Blog
Welcome to our Blog. Here you can find news on events, product updates, customer stories and much more.
HDR Light Studio 8 released
HDR Light Studio adds Scrim Lights and an enhanced LightPaint system.
Mark Zawila on HDR Light Studio 8
We talk to beta tester Mark Zawila about his experience with HDR Light Studio 8.
What is a Scrim Light?
In this article, we learn about Scrim Lights and why they are so important for studio photography.
How to make perfect Product Renders
In this article, we teach the process for creating perfect product renders.
Learn about Product Rendering
Learn about what product rendering/visualization is and how it's used for presentation and marketing.
What is a Car Rendering?
This article explains what Car Rendering is and the leading 3D software used in the Automotive CGI process
Blender Addon Update
New plug-ins released for Blender, fixing issues with area light creation in Blender Octane Edition.
Support added for Houdini 19.5, and V-Ray 6 for 3ds Max
New plug-ins released for 3ds Max (now supports V-Ray 6) and Houdini 19.5.
Our first Apple Silicon Plug-ins Are Released
Cinema 4D 26 and Blender adds Apple Silicon Support
How do you make an HDRI Map?
We explore the various methods and gear required for making your own HDRI maps for image based lighting.
3ds Max 2023, Maya 2023, MODO 16 plug-in releases
Support added for newest releases of 3ds Max, Maya and MODO.
HDR Light Studio - Xenon Drop 4.2
New Release: Crash bug fixes, Omniverse for all and more...
HDR Light Studio - Indie Pricing
The price of HDR Light Studio 'Indie' is increasing. Find out more.
Maintenance Price Updates
VRED, DeltaGen and Patchwork 3D maintenance prices have updated today
How does HDRI Lighting Work?
This article describes how HDRI lighting works using environment lights for image-based lighting.
What is a HDRI map?
In this article, we explain what a HDRI map is for those new to 3D rendering.
Matching Photographic Lighting in Maya
We talked to Andrew Daffy about using HDR Light Studio on a recent commercial for BUGABOO
Octane Standalone 2021.1 Support Released
HDR Light Studio plug-in connection for Octane Standalone 2021.1 is now out!
CG Boost Challenge Sponsor
December 2021 - Mythology Challenge winner is now announced!
Fox Renderfarm - Snowman Challenge
The winners are now announced! It was our pleasure sponsoring the FGT3D Snowman Challenge.
HDR Light Studio - Xenon Drop 4.1
A minor point release adding support for Houdini 19
How to create clean 3D renders? - Interview with Iman...
Iman Kimiaei talks all about his 3D workflow and goes in depth about how lighting helps him achieve clean renders.
HDR Light Studio - Xenon Drop 4
Advanced Motion Blur comes to HDR Light Studio, and more.