Background picture not included

Taoz

On the product page for this one:

https://www.daz3d.com/japanese-store-alley

it says "background picture not included", but I can't figure out what they mean. I assume it must be something shown on the promos, but what?

evacyn

Maybe it's the HDRI? You can see a reflection in the windows in the promo:

https://www.daz3d.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/j/a/japanese_store_alley_popout_8.jpg

Taoz

Hm, yes I guess you're right, can hardly be anything else. Thanks!

3Diva

Several of the promos have sky poking through the alley "roof" slats:

https://www.daz3d.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/j/a/japanese_store_alley_popout_3.jpg

https://www.daz3d.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/j/a/japanese_store_alley_popout_6.jpg

https://www.daz3d.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/j/a/japanese_store_alley_popout_7.jpg

I believe that's probably what is meant by the "background image". :)

Taoz

Thanks, yes, it's the term "background image" that is confusing - usually that means a photo you apply to the backdrop in DS. It should have said HDRI or Environment Map.

3Diva

Taoz said:

Thanks, yes, it's the term "background image" that is confusing - usually that means a photo you apply to the backdrop in DS. It should have said HDRI or Environment Map.

I believe it is probably an image added later in post - there are tell-tale signs of the images being rendered without a background and then the background image being added later (black matting around the edges and borders of the model). In that case, "background image" sounds to me like an accurate term. :)

Taoz

Divamakeup said:

Taoz said:

Thanks, yes, it's the term "background image" that is confusing - usually that means a photo you apply to the backdrop in DS. It should have said HDRI or Environment Map.

I believe it is probably an image added later in post - there are tell-tale signs of the images being rendered without a background and then the background image being added later (black matting around the edges and borders of the model). In that case, "background image" sounds to me like an accurate term. :)

But that wouldn't cause reflections in the window glass, as is the case here?

3Diva

Taoz said:

Divamakeup said:

Taoz said:

Thanks, yes, it's the term "background image" that is confusing - usually that means a photo you apply to the backdrop in DS. It should have said HDRI or Environment Map.

I believe it is probably an image added later in post - there are tell-tale signs of the images being rendered without a background and then the background image being added later (black matting around the edges and borders of the model). In that case, "background image" sounds to me like an accurate term. :)

But that wouldn't cause reflections in the window glass, as is the case here?

No idea, you'd have to ask the PA who made it. :) That one might have been rendered with a visible HDRI.