panorama 360 degree wit mental ray physical sky

[berten]

for a new project i need to render underground houses, check example, and i'd like to use a 360 degree photomerge as background. What's the best way to use this image? Or can i make a hdr image of it?

[Jonathan]

Bert,

If the image is not already HDR then it is very unlikely that you will be able to make it one. If its a 360 jpg then you could you use it as a background image instanced to the environment map in exposure settings. It will need to be first placed in the material editor and set to environment and spherical.

[berten]

Thanx already to reply.

Indeed it's a good idea to place it first in the material editor slot and than place it in the eviroment, so it won't look flat.

 

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