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On 24-2-2018 12:09, Mike Horvath wrote:
> On 2/23/2018 9:50 PM, Alain wrote:
>> Le 18-02-23 à 13:18, Kenneth a écrit :
>>> Mike Horvath <mik### [at] gmail com> wrote:
>>>> Can I achieve the same brightness using an HDRI sky as using a light
>>>> source? Or are there limits on how bright a scene can be?
>>>>
>>>
>>> I haven't yet used an HDRI image/image_map in a scene, but I would
>>> assume that
>>> the maximum rendered brightness on-screen would be clipped to 1.0
>>> (typical
>>> maximum white)-- or rather, as bright as your monitor can reproduce
>>> 1.0, just
>>> like with any scene.
>>>
>>> The saved file is another matter, if it's saved as HDRI. (POV-Ray can
>>> do that,
>>> right? I haven't read the documentation enough to know.)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> Yes, you can save as high dyamic range image. Just need to add +fe
>> (*.exr) or +fh (*.hdr) to the command line. Then, there is no clipping.
>
> I wonder if it would be easier to render my sky and fluffy clouds once,
> and then include it in subsequent renders as HDRI.
>
I would not do that if I were you. The fine details of the sky/cloud
structures would be lost. The resolution of the sky dome is not that
good and those images are not intended for crisp backgrounds but for
(global) illumination.
--
Thomas
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