got no idea how to bring everything together in post production, surely I´m doing something wrong here but I have no idea what. I even tried to send the scene to Studio, even there I see the background image but as soon as I hit render and Render opens, no background any more.....

As always, many thanks in advance for any help! Best Regards!

[JDHill]

My first guess will be that you have Alpha enabled in Scene Object > Output > Render Channels. If so, you may find the information on this page to be helpful.

[itifonhom]

But, yes, of course, many thanks for the link, mostly helpful, I will take the time to read it thoroughly, every page, so I won´t make such mistakes any more, promise. Again, thank you!

[JDHill]

Don't be silly, I am happy to help.