Lightmap adds new Lumi-Curve system to HDR Light Studio 9
Interesting new feature in the real-time lighting design tool lets artists use freeform curves as light sources to create artistic streaks and trails.
Friday, July 18th, 2025
synthetic HDRI
Lightmap releases HDR Light Studio 8.2.2
Real-time lighting design software can now 'paint' highlights and shadows directly into interactive renders from Blender.
Wednesday, July 17th, 2024
Lightmap releases HDR Light Studio 8.2
Check out the new features in the real-time lighting design software, including new shadow modes for the signature LightPaint system.
Tuesday, March 5th, 2024
Lightmap releases HDR Light Studio 8
Real-time lighting app gets neat new Scrim Light type mimicking real-world studio lighting set-ups.
Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023
Download Lightmap's free set of 25 studio HDRI maps
Recreate real studio lighting in visualisations and portfolio renders. EXR format, for commercial use.
Sunday, October 30th, 2022
Lightmap releases HDR Light Studio Xenon Drop 4.2
Update makes new Omniverse connection plugin available to all users of the lighting design tool.
Tuesday, April 12th, 2022
RandomControl updates Maverick Indie and Studio
Both GPU renderers get new options for rendering animations, plus a free GPU benchmarking tool.
Monday, November 9th, 2020
Lightmap releases Blender plugin for HDR Light Studio
New 'Xenon' update makes the real-time lighting tool available to Blender users for the first time.
Tuesday, September 8th, 2020
Lightmap releases HDR Light Studio Tungsten Drop 4
Check out the changes to the presets system in the latest update to the real-time lighting design tool.
Friday, April 3rd, 2020
Lightmap releases HDR Light Studio Carbon Drop 4
Real-time lighting design tool gets new gamma control for images, plus option to batch import HDRIs.
Thursday, October 25th, 2018
PlaySys ships Real HDR
Interesting new tool lets you place light sources on a 2D canvas to create your own synthetic HDRIs. Works in 32-bit linear colour space.
Tuesday, July 3rd, 2018