Major Highlights

• 69 megapixel resolution HDRI !!!!!!!!!... you don’t need Backplates )” title=”;)” />

• 9 frame stops dynamic range (Check the preview video link…)

• 3D scene with Vray setting is included

• 81 shots for 1 HDRI !!

• Background 100% render able

• video link… http://www.iconrange.com/hdr/video/pan-hdr0802/

Overall Observations

This huge “360×180 Panosphere HDRI”, needs 8 frames to get made: 6 horizontals, 1 from the sky and a last one for the ground. Each frame (HDRI) is made from a set of 9 bracketing pictures, starting at stop -4 and ending at stop +4. Du to the extreme largeness of this Panosphere, the pack includes a single .hdr and no other High Dynamic Range format.

The Quality

With 69 Mega pixels (11748×5874 pix), the background pixels coverage is fine!... You’re free to place your 3D camera anywhere, and render without using black plates. In fact, this will bring you the necessary freedom for animating your scenes.

HDRI Backplate!

...However, this package contains a Backplate… but a huge one!! ...with more than 44 Mega pixels, this backplate would answer to any of your production needs. Backplate provided in JPG best quality

Backplate size : 9690×4584 pix

More to know

• Geographical Information / Public Yard Horseshoe Bay West Vancouver, BC / Canada

• Camera position : Latitude 49°22’14.11”N / Longitude 123°16’42.61”W

• Shooting Time 08:02 am / Shooting Date 08/25/2011

8 HDRI were necessary to get this Panosphere. Etch Basic HDRI Frame, merged from 9 pictures of that frame, was exposed from -4 to +4 stop, main exposed @ 1/45 sec. 6 HDRI to fill the horizontal line (6frames x 9pictures = 54 pictures) 1 HDRI to fill the sky (9 pictures) 1 HDRI to fill the nadir (ground view) (3frames x 9pictures = 27 pictures)

81 “4288×2848 pix” shots, were used to create this Panosphere HDRI.

• Bonus

The 3ds max scene file, used to create those preview images with a building, is also provided with this package. I hope this is going to help you to set your HDRI scenes with Vray. (3ds max 2009 / Vray 150sp6)