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exstarsisexstarsis Posts: 2,128
in The Commons

I think you've just pushed me into buying and rendering space scifi.

https://www.daz3d.com/iray-hdri-space

I'm not sure whether I hate you or love you,

--Chrysoula

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  • LinwellyLinwelly Posts: 6,067

    give him all you love and money, he deserves it wink

    No its a beautiful set, I guess I'll get it soon as well, then we can do space renders together.

  • fastbike1fastbike1 Posts: 4,081

    Good luck. I can't figure out how to get anything like the promos. Black sky for any planet maps. I'm not about to try infinite dome rotations in 3 dimensions to figure out where the planet is. No default render setting with the maps (if there are they don't show in the editor, or don't help).

    Not typically idsappointed w/ KindredArts products, but this one is baffling.

  • KindredArtsKindredArts Posts: 1,335

    Thanks guys, i appreciate it :)

    @fastbike1 - I'm over in the other thread answering questions. For some of the hdri's i used a really low yield star map which doesn't show at all at lower exposure values. I was trying to stay true to source. Again, i'm in the other thread for support, or you could pm me if that's any better.

  • nelsonsmithnelsonsmith Posts: 1,337

    I bought it, and I swore I bought my last item for the forseeable future.  Those HDRI's really fill a much needed niche! 

  • DustRiderDustRider Posts: 2,902
    fastbike1 said:

    Good luck. I can't figure out how to get anything like the promos. Black sky for any planet maps. I'm not about to try infinite dome rotations in 3 dimensions to figure out where the planet is. No default render setting with the maps (if there are they don't show in the editor, or don't help).

    Not typically idsappointed w/ KindredArts products, but this one is baffling.

    You could put a "chrome" ball in your scene to easily see where the planets are.

  • KindredArtsKindredArts Posts: 1,335
    nelsonsmith said:

    I bought it, and I swore I bought my last item for the forseeable future.  Those HDRI's really fill a much needed niche! 

    Yay smiley Thanks Nelson, i hope you enjoy them.

  • AllenArtAllenArt Posts: 7,175

    OMG...been looking for outer space HDRI. I think I love you ;).

    Laurie

  • nicsttnicstt Posts: 11,715

    I'm currently resisting this; all I've seen I fancy for a few days, probably over a week now (not even added stuff to wishlish, except for i13's bed, love the wall decorations on it); I don't expect the resisting to last indefinitely. /sigh

  • exstarsisexstarsis Posts: 2,128

    I'm waiting for some cart shenanigans to clear up but oh, I've been planning renders. Showed them to my SO and she said Happy Birthday! And gave me a new gift card a day early. Oh yeah!

  • KindredArtsKindredArts Posts: 1,335
    AllenArt said:

    OMG...been looking for outer space HDRI. I think I love you ;).

    Laurie

    Hey me too! The best i could find was a set by Dosch, but they were quite expensive and low resolution. 

    nicstt said:

    I'm currently resisting this; all I've seen I fancy for a few days, probably over a week now (not even added stuff to wishlish, except for i13's bed, love the wall decorations on it); I don't expect the resisting to last indefinitely. /sigh

    I know the feeling. I've spent a few more pennies than i should have over MM. 

    dreamfarmer said:

    I'm waiting for some cart shenanigans to clear up but oh, I've been planning renders. Showed them to my SO and she said Happy Birthday! And gave me a new gift card a day early. Oh yeah!

    Well that was nice! Happy birthday for tomorrow smiley

  • AllenArtAllenArt Posts: 7,175

    The only other ones I've seen (besides Dosch) are HDRI Hub and they're still 15 bucks per (ouch!). Other than that I haven't found any so these are very VERY welcome :).

    Laurie

  • KindredArtsKindredArts Posts: 1,335
    AllenArt said:

    The only other ones I've seen (besides Dosch) are HDRI Hub and they're still 15 bucks per (ouch!). Other than that I haven't found any so these are very VERY welcome :).

    Laurie

    Agreed. When it comes to HDRI's they tend to be either ridiculously expensive or free, not much in-between. There's some great sets on daz though, it's the only place a can really harvest them at a decent price point. Anyway, thank you for picking them up, i hope you enjoy them smiley

  • TangoAlphaTangoAlpha Posts: 4,587

    Snagged. This'll come in very handy for me in a couple of months . . . ;)

  • KindredArtsKindredArts Posts: 1,335
    TangoAlpha said:

    Snagged. This'll come in very handy for me in a couple of months . . . ;)

    Thanks tango! Best of luck if you're doing a sci fi set, they're a tricky beast!

  • LlynaraLlynara Posts: 4,772
    edited April 2017
    KindredArts said:
    AllenArt said:

    The only other ones I've seen (besides Dosch) are HDRI Hub and they're still 15 bucks per (ouch!). Other than that I haven't found any so these are very VERY welcome :).

    Laurie

    Agreed. When it comes to HDRI's they tend to be either ridiculously expensive or free, not much in-between. There's some great sets on daz though, it's the only place a can really harvest them at a decent price point. Anyway, thank you for picking them up, i hope you enjoy them smiley

    I just recently went through this with a render that needed a good space background. I have so much sci fi stuff I'd love to render but so hard to find good HDRs without spending a fortune. I usually fake it with postworked backgrounds, but the piece I just did was filled with reflective surfaces and it had to be in the scene to begin with. (Otherwise, a postwork nightmare!)

    I may grab this new one and try again. Thank you, Kindred! Definitely a much needed product!

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  • KindredArtsKindredArts Posts: 1,335
    Llynara said:
    KindredArts said:
    AllenArt said:

    The only other ones I've seen (besides Dosch) are HDRI Hub and they're still 15 bucks per (ouch!). Other than that I haven't found any so these are very VERY welcome :).

    Laurie

    Agreed. When it comes to HDRI's they tend to be either ridiculously expensive or free, not much in-between. There's some great sets on daz though, it's the only place a can really harvest them at a decent price point. Anyway, thank you for picking them up, i hope you enjoy them smiley

    I just recently went through this with a render that needed a good space background. I have so much sci fi stuff I'd love to render but so hard to find good HDRs without spending a fortune. I usually fake it with postworked backgrounds, but the piece I just did was filled with reflective surfaces and it had to be in the scene to begin with. (Otherwise, a postwork nightmare!)

    I may grab this new one and try again. Thank you, Kindred! Definitely a much needed product!

    Thanks Llynara! I hope you enjoy them :) Best of luck!

  • TangoAlphaTangoAlpha Posts: 4,587
    KindredArts said:
    TangoAlpha said:

    Snagged. This'll come in very handy for me in a couple of months . . . ;)

    Thanks tango! Best of luck if you're doing a sci fi set, they're a tricky beast!

    Yeah I guess so. But I'm writing sci fi at the moment, and all that world building is just oozing out!

  • BruganBrugan Posts: 365

    Can't wait to use these, instantly went into my cart/will be pulling the trigger tonight. Please do another pack soon! :)

     

  • IceDragonArtIceDragonArt Posts: 12,904

    Went into my cart so fast my poor debit card had no idea what ran it over lol.

  • KindredArtsKindredArts Posts: 1,335
    TangoAlpha said:
    KindredArts said:
    TangoAlpha said:

    Snagged. This'll come in very handy for me in a couple of months . . . ;)

    Thanks tango! Best of luck if you're doing a sci fi set, they're a tricky beast!

    Yeah I guess so. But I'm writing sci fi at the moment, and all that world building is just oozing out!

    Oh i getcha', a flair of inspiration eh. smiley

    Brugan said:

    Can't wait to use these, instantly went into my cart/will be pulling the trigger tonight. Please do another pack soon! :)

     

    Thanks Brugan! If everyone enjoys them i'll definately do some more :)

     

    Ice Dragon Art said:

    Went into my cart so fast my poor debit card had no idea what ran it over lol.

    I know the feels dragon! My poor credit card has been riding that limit all month. Thank you for picking up the set though, enjoy!

  • RedzRedz Posts: 1,459

    Lovely set. You've done a fantastic job with these, thank you! My iray preview is fast enough to rotate the dome and find the sweet spots on the hdris. It'd be ideal if they loaded right in the default viewport, or if there were a couple of simple camera presets to give a starting position for those that have a slow iray preview window. 

  • JazzyBearJazzyBear Posts: 805

    Perfect timing for a small commission project!

    They look excellent and will really help my CPU render times. Thanks!

  • KindredArtsKindredArts Posts: 1,335
    Redz said:

    Lovely set. You've done a fantastic job with these, thank you! My iray preview is fast enough to rotate the dome and find the sweet spots on the hdris. It'd be ideal if they loaded right in the default viewport, or if there were a couple of simple camera presets to give a starting position for those that have a slow iray preview window. 

    Yes absolutely, point taken! I didn't think of it at the time, but it probably would have been useful to have camera presets. I imagined people re-orienting the HDRI rather than moving there sets around, but i know there's plenty of people who simply don't work that way around. Next time i'll make sure there's some camera presets. smiley

     

    JazzyBear said:

    Perfect timing for a small commission project!

    They look excellent and will really help my CPU render times. Thanks!

    No problem Jazzy! Best of luck with your project.

  • fastbike1fastbike1 Posts: 4,081
    edited April 2017

    I'm not sure what was going on. I can get a planet to show up now. Render in the other thread. I still have questions about getting "close up" renders similar to some of the promos (other thread). I was definitely frustrated because I typically don't have trouble getting a basic render on the first try, and definitely not with an empty scene w/ HDRI. Also haven't had problems w/ your products, so was definitely frustrated.

    I have a vision of Bastion w/ DarkEdgeDesigns new SpartechOps.

    KindredArts said:

    Thanks guys, i appreciate it :)

    @fastbike1 - I'm over in the other thread answering questions. For some of the hdri's i used a really low yield star map which doesn't show at all at lower exposure values. I was trying to stay true to source. Again, i'm in the other thread for support, or you could pm me if that's any better.

     

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  • KindredArtsKindredArts Posts: 1,335
    fastbike1 said:

    I'm not sure what was going on. I can get a planet to show up now. Render in the other thread. I still have questions about getting "close up" renders similar to some of the promos (other thread). I was definitely frustrated because I typically don't have trouble getting a basic render on the first try, and definitely not with an empty scene w/ HDRI. Also haven't had problems w/ your products, so was definitely frustrated.

    I have a vision of Bastion w/ DarkEdgeDesigns new SpartechOps.

    KindredArts said:

    Thanks guys, i appreciate it :)

    @fastbike1 - I'm over in the other thread answering questions. For some of the hdri's i used a really low yield star map which doesn't show at all at lower exposure values. I was trying to stay true to source. Again, i'm in the other thread for support, or you could pm me if that's any better.

     

    I'm sorry you're having trouble, and i agree i should have included some camera presets, it just didn't cross my mind at the time. I've replied to you Re: Camera settings in the other thread. Either lowering frame width or upping the focal length should limit the field of view thus bringing more of the planet in view. If you could do this in iray interactive view, that would be better. Let me know if this helps and if you need any further assistance. Cheers!

  • fastbike1fastbike1 Posts: 4,081
    edited April 2017

    I apprecaite the responses. I'm now fairly sure something was glitchy with my first few tries (all with the same Studio instance). I'm getting results and just need to get more familar with the product. I'm going to quit posting here since the other thread is active and I'm getting a handle on using this product. 

    FWIW, I don't typically use camera presets. I assumed that this product would at least produce something by just loading a HDR. As I said, it appears to do just that (now), so I think I had some temporary glitch with Studio.

    KindredArts said:
    fastbike1 said:

    I'm not sure what was going on. I can get a planet to show up now. Render in the other thread. I still have questions about getting "close up" renders similar to some of the promos (other thread). I was definitely frustrated because I typically don't have trouble getting a basic render on the first try, and definitely not with an empty scene w/ HDRI. Also haven't had problems w/ your products, so was definitely frustrated.

    I have a vision of Bastion w/ DarkEdgeDesigns new SpartechOps.

    KindredArts said:

    Thanks guys, i appreciate it :)

    @fastbike1 - I'm over in the other thread answering questions. For some of the hdri's i used a really low yield star map which doesn't show at all at lower exposure values. I was trying to stay true to source. Again, i'm in the other thread for support, or you could pm me if that's any better.

     

    I'm sorry you're having trouble, and i agree i should have included some camera presets, it just didn't cross my mind at the time. I've replied to you Re: Camera settings in the other thread. Either lowering frame width or upping the focal length should limit the field of view thus bringing more of the planet in view. If you could do this in iray interactive view, that would be better. Let me know if this helps and if you need any further assistance. Cheers!

     

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  • exstarsisexstarsis Posts: 2,128

    Space cathedrals really need their running lights turned down. But they can be quite nice. Even underneath. Is there an underneath in space?

    I'm going to have so much fun.

     

  • exstarsisexstarsis Posts: 2,128
    edited April 2017

    Heh heh heh. "Outer space." (Same HDRI as the above.)

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  • KindredArtsKindredArts Posts: 1,335
    edited April 2017

    Ignore, double post..

    Post edited by KindredArts on
  • KindredArtsKindredArts Posts: 1,335
    edited April 2017

    dreamfarmer said:

    Heh heh heh. "Outer space." (Same HDRI as the above.)

    Well that's a good idea! Which hdri is that? 

    Post edited by KindredArts on
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