Download two free timelapse HDRI sky domes
Updated with new timelapse: get two 1,024 x 512 sample timelapse skies from Hyperfocal Design.
Tuesday, April 29th, 2014
HDRI
Download free hi-res HDR files from HDRMAPS
Updated: Now including a complete free 8K sIBL of a country road, licensed for commercial use.
Wednesday, April 16th, 2014
Lightmap ships LightWave plugin for HDR Light Studio
LightWave3D Live Connection lets users create HDRIs in real time, and see the results in LightWave's VPR.
Tuesday, February 25th, 2014
Download a free HDR image set from HDRI Hub
Get an sIBL image set of a city by night. Licensed for commercial use, and good for automotive renders.
Monday, February 17th, 2014
Download three free HDRIs from Ten24's 3D Scan Store
Two exteriors and one useful studio interior, all captured at 10,000 x 5,000 and licensed for commercial use.
Monday, January 20th, 2014
Download a free 16,000 x 8,000 HDRI file
Get Michał Jaszowski's ultra-hi-res sIBL package of a sunny winter landscape from his Full Frame site.
Friday, May 3rd, 2013
OpenEXR 2.0 released
Update to the open-source HDR file format should finally make deep compositing available in most tools.
Thursday, April 11th, 2013
Luxion releases KeyShot 4
Updated and now shipping: Intuitive renderer adds more features for general 3D users, including improved SSS and HDRI editing.
Friday, February 15th, 2013
Get free CG resources in 3D World's Advent giveaway
Downloads available so far include a nice Dutch Skies sIBL/HDRI set licensed for commercial use.
Monday, December 10th, 2012
Lightmap releases HDR Light Studio 4
Innovative real-time image-based lighting tool enables users to 'paint' highlights directly onto 3D models.
Monday, September 24th, 2012
Eye candy: cool real-time raytracing in DirectX 11
See some nice real-time caustics and DoF, then download the Rigid Gems demo and try it for yourself.
Monday, July 23rd, 2012
Abvent ships Artlantis 4.1
Free update to architectural renderer adds ISO controls, HDRI backdrops and new link to Maxwell Render.
Wednesday, June 13th, 2012
Gnomon releases new DVD on HDRI capture for VFX
New two-hour video tutorial demystifies the art of High Dynamic Range Imaging for Live Action VFX.
Friday, June 1st, 2012