McLaren / Backplate Trial

[BLR]

Hey,

Just trying something different here. I grabbed the model from here: https://grabcad.com/rex.fu-1/projects?page=1
Awesome resource. Model is really good.

Anyways I googled "hdr 360 pano" and found a full 360 flat image. Made that into an HDR and imported back into Keyshot. Then I cut a section of the original image into a backplate. Rendered the car on top of the backplate, but in the HDR so the reflections were accurate. HDR alone was a bit grainy/blurry and had scaling issues.

Something different for me. Pretty cool result. Think I'm going to try it again.

Included final image and "demo" image.

[Despot]

For me it doesn't really work, the big problem is the backplate is extremely blurred and the car is perfectly in focus. - it looks really odd I'm afraid.

The original 360 degree panorama you used to create the environment, was that an actual  .HDR/.EXR, or was it in .jpg or .png format ?

If it was the latter, then even if you exported it from Photoshop (or whatever) as an .HDR, it wouldn't be a true HDRI... for that you need multiple exposures.

[BLR]

Thanks for the feedback!

The blurring was done in part stylistically and in part to try to cover up the original image.

The 360 panorama was a .jpg that I just quick turned into an .hdr. So the quality wasn't great, but it wrapped all the way around.

Attached is the image straight out of Keyshot.

[Despot]

So you're lighting your KeyShot scene with what is effectively an LDR, not HDR

Would you permit me to post an image to show you what I mean ?

[BLR]

Yea sure please do!
I'd appreciate the knowledge greatly.

I keep calling what I'm saving out an "HDR" simply because that's the extension out of Photoshop.