[Tea_Bag]

Check this out guys its amazing!

http://www.hdrlightstudio.com/index.html - £499

[Maximus3D]

It looks great! but it has a amazingly high price too he would sell more if he sold it at a lower price.

/ Max

[Tea_Bag]

Hey Max,

Site Updated - Check the site again for other versions at lower prices!

[Maximus3D]

Sweet! that's better, but now it's instead limited in resolution heh.. there's always a catch.

The app is nice, i tried the demo and it's quick and easy to work with when you wanna have a tailormade studio hdr. This should be something for the product viz guys on the forum. How about that hyltom ?

/ Max

[JorisMX]

This is exactly what I need!

Thanks for the link Tea Bag.

I wonder if you can import obj or 3ds to get previews on other Models than just a car and a tea kettle

[Tea_Bag]

This is exactly what I need!

Thanks for the link Tea Bag.

I wonder if you can import obj or 3ds to get previews on other Models than just a car and a tea kettle

- I hope import of other models will be possible or a later upgrade!

What version do you guys reckon is worth the money? For Product visualisation

[JorisMX]

Pro seems a bit overhead. I mean even ProdViz for print doesnt need gigantic HDRs to light scenes...I mean after all they are used for Lighting not as matte.

And since most printwork will be produced to A3 and then blown up for citylight and/or other panels I guess I would go with the standard version for 299 punds.

5,000 x 2,500 pixels maximum should be more than enough for print, some of my final prodviz renders arent even bigger than that!

I played with the demo today, and while I was happy to see how simple the app works I was also disapointed to see a very slim UI with no more functions than save load and render apart from controlling the lights.

But it still seems a great tool, eventhough the prices are a bit steep

[simmsimaging]

Looks cool, haven't tried the demo - think it's too costly. Drop the price a few bucks and maybe. Can you use texture maps for the background or the light surfaces? Without that also pretty limited.

Kind of like Hypershot really - easy, fast, excels at a few things, but outside of that range usability drops like off like a cliff face

[RonB]

You can make all the HDRI studio lighting images you want with Photoshop and a few easily gotten HDRI studio set images to clone from. Also an HDRI image for illumination purposes need not be any larger than a blurred 360 x 180 px. A 1.5K for reflections and you are set.

Seems like a lot of cash for a one trick pony.

[Hervé]

hey Ron.. I think you're right...

buy one real hdri from here

http://www.hdri-studio.com/

and open in PS, and make dozens of different ones...

Ctrl C -- Ctrl V

he he

[ivox3]

Well ... I played with it. Sorry H, .. I like it ..... lol..

But the demo kind of sucks in that it doesn't allow for an export of an HDR. You just play around .... Kind of like going to a strip joint ....... KWIM...

[RonB]

Yeah, damn I hate those stip joints...

[ivox3]

thaNK you Ron ....

Corrected ...

[Hervé]

I am just wondering how large is the dynamic range of these exported HDRI's... I also think for about 490£, phewww.. a bit pricey... hhehe.. KWIM..?

[ivox3]

No question ... over the top $$. Maybe after they sell their 7 copies, .. they'll reconsider a pricing structure that's a little more in line with the current economic climate ??? ...say like, .. $99.00 for the top end and just lost the dummy versions .


Easy to go up in pricing ... real tough to come down if you've been selling something high for awhile ------ doesn't play that well for the early adopters.