Daz3d Bryce software
... tree species with brush.
o Paint species, change proportions and spacing.
o Replicate Objects.
o Paint any object via brush, like rocks, reefs, and shells on a beach
* Bryce 7 now uses the current sky as HDRI scene lighting
* Updated importers and exporters; obj, image formats, FBX, COLLADA
* PhotoShop plug-in hosting support updated to the current version of PhotoShop SDK
* Serial Number (SN) implementation – allows for time out dates, evaluation licenses, and ...
HDRIImport
Author: onyXMaster. HDRIimporting is very slow. While our algorithm is like 40x faster than generic brute-force one (see Paul Debevec's HDRShop), it still requires a lot of computation effort, since we're computing width*height*K cosine-weighted spherical integrals, where K ...
HDRI Upload/download Library?
Author: jffe. "Kraellin wrote:
and jffe, if i'm understanding your question correctly, the hdri's are the lighting environments you use in surface filters, not simple filters. it's those sphere's that move laterally, like 'forest', 'church', 'day', 'night' and so on. when you import your .exr into FF, it converts it into one of those, only based on your image and with the name you assign to it at the time of the import."
----I did that with a couple of .jpgs, and they sucked ha-ha. My question was about .hdr files,...
how own hdri-panorama using?
Author: Kraellin. take any .jpg image, manually change the 'jgp' to 'exr' and then run FF. in the menu system under 'tools' you'll find an item called 'HDRIimport'. run that and when it asks for an image use the file you just converted the extension on. then sit back and wait a day or two ;)
actually, it doesnt have to take that long if you keep your import image fairly small, like under 400 pixels, but ...
StevieJ's Lab :)
Author: Kraellin. ok, wont tell me, eh. then time to deflate your bubble a bit. there are two other ways to make an .exr for FF. you can simply go to windows explorer and change any .jpg file extension to .exr and it's good to import into FF to make the HDRI environments. the other way is to import any image into FF and simply save it back as an .exr. this is native to FF. :dgrin: :D :) (boy, i teach them how to tease and get nothing back but teases ;) )
The FF HDR environs in surround sound.
... out my hair "
----Yeah, it ain't fast, and it takes exponentially (and apparently not just proportionally so ha-ha) longer to import larger sized files. Hopefully FF will spend a few hours or a day or whatever when recoding for V2, and get the HDRIimporting to use multiple cores. It seems like a minor thing, but try Genetica 3 and see how freakin' fast theirs works (and none of G3 even uses multiple cores yet).
jffe
JPG to EXR library
Author: jffe. I'm not having any luck getting a real metallic *shine* happening with any of the .jpg images I am importing to use for the HDRI lighting. They have more than enough white area that they should get that same shine that the sunlight from the built-in light source images produces, but they simply do not. What could be causing that ?
jffe
New Processing Components: Illumination, Shadow, Reflect
Author: Vladimir Golovin. "Crapadilla wrote:
Direct lighting. Compared to HDRI lighting this certainly feels like a step back in quality."
FF already has the code for direct lights, there's just ... ...
"Crapadilla wrote:
Hard Shadows. "
Very expensive to render.
"Crapadilla wrote:
Toon Shading."
This is very important for a 3D renderer, but I'm not sure if this is important to a texture tool. Plus, the toon shading can be done via a ...
JPG to EXR library
Author: jffe. "ronviers wrote:
I think it is because they are LDRI. When I try to use the ones I import they only go up to a brightness of about 120 before the colors really start washing out. "
----Hmm, so how can that be compensated for ? Boost the brightness then resave the image ? Maybe it can't be entirely fixed up to standard HDRI level, but it must be able to be faked up 1/3 or 1/2 eh. :D
jffe
StevieJ's AbstractWorx 1 by StevieJ
Author: CFandM. "jffe wrote:
----I think you can import those HDRI reflection/lighting thingers into FF, but you have to buy those seperatley from other companies etc. Someone on here (a reg) has done it, maybe they'll wander by and offer more details. "
Here is some fourm posting with that info. Regarding ...
Brushed Stainless Steel by ronviers
... machine, that size is going to take like 10 or 15 minutes. as your file size goes up, so will the rendering time to get your hdri lighting environment. i'm not sure if it's a geometric progression on time, but it wouldnt surprise me if it was. so, keep ... ... small.
also, remember that the lighting environment 'sphere' only moves laterally, currently. so, if you use an image for the import that is something like a gradient, make sure the gradient is oriented to give you the full benefit of that gradient. and ...
filter with images
... there's nothing in what i said that limits the size of the imported, stored, or library image.
in actual fact, there's no real reason an entire library of files couldnt be done for FF. i could easily see a 'presets library', 'image library' (for importing into a given filter), 'environments (hdri, exr and so on) library' and so on, all being put in a central repository on the FF servers the same way the filters are.
and that last one could really be a boon. i've been experimenting with converting .jpg's to .exr's and importing them for ...
Submission Error
... environment and threw an error message.
The user-created environments are stored in "C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Filter Forge\My Environments". This folder is created automatically when you first use the Tools > ImportHDRI option. If you don't use it but have a ready .ffenv file you want to import, you can create the "My Environments" folder manually in "C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Filter Forge" and put your environments ...
HDRI Upload/download Library?
Author: ssamm. Because of this thread, I made my first .ffenv file (i.e. I used "ImportHDRI" for the first time). This is pretty cool, but it does take a lot of computer processing time to make.
So I (also) think it would be very cool if there was a repository some place online where we could share these files. It could save ...
Lab Enhance by ronviers
Author: ronviers. "Kraellin wrote:
2 +/- ev level bracketing looks good"
It's still a bit disappointing. Canon could have easily made it a six image bracket instead of two. They know very well what they are doing, they want to make the serious HDRI shooter pay for the pro model - an extra $5000.
"Kraellin wrote:
no manual zoom"
I have not used a non-manual zoom but it seems like the most important thing about an electronic zoom would be the response of the control - a slider would be nice. But I agree, if it does not behave precisely it would be worse than useless.
HDRI Upload/download Library?
Author: jffe. I have another question about HDRI lighting. I have imported a couple of small (200 X 400 pixel I believe) .exr lighting files, and used them in FF. My question is, what is the relationship between size of the .exr file, and the quality, when rendering output .jpgs that are much much larger, say for instance ...
Can anyone please advise a newbie?
... tiles.
Anyway, to cut it shourt I'm worried that my 30 day trial will end before I've worked out how to use this program.
Can anyone please advise me of how I can import images and my existing filters into this program?
I went to tools -> hdriimport (was the only tab I could see with 'import' on it, but my files (jpegs) are not a recognised file type.
Please excuse my lack of techie skills, I'm entirely self taught re photoshop and I learned how to use it over time and time is something ...
Submission Error
... them in there... ;)
"Bella wrote:
he user-created environments are stored in "C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Application Data\Filter Forge\My Environments". This folder is created automatically when you first use the Tools > ImportHDRI option."
Maybe this folder should be created with the install, so that a user sees where to put his custom environments. I put them into the program directory only because I couldn't find the proper folder. :D
"Bella wrote:
We ...
HDRI Upload/download Library?
... affecting the result (albeit fading into black due to the shading). The sharper the surface spikes, the larger area of the sphere is used, getting close to 100% as canyon walls become vertical (you won't see them when they get 100% vertical though).
P.S. HDRIimport can be made faster if you're okay with the "reflection blur" giving more or less correct results only near min and max values. I'm not sure it will make in any FF release, but I can think of a dropdown box in the dialog with "Reflection ...
Decoupling Height in Surface filters
... run into this again, i'd like to bring it up again. the height features in surface filters is really cool, along with all the hdri. but, it's in the wrong place. often, at least in image/effect type filters, you want to fiddle with the height BEFORE the ... ... and separate from the image itself. you only want to tweak the height on an effect that is later going to be blended with an imported image.
with the height controls IN the results component, this is not possible. and often, because you had to blend ...
