Hemispherical environment (with locked position) for animations

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IMHO, it would be helpful to have an option to have an “anchored” hemispherical dome option for the HDR/EXR environment. I have to do a lot of vehicle shots and could really use this ability for quick-n-dirty client previews (static & animated).

I do realize it can be done with actual geometry (squished spheres/cylinders/etc.) however that also includes extra steps to deal with shadows, lighting, texture scale, and reflections. I’d much rather have a simple approach like what is used in VRed/IRay/Keyshot. For reference & clarity, I’m referring to something like this: https://youtu.be/jxdtCDfRfTI?t=8m50s

Is there a chance to get something like this incorporated into Corona in the near future or perhaps it’s already there and I’m just overlooking it?

Thanks!

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Yes, absolutely yes :- ).

I pondered of doing it via hemispheric geometry like I still have to in Unreal 4, but then I felt quite dumb about that…

It’s not useful just for animation, it would be godsend for product shots without backplates.

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Exactly. I’ve been using that geometry method to get this to “somewhat” work for a client. However, it’s not efficient with lighting & reflections (creates more noise) and a hassle at times to setup.

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Duplicate thread: https://forum.corona-renderer.com/index.php?topic=8824