Lightmap HDR Light Studio for Houdini

Create, enhance and edit HDRI environment maps in real-time with HDR Light Studio for Houdini.

 

Images lit with HDR Light Studio

HDR Light Studio transforms your Houdini lighting workflow:

• Studio Lighting
• Lighting to match a back-plate image
• Adding lights/adjustments to existing HDRI maps

Key Benefits:

Improve Image Quality

• Create perfect ‘custom’ HDRI lighting for your shots.
• Photographic studio light sources bring realism to your images.

Fast Lighting Workflow

• LightPaint – click on the 3D model to position lights on the HDRI map.
• Light directly on the camera view without navigating in 3D to position lights.
• HDRI map containing all lights renders faster than individual 3D lights.

Key Features:

• LightPaint – click/drag on the 3D render to position lights
• Create and edit HDRI maps in real-time
• Procedural lights, image based lights and procedural sky
• Includes a large library of HDRI light source captures
• Ideal lighting solution for Physically Based Rendering
• OpenColorIO Color Management
• HDR Light Studio project is stored in the Houdini scene file
• Can be used Standalone: Loads Alembic and Collada scenes

How does HDR Light Studio work with Houdini?

The model has materials assigned, the camera view is setup, you are now ready to light…

1. Start HDR Light Studio using the HDR Light Studio node attached to an Environment light in Houdini
2. Export the Houdini scene into HDR Light Studio’s live 3D view
3. Paint your shot with lights in HDR Light Studio (The HDRI map updates in Houdini as you light)
4. (Optional) Start interactive rendering in Houdini and see the results as you light
5. To finish, HDR Light Studio generates a high-res HDR file for your environment light
6. The completed Houdini scene is now ready for rendering locally, or on a farm

HDR Light Studio for Houdini is compatible with these renderers:
Mantra and Arnold

Requirements:

• Software delivery via internet download
• Internet connection required for license activation
• HDR Light Studio software requires approx. 200MB disc space
• Preset light content requires approx. 6.2GB disc space
• CPU based, no special graphics card required
• Compatible with Windows, MacOS and Linux
• Compatible with Houdini 12, 13, 14, 15