Blog

Welcome to our Blog. Here you can find news on events, product updates, customer stories and much more.

13th July 2015

Automotive CGI Studio Lighting Demo

A demonstration by Maciej Ptaszynski shows how he lights an automotive shot from scratch to achieve realistic effects.
4th June 2015

International CGI Workshop 2015

Lightmap is exhibiting at the International CGI Workshop 2015. Come meet us, we hope to see you there!
29th May 2015

MODO 901 Connection Released

Connection for MODO 901 is now out and is immediately available for download.
27th May 2015

Autodesk 3DS Max 2016 Connection Released

HDR Light Studio 5 can now be used with 3ds Max 2016 connection.
18th March 2015

HDR Light Studio 5 comes to FMX 2015

Lightmap will be exhibiting at FMX 2015, come and meet us to get hands on with the latest release of HDR Light Studio.
7th March 2015

VRED Artists: 3rd Floor Company CGI

3rd Floor Company; their workflow and incorporation of HDR Light Studio.
2nd March 2015

Oddur Sigurdsson

One of our student users has sent us amazing images created using HDR Light Studio Educational Edition.
2nd March 2015

3ds Max Artists - Electric Art

Workflow broken down by Electric Art, a high-end creative imagine house.
28th February 2015

Dekode - Virtual studio photography

UK based, award winning, industrial design consultancy talks HDR Light Studio in relation to user experience.
14th February 2015

KeyShot Artists - Formotive

We talked with Niall Hamilton and asked few questions about how he uses HDR Light Studio in his design consultancy.
1st February 2015

MODO Artist: Crizalis Studio

3D Artist speaks about his background and progression to HDR Light Studio.
26th September 2014

3ds Max Artist: PK3D Studio

PK3D Studio has produced a stunning range of CGI images for the upcoming camera for iPhone.
15th May 2014

Transforming the lighting process in Cinema 4D

HDR Light Studio is changing the way 3D artists light their shots in Cinema 4D.
3rd April 2014

Anton Bessonov – Stunning 3ds Max Shots

3D artist claims he doesn’t know how he used to work without HDR Light Studio.
25th March 2014

Develop3D Live 2014

We are exhibiting at this year’s Develop3D Live event, so come meet us and try out newest HDR Light Studio.
18th March 2014

HDR Light Studio - CINEMA 4D live connection released

HDR Light Studio Live plug-in for Maxon Cinema 4D R13 and above is now available.
7th March 2014

Octane for MODO beta has begun!

Octane was taken for a spin in MODO, and it is nice to see that HDR Light Studio worked out of the box.
3rd March 2014

Recom Farmhouse - Mustang 2015 Launch

It’s a pleasure to hear from a HDR Light Studio user, about their role in the Ford Mustang teaser images.
25th February 2014

HDR Light Studio launches LightWave3D plug-in

HDR Light Studio adds an exciting new way to light your shots in LightWave 3D.
20th December 2013

Arion 2.5 by Random Control - adds HDR Light Studio...

Experience real-time HDRI map creation/editing as Arion 2.5 Standalone now supports live connection.
17th December 2013

Jomar Machado lights up prestigious calendar with HDR Light...

Jomar Machado has produced a stunning image for Shell’s 2014 calendar; lit entirely with HDR Light Studio.
13th December 2013

PK3D Studio - Studio Lighting with V-Ray for 3ds Max

The possibility of photography being replaced with computer generated imagery is illustrated by Piotr.
13th December 2013

Brendan McCaffrey - HDRI Lighting in 'V-Ray for 3ds Max'

Some of Brendan’s latest work has been shared with us; lit with HDR Light Studio and rendered in V-Ray for 3ds Max.
9th December 2013

V-Ray 2.0 for Rhino adds HDR Light Studio live connection

V-Ray 2.0 for Rhino is out, and we are pleased to announce this latest version adds support for a live connection.