HDRI plugins

Complex UV Layout in Maya

Over the last couple of years UV layout in Maya has changed for the better. In this course we're going to be taking a look at some of those changes as we UV map an entire character

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# 1 29-10-2003 , 09:35 PM

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Are there any free HDRI plug-ins for maya 4.5?

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# 2 30-10-2003 , 01:46 PM

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surely mental ray does it?! i think
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# 3 30-10-2003 , 08:07 PM

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Yep mentalray does do it, just not as nicely as some other programs. Maya does not recognize .hdr files, but mentalray does. So when you load it in, maya will give an error, but just ignore it.
basically, just make a hemisphere around your scene, reverse the normals, map your hdri image onto it. You'll have to have to change the HSV V value of Color gain in the attributes of the .hdr file to get the effect you want. Somewhere around 1-2 usually works. Render with final gathering and your good to go.
Hope that helps.

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