[Seggy]

Just letting you guys know HDR Light Studio 2.0 is out now.

Design your lighting/reflections in real-time directly onto your 3d model and then use the HDRI output in any renderer.

Version 2.0 includes:
LiveLight - a real-time rendered lighting preview, supports .OBJ and .MI(MentalRay) files
Load existing HDRI maps and add lighting/effects
Renders twice as fast as v1.5
Includes over 100 Picture Light sources
32bit and 64bit versions included

Check it out at www.hdrlightstudio.com
Lots of demo videos and images are there too.

Cheers
Seggy

[Maximus3D]

It looks really powerful and nice now, a good upgrade for sure.

/ Magnus

[Chris Krüger]

I have upgraded from the 1.5 to 2.0 now. Please tell me if you need any tests or have any questions regarding the app

[itsallgoode9]

holy cow, how have I never seen this before? I watched the video demo....is this basically a program to let you create custom HDR images for IBL using their software?

For those that have used this, how intuitive is it? it looks like there is a bit of a learning curve since you're placing lights on a 2d texture plane instead of in a 3d environment? Does anybody who has used this have any reviews they would care to share?

[MS]

Is it still impossible to maximize the application to full screen?

[caryjames]

Hi guys, I have been super busy so no time to post or visit but just dropped by tonight and saw this thread. I have been using HDRI light studio for a while now and find it just awesome (and I am still using 1.5). It takes a bit of time to get used to positioning your lights but it is very easy and intuitive to learn. It is now very integral to my workflow... don't hesitate if you are on the fence and you do product vis.