HDR Light Studio 2 User Guide

HDRLightStudio2.0ContentsContentsInstallationandActivationPage1What’sNewinVersion2.0Page3MainInterfaceOverviewPage4GettingStartedPage5SyntheticLightsPage6PictureLightsPage10BackgroundSettingsPage14LiveLightPage20RenderSettingsPage24KeyboardCommandsPage25HDRLightStudio2.0InstallationandActivationPage1InstallationRunthemainHDRLightStudioinstallertoinstallthemainHDRLightStudiosoftwareontoyourcomputer.ActivationIMPORTANT:HDRLightStudioisonlylicensedtorunonasinglePCunderasingleWindowsUserAccount.Therefore,youmustbeloggedonastheenduseraccountbeforecontinuingwithyoursoftwareactivation.ThefirsttimeHDRLightStudioisrun,itwillgenerateauniqueuserkeyfile.ToactivateHDRLightStudioyouwillneedtosendLightmapthisfile.OpenHDRLightStudioandgototheHelpMenuandselect‘OpenLicensingDirectory’.Afolderisnowopenedthatcontainsyouruserkeyfile(thenameofthisfiledependsonwhichversionofHDRLightStudioyouareusing).Youneedtosendustheuserkeyfilefoundinthisfolder.Thisishowyoudothat...LogintoyouraccountattheLightmapStoreandunderPurchasedProductslocateyourHDRLightStudioproduct.Evenifyouhavepurchasedthroughareseller,youwillstillhaveanaccountatourstoreandwillhavebeenprovidedwithlogindetailsforyouraccount.FirstyoumustaddthenameandemailaddressoftheRegisteredUserusingtheCreate/ChangeUserlink.Theemailaddressenteredherewillbeusedtosendallinformationonactivationandsoftwareupdates.PleasemakesureyourspamfilterwillallowemailsfromtheLightmapdomain.HDRLightStudio2.0InstallationandActivationPage2WhentheRegisteredUserhasbeenset,youcanuploadyouruserkeyfileusingtheUploadUserKeyherelinkwhichisnowavailabletouse.Oncewehavereceivedyouruserkeyfile,wewillgenerateauniquelicensekeyfiletofullyenableyoursoftware.Note:thiscantakeupto24hours.TheRegisteredUserwillreceiveanemailwhenthislicensekeyfilehasbeengenerated,itcanthenbedownloadedfromyouraccount.Downloadthislicensekeyfileandplaceitintothedirectorywhereyouruserkeyfilewaslocated.Withbothkeysinplace,nexttimeyourunHDRLightStudioitwillbefullyactivatedandcanrender.FinallyPictureLights!Finallytocompleteyourinstallation,pleasedownloadtheseperatePictureLightsinstallerfromtheExtrassectionofyouraccount.Runthisinstallertoinstallthelibraryofover100PictureLights.ThiscompletesyourHDRLightStudioinstallation.Happylighting!!!What’sNewinversion2.0LiveLight(1)HDRLightStudiohasevolved.Real-timepreviewofthelightingdesignonyour3Dmodel.HDRIbackgrounds(2)(ProEditiononly)HDRIenvironmentbackgroundsarenowsupported(.hdrand.exrformat).Nowyoucanputyour3Dobjectsintoanexistingenvironmentandplaceadditionallightingandeffectstobringyourmodelstolife.It’sthebestofbothworlds.Transparentbackgrounds(ProEditiononly)Youcanrenderan.exrofyourlightingdesignwithatransparentbackground.ThisisolatesyourlightingdesignsoitcanbeadjustedorcompositedusingapackagelikeAdobePhotoshop-allowingforevenmorelightingeffectsandfinecontrol.Brighterandlargerlights(3)Evenmoredynamicrange-simulatelightsthataremuchbrighter(10,000W).Createmuchlargerlightsorlightsthatappearmuchcloser(Maxsizenow1,000).Show,hideand‘solo’lights(4)Lightscanbeshownorhiddenwhilstkeepingtheirsettings.Also‘CTRLClick’to‘solo’thelight,or‘CTRLClick’againtoshowalllights.More‘PictureLights’(5)‘PictureLights’isthenewnamefor‘HDRILights’.PictureLightsnowsupportalphachannelsforbeautifulsoftedgesandeffects.HDRLightStudio2.0comeswithmorethandoubletheamountoflightsfoundinversion1.5.MuchfasterrenderengineFastpreviewcanbeselectedatallrenderresolutions,notjust1,500x750Chooseto‘Flip’thefinalrenderoutputinthehorizontaldirectionAnewlocationforuserandlicensekeyfiles,makingiteasiertoactivateyoursoftwarewithoutread/writepermissionissueswhengeneratingkeys.HDRLightStudio2.0What’sNewinVersion2.0Page31123534CreaterectangularsyntheticlightDeleteselectedlightCloneselectedlightLightListHDRCanvasLightPropertiesCreateroundsyntheticlightCreatehexagonalsyntheticlightCreateandchooseapicturelightBackgroundsettingsOpenrenderdialogwindowIncreasecanvasexposureDecreasecanvasexposureLat-longorcubicguidesoncanvasUndo&redoShow/hidelightsOpenLiveLightwindowHDRLightStudio2.0MainInterfaceOverviewMainInterfaceOverviewPage4GettingStarted-TheBasics•TheHDRCanvasrepresentsalatitude-longitudespheremap.•ClickonanyofthelightbuttonstocreateanewlightinthecentreoftheHDRCanvas.•Thecurrentlyselectedlightishighlightedorangeinthe‘LightList’andhasanorangecircleatitscentreontheHDRCanvas.•ThepropertiesofthecurrentlyselectedlightaredisplayedintheLightPropertiespaneatthebottomofthemainwindow.•Numericalpropertiesofthelight(wattage,latitudeetc)canbechangedusingeithertheslidersorviaitscorrespondingeditbox.•ThelocationofthecurrentlyselectedlightcanbechangedbyclickingatanewpositiondirectlyontheHDRCanvas.Lightsarepositionedusingtheircentrelocation.•ChangethecurrentlyselectedlightbyeitherclickingonthelightintheLightListorusingtheupanddownarrowkeystomovethroughthelist.•MovethecurrentlyselectedlightupanddowninthelightlistpressingtheLeftSHIFTkeywhilstusingthe‘UpArrow’and‘DownArrow’keystomovethelight.•TheCanvasExposurecontrolscanbeusedtochangetheexposureoftheHDRCanvas.Thisallowsforeasyinspe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