ChromeStar posted at 8:55 PM Wed, 30 November 2022 - #4450679

adp001 posted at 7:29 PM Wed, 30 November 2022 - #4450677

Rendering with many bounces instead of HDRIs is probably only good for Poser 11 and 12 (we will see how it is in P13). It should not be taken as a general recommendation!

What if I want to render in a scene for which I don't have an HDRI?

What if I want to move through a space instead of remaining at the center point of the HDRI?

HDRI's give good results but I find them pretty limiting.

Try using HDRIs made just to lit a scene. Here is an Image showing "HDR Light Studio": https://www.lightmap.co.uk/dynamic_resources/webp_images/homepage/hdrls_ui.webp

Light up the scene with such a "grayscale image" and you save the heavy computing power for the bounces.

You can also take one of the typical HDRIs (e.g. from one showing a photo studio, available for free) and prevent the image from being displayed. Then only the lighting information remains to illuminate the scene.

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