White Background

[glorybound]

How do I render with a white background?

[eyepiz]

I override the GI environment to black.

[Morne]

It depends on why you want to.

If it's your typical exterior you do, then stick your HDRI in the VRAY environment override. Then in the max environment just make your background white (or stick any bitmap in there). The vray override will use the override as the environment, and the max one will just be used for literally a background and wont affect your lighting etc...

[glorybound]

that's what I tried, but the background is a dark gray.

[eyepiz]

that's what I tried, but the background is a dark gray.

I only use the HDRI in a dome light only for reflections...what type of rendering are you trying to achieve? If its a studio type, use the mtlwrapper on a vray plane with matte for reflection and refraction and exclude reflections from the dome light.

[matanov]

The one that Morne suggested + VRayColor in the background slot - white with RGB multiplier high as you need

[cheerioboy]

The one that Morne suggested + VRayColor in the background slot - white with RGB multiplier high as you need

That's a great tip, never thought to use a VRayColor in the environment slot..

[Morne]

that's what I tried, but the background is a dark gray.

in environment make sure that your "Ambient:" is black

[voltron7]

thanks, these are very helpful tips...
Slizer's is new to me, and am looking forward to try out today!

[super gnu]

cant you just exclude the environment from exposure control?

[voltron7]

cant you just exclude the environment from exposure control?

I've done this, but it just seems to peak out a "non-brilliant" white, so I want to try slizer's suggestion for more control...

edit: well, maybe not exactly...I just told V-Ray color mapping not to affect BG.

[fraggle]

The one that Morne suggested + VRayColor in the background slot - white with RGB multiplier high as you need

I tried that myself, without sucess. seems like the dome is always visible in grey.



Thanks

[fraggle]

use the mtlwrapper on a vray plane with matte for reflection and refraction and exclude reflections from the dome light.

Can you explain how do you exclude the reflection from the dome light on the plane?
Thanks

[PIXELBOX_SRO]

just tested my suggestion and the color of the white is 255,255,255
what sort of white r you after?

[fraggle]

just tested my suggestion and the color of the white is 255,255,255
what sort of white r you after?

I probably do something wrong with your method....
please find attached a test scene.
As you can see, the background is not white.

Other method failed too. Using a vraycolor (white) with a multiplier of 50 in the GI environment doesn't change anything.

Thanks