Dear Maya users,
I am dropping a note here to let you guys know that HDR Light Studio 5.3 is released and has added a major new feature - the creation and control of area lights/emitters.
This is compatible with our Maya plug-in and works perfectly with:
Mental Ray
Iray
Arnold
Maxwell
VRay
Octane
Redshift
RenderMan
As you light your shot in HDR Light Studio, the HDRI map is updated and area lights are built. We create the light or geometry and emitter shader on the fly, and map our content onto the light. It works seamlessly and makes lighting a real joy. See the lighting update in the IPR view in real-time whilst driving the lighting from HDR Light Studio.
Please do check out our blog post which includes a video on how it works:
https://www.lightmap.co.uk/blog/press/lightmap-launches-hdr-light-studio-5-3/
Best regards
Mark
