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HDR Light Studio

Real-time lighting tool now lets users add area lights to a scene by 'painting' highlights onto surfaces.

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016

Long-awaited update to popular lighting toolkit adds new highlight design and HDR baking workflows.

Wednesday, February 10th, 2016

Update extends renderer's HDRI design and toon rendering capabilities and adds support for camera motion blur in animations.

Thursday, February 4th, 2016

We round up 50 seasonal deals on CG tools, including Modo, Corona, LightWave, Painter and Poser Pro.

Monday, November 30th, 2015

Big update readies real-time image-based lighting design tool for serious VFX work, including Alembic and FBX support.

Thursday, May 14th, 2015

Live linking plugin lets users render native 3D geometry or ORBX scenes in OctaneRender from within Nuke.

Friday, April 10th, 2015

Updated with 15 more offers for Cyber Monday! Save money on everything from RealFlow to HDRIs.

Sunday, November 30th, 2014

LightWave3D Live Connection lets users create HDRIs in real time, and see the results in LightWave's VPR.

Tuesday, February 25th, 2014

Update adds V-Ray RT GPU, plus bonus add-on with 200 readymade material and lighting set-ups.

Tuesday, December 10th, 2013

Now shipping: update also boosts raytracing speed, maximum render size, adds link to HDR Light Studio.

Monday, September 30th, 2013

New Live link to 3ds Max lets users design custom image-based light rigs and see results in V-Ray RT.

Tuesday, January 29th, 2013

Innovative real-time image-based lighting tool enables users to 'paint' highlights directly onto 3D models.

Monday, September 24th, 2012

Light your model by clicking on its surface to position highlights with this nifty real-time lighting toolset.

Thursday, April 12th, 2012