Creating a rendered HDR environment with Vray and Mari

[sharktacos]

Wanted to share a video I made that outlines a process we use for projecting a complex rendered CG set onto simplified geo as HDR maps.

Because we are replacing hundreds, sometimes thousands, of complex geometry and hi-res textures with only a few, this technique provides accurate GI and reflection integration, while dramatically speeding up render times.

docs.sharktacos.com/pipeline/HDRenv.html

[ivaylo.ivanov]

Thanks, very interesting.

[smbell]

Neat! thanks for sharing. Could prove very useful in the future.