HDRI in C4D?

[innerdream]

I'm not getting good results. I am putting it in a material color slot and apply that to a sky object. Is that wrong? Tips?

[AJLynn]

I used to use an inverted sphere for this, but then they came out with the procedural sky a version or two ago... have you tried that? Use Objects menu - Sky - Create Sky then you can use Load Sky Preset (lower right screen area with the Sky selcted) to get a starting point. It's in HDR.

 

Maybe somebody here who uses Cinema more than I do could explain the best way to use an HDR file?...

[innerdream]

I used to use an inverted sphere for this, but then they came out with the procedural sky a version or two ago... have you tried that? Use Objects menu - Sky - Create Sky then you can use Load Sky Preset (lower right screen area with the Sky selcted) to get a starting point. It's in HDR.

 

Maybe somebody here who uses Cinema more than I do could explain the best way to use an HDR file?...

 

I'll try that too, thanks. I found a tutorial on hdri here: http://www.maxoncomputer.com/tutorial_detail.asp?tutorialID=241

[innerdream]

Here's one with the "Sky" from within C4D, looks pretty good I think. 3D Allusions Challenge Model.

[Frosty]

What Robert said, place HDRI in the Luminance channel. Also, if you aren't using lights, turn off the auto-light feature.

[innerdream]

What Robert said, place HDRI in the Luminance channel. Also, if you aren't using lights, turn off the auto-light feature.

 

Thanks for that. I did try this and the images were very blotchy due to the hdri. The tutorial link I posted explains how to address this.

 

Cheers.