Bob Groothuis

Hello, Some news: 1) The Annual Free DS360 XL (19k hdr) Edition 2015 is available. Every year will publish a free Dutch Skies 360 XL (19k) that is allowed to be used commercially! This is the Annual Free Dutch Skies 360 XL (19k) - Edition 2015. The package contains: 2 x sIBL/HDR’s (a 8k and 16k version) 1 x 19k hdr (EXR) Filename: DF360_017.zip File size: 232 Mb Direct link: http://www.dutch360hdr.com/shop/?p=1836 Note: The only thing that can be anoying about this free HDR is that you need to registrate to this website. No worry you will not be spammed. The option of recieving a additional newsletter is default off during the registration process. Need to do this to prevent a huge amount (costs) of data traffic. 2) DS360 Volume 4 Reloaded upgrade news This upgrade is delayed, sorry! If everything is going ok it should be released somewhere in january 2016. The new version will have the ready made 11k HDR’s on board + extra 19k DS360XL Super Bonus sky It will be a free upgrade for customers who bought already a license . This is the last update of the Volumes series. 2016 and beyond will focus mainly on producing new DS360XL skies (have shot already ALOT new XL skies). Most likely will not announce the availability of the new DS360 Volume 4 Reloaded here on the forum. Reminder previous upgrades In the case you bought or won a render contest the a) Dutch Skies 360° Autumn Pack , b) Dutch Skies 360° Volume 1, c) Dutch Skies 360° Volume 2 or d) Dutch Skies 360° Volume 3 - in the past (and you not have the ready made 11k hdr’s ) please contact me through the contact page and mail me your original ordering number plus ordering date. Will send you a 100% discount code so you can order and download the upgrades for free. If you want to be informed about new upgrades etc just join my newsletter or the social media pages. Greetings Bob Groothuis website: http://www.dutch360hdr.com HDRI panorama photography for film & video, VFX and more... from the Netherlands

Hello, Just released some "new" stuff: DS360 Volume 3 Reloaded Released Just finished Dutch Skies 360° Volume 3 Reloaded. Its a complete new version. Some notes regarding his new version: a) All skies were build from the scratch. b) ready made 11k HDR’s of all skies are included too. c) Improved tonemappings notes (more natural) d) 21 sIBL HDR sets have Extra (RAW) BG Plates e) 2 Extra skies (not published before) f) extra 19k DS360XL Super Bonus sky is added So Dutch Skies 360° Volume 3 Reloaded contains 49 x 11k hdr’s (+ sIBL/hdr sets) + 1 x 19k DS360XL Super Bonus sky! The new catalog can be seen here: http://www.dutch360hdr.com/downloads/catalogs/DS360_Volume_3_Catalogus.pdf Free upgrade for customers who bought already have a license. How to get the free upgrade: just send me a message through the contact page on the website. Please do not forget to mention the original order date + order number. If you won a render contest (and you won the Dutch Skies 360° Volume 3) in the past you can also send me a message. Just tell me what contest and when. note: please be patient will send you the 100% discount code within 1 week (mostly you will receive the discount code earlier). Whats next? - DS360 Volume 4 Reloaded Now in production: Dutch Skies 360° Volume 4 Reloaded The new version will have the ready made 11k HDR’s on board + extra 19k DS360XL Super Bonus sky Dutch Skies 360° Volume 4 Reloaded should be ready about 5 december 2015. Free upgrade for customers who bought already a license . This is the last update of the Volumes series. 2016 and beyond will focus mainly on producing new DS360XL skies (have shot already ALOT new XL skies). Reminder previous upgrades In the case you bought or won a render contest the a) Dutch Skies 360° Autumn Pack , b) Dutch Skies 360° Volume 1, c) Dutch Skies 360° Volume 2 - in the past (and you not have the ready made 11k hdr’s ) please contact me through the contact page and mail me your original ordering number plus ordering date. Will send you a 100% discount code so you can order and download the upgrades for free. If you want to be informed about new upgrades etc just join my newsletter or the social media pages. Greetings Bob Groothuis website: http://www.dutch360hdr.com HDRI panorama photography for film & video, VFX and more... from the Netherlands

Hello, Just released some new stuff: new Linear aRGB & Linear sRGB ICC Profiles + aRGB HDR to sRGB HDR Workflow Linear aRGB.icc & Linear sRGB.icc profiles 1) Linear aRGB.icc - Linear version of the ICC v2.1 Adobe RGB (1998) profile. Primaries, white point and illuminant is exactly the same as Adobe specs. Tone Reproduction curve is linear. This profile is compatible with V2 and V4 Color Management Modules. 2) Linear sRGB.icc - Linear version of the ICC v2.1 sRGB IEC61966-2.1 profile. Primaries, white point and illuminant is exactly the same as Hewlett Packard specs as profile shipped with Adobe products. Tone Reproduction curve is linear. This profile is compatible with V2 and V4 CMMs. - Many thanks to Gerardo Estrada who generated the Linear aRGB.ICC and Linear sRGB.icc! - Released into the public domain. No Warranty, Use at your own risk. Legal notes: All other trademarks and trade names mentioned here are the property of their respective holders. aRGB HDR to sRGB HDR Workflow A while ago wrote a article for HDRLabs http://www.hdrlabs.com/news/index.php?id=2690683916811714984 , in that article showed a workflow how to convert a hdr based on aRGB primaries into a hdr based on sRGB primaries that is used for generating the sIBL HDR set and for regular usage in sRGB range. Now with the new updates ICC profiles (see below) made a a updated workflow. ps many thanks to Gerardo Estrada for his help with setting up the workflow! To download the profiles and the new Workflow pdf please see: http://www.dutch360hdr.com/shop/?page_id=573 DS360 Volume 2 Reloaded ready Free upgrade for all license holders (just contact me through the contact page on my website - please mention the ordernumber and date of order - will send you the 100% discount code as soon possible, please be patient) If you won a render contest (and you won the Dutch Skies 360° Volume 2) in the past you can also send me a message. Just tell me what contest and when. More info please see: http://www.dutch360hdr.com/shop/?product=volume-2 Reminder previous upgrades In the case you bought or won a render contest the a) Dutch Skies 360° Autumn Pack , b) Dutch Skies 360° Volume 1, c) Dutch Skies 360° Volume 2 - in the past (and you not have the ready made 11k hdr’s ) please contact me through the contact page and mail me your original ordering number plus ordering date. Will send you a 100% discount code so you can order and download the upgrades for free. Next upgrades In the works now the DS360 Volume 3 Reloaded & DS360 Volume 4 Reloaded (yes waaaaaaay later then planned) - should be ready about october/november (also free upgrade for current license holders). Free DS360 XL HDRI sky (19k) back online this Free Dutch Skies 360° XL is published before under the name: DS360XL_Free_2014. So its the identical sky only a different naming convention. http://www.dutch360hdr.com/shop/?product=df360-016 Dutch Skies 360 XL 008a & b available (Extra Large - 19k) See: http://www.dutch360hdr.com/shop/?product=xl-008 If you want to be informed about new upgrades etc just join my newsletter or the social media pages. Greetings Bob Groothuis website: http://www.dutch360hdr.com HDRI panorama photography for film & video,*VFX and more... from the Netherlands

Hello, Several new stuff to share: 1) Free Dutch Skies 360° Extra Large (19 k hdr) To celebrate the launch of my new website/online shop you can download ( Until 8 january 2015 ) the Free Dutch Skies 360° XL (Extra Large - 19 k hdr ): http://www.dutch360hdr.com 2) Free upgrade for customers who bought in the past the Dutch Skies 360° Volume 1 Finished the final version of Dutch Skies 360° Volume 1 (now ready made 11k hdr's are included and even a extra super bonus a 19k XL sky!) How to get the free upgrade: just send me a message through the contact page of the new http://www.dutch360hdr.com website. Please do not forget to mention the original order date + order number. If you won a render contest (and you won the Dutch Skies 360° Volume 1) in the past you can also send me a message. Just tell me what contest and when. Bottom line: please be patient. Need to spread to distribution over a couple of months the zipped file is 7 Gb! There will be upgrades to in 2015 for Dutch Skies 360° Volume 2, 3, & the Dutch Skies 360° Autumn Pack 01. Its possible that for the upgrades for Volume 2, 3, & the Dutch Skies 360° Autumn Pack 01 will ask for a small amount of $ for the data transfer. 3) if you want to stay updated about future upgrades please join my social media channels or simply join the newsletter on my website. Will produce lots of new Dutch Skies 360° XL skies in 2015 plus some new other projects. ps the free HDR's on my website are hosted on slower FTP hosting sites so please be patient. The commercial products are hosted on a speedy S3 Amazon FTP. Off course the download speed depends too on your internet provider. Happy holidays & all the best for 2015! Greetings Bob Groothuis website: http://www.dutch360hdr.com HDRI panorama photography for film & video,*VFX and more... from the Netherlands

Hello, Just released my new Dutch Skies 360° Volume 5 http://www.bobgroothuis.com/blog/?p=7985 A free sIBL/HDRI set is currently sIBL set of the month at HDRLabs http://www.hdrlabs.com/news/index.php?id=2690683916811714984 . Next to that wrote a little making of and even added some original source files for those who want to start with (HDRI) panorama stitching. Greetings Bob website:*http://www.bobgroothuis.com HDRI panorama photography for film & video,*VFX and more... from the Netherlands