Lightmap HDR Light Studio Automotive, Annual Subscription - Node Locked - Single User

The fastest way to perfect lighting

Create the perfect HDRI lighting in minutes with HDR Light Studio Automotive. Lighting shots are now fast, precise and easy. Simply click on the model to position lights on a live HDRI map.

With HDR Light Studio, the goal is to create an efficient and artist-driven way to light a 3D scene.  Paint your shot with lights. The lighting process is now easy, fast, precise, creative, and enjoyable. HDR Light Studio builds lighting that is used by your existing 3D software and renderer. By adding HDR Light Studio, 3D artists become more productive and image quality improves.

HDR Light Studio ‘Automotive’ provides the following bundle of software, connectivity, and support.

Importantly providing access to the VRED, DeltaGen and Patchwork3D Connections and providing the highest level of customer support.

• HDR Light Studio + Connections Include: VRED, DeltaGen, Patchwork3D, 3ds Max, Maya, Cinema 4D, MODO, LightWave3D, Houdini, Blender, Maxwell Studio, Rhino 3D, Octane Standalone, SOLIDWORKS Visualize + Priority Support via: Email, Telephone, Web Meetings.

LOOKING FOR A FAST AND CREATIVE WAY TO LIGHT YOUR SHOTS?

With HDR Light Studio you can create perfect custom lighting for your shot in minutes

• Easily and quickly light your 3D models to a very high standard
• Enjoy a more creative and flexible lighting process
• Meet your deadlines and produce higher value images

HDR LIGHT STUDIO MAKES LIGHTING FUN

Lighting is one of the most creative opportunities for a 3D artist. Lighting brings your 3D models to life. Don’t be slowed down by the limitations of your current lighting tools and content. Just add HDR Light Studio and become a lighting master.

A LIGHTING STANDARD

HDR Light Studio has now helped thousands of commercial 3D artists, world-wide, to speed up the lighting process and produce better quality renders. It has become an industry standard over the last 12 years and we work closely with our partners to create plug-in connections to: 3ds Max, Maya, Cinema 4D, MODO, Houdini and many more.

Connection Features and Compatibility Chart PDF

Images lit with HDR Light Studio

HDR LIGHT STUDIO TRANSFORMS YOUR LIGHTING WORKFLOW:

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

CREATIVE BENEFITS:

• Fast
  • Craft lighting to a higher level
  • Explore more lighting treatments
• User-Friendly
  • Puts the art back into lighting
  • Easy to use with real-time feedback
• Accurate
  • Precisely position lighting and reflections on 3D models

COMMERCIAL BENEFITS:

• Cost-Effective
  • Increase productivity – light shots in minutes not hours
  • Image-based lighting can significantly reduce render times
  • Works with your existing hardware/software
• Improve Quality
  • HDR lighting raises image quality to the next level

KEY FEATURES:

• Organize lights in groups and more with Composites
  
• LightPaint – click on the 3D model in HDR Light Studio to position lights
• Create and edit HDRI maps in real-time
• Create HDRI Area Lights: 3ds Max, Maya, Cinema 4D, MODO, Houdini, Octane Standalone
• Procedural lights, image-based lights, and procedural sky
• Loads Alembic and Collada scenes
• Includes a large library of HDRI light source captures
• Ideal lighting solution for Physically Based Rendering

USE STANDALONE OR CONNECTED

HDR Light Studio can be used standalone – load a 3D scene and produce the perfect HDRI map.

OR

Connect HDR Light Studio with your 3D software and Renderer. Lighting is built and updated live within your 3D software as you light with HDR Light Studio.

Connections are available for:

• 3ds Max
• Maya
• Cinema 4D
• Modo
• VRED
• DELTAGEN
• Rhino
• SOLIDWORKS Visualize
• LightWave3D
• Houdini
• Blender
• Maxwell Studio
• Octane Render Standalone

Learn more about connections in the Details tab.

LICENSES EXPLAINED

A node-locked license is for one user and allows HDR Light Studio to run on a designated primary computer, and a designated second home/laptop computer if required (by using the license transfer facility on our web site).

A floating license is for multiple users and allows one concurrent session of HDR Light Studio to run on any computer on the local network. You need to purchase licenses for the number of concurrent users you will require. A computer on the network runs the RLM server software and client machines get their licenses from this computer via the local network.

An annual subscription provides a license that will expire at the end of the 1 year period. During the subscription period you can run the latest software and you are entitled to support. Renewal is not automatic and we do not store card details.

A permanent license does not expire. It includes 1 year of maintenance – providing software updates and support. At the end of this period, additional maintenance can be purchased in order to keep your software up to date and to continue to be supported.