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Making backplates from HDR files to exactly fit your needs

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 2:44 am
by Forester
Filestar !!!!!! https://filestar.com/

I know that I recommended this in my HDR Lighting tutorials, but I just discovered a great new use for this application. I needed a high resolution cloudy sky background for some renders of models that I've made, and the available *.jpg was just too small. For a variety of technical reasons, I could not use the corresponding HDR file itself. What to do?

Well, I loaded the 4K HDR file into Filestar, where I could easily convert it to a *.png file, and then also used Filestar to crop out the section I wanted for the backplate. Simple!

Filestar is just an incredibly useful tool with a ton of applications, and it is either free or cheap, depending on how often you need it. If you do HDR lighting, this really belongs in your toolbox.

Re: Making backplates from HDR files to exactly fit your needs

Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2022 10:32 am
by Mark Bell
Hi Forester,

Thanks for sharing this tip - always good to know of alternatives.