HDR and Rendering

[Pa Dave]

whenever i render my HDR image does not show up in the finished rendering, it is in the Preview image on screen though

[chadstevens]

It's known as an alpha channel, if you save an .EXR or .HDR you need to go into photoshop and select the beauty layer, then click on the layer > layer mask > from transparency.
Your sky should then reappear with a mask in Photoshop.

[Pa Dave]

i got it working with the trial, and never had to do that

[Pa Dave]

any help on this? need to get a rendering or 2 out for my company, doesnt help without the HDR working

[Ana Lyubenova]

Dave, see your private messages, please.

[Pa Dave]

i do not use Photoshop, i have GIMP tho

[Pa Dave]

any other option? we do not have Photoshop, we have Photo Elements, i really need to do a rendering

[Ana Lyubenova]

If you save the image either as .jpg or .bmp, the HDR background will be saved (see attachment)

If you save it as a .png, you will need to do what chadstevens had already told you but in GIMP:
1. Right click the layer in the layers dialog.
2. Select Add Layer Mask from the context menu.
3. Initialize Layer mask to: Transfer layer's alpha channel.
4. Click Add
5. Go back to the layer's dialog. You will see a small preview of the mask next to the original layer. Right click the layer mask and select: Delete layer mask. This will discard all alpha information and will show up the background.

[Pa Dave]

got it! ....wow ,thanks