Problem using HDRi as lighting and background - help please!

LaPartita

I'm using an HDRi from HDRi Haven (Misty Pines) in a render, and I'm having issues trying to position the HDRi where I want it.

You can see that I'm getting a very defined line in the background. The Misty Pines HDRi does have a very defined horizon line, but it's not as bad as what I'm getting in my render. And no matter what I do, the placement of that line is awful for my render. No matter what I do (shrink the Dome Multiplier, rotate the dome), I can't seem to get that line to move. Can someone please help me?

 

BeeMKay

Change your dome setting from Infinite to finite, that might help, though it is no guarantee.

Fishtales

Try changing Ground from Auto to Manual.

Fishtales

I just downloaded and tried it and it works fine. What other ground planes have you put in the scene?

LaPartita

My current settings:

Enviroment mode: Dome and Scene

Dome Mode: Finite Sphere

Draw Dome: On

Enviroment Intensity: 0.50

Dome Scale Multiplier: 3

Draw Ground: On

 

Everything else's at default, and I haven't put any ground 

Fishtales

Your dome scale is way too low. That will shrink the Finite sphere to a very small size and unless the camera is inside it it will look strange. Leave that at the default 100 and see what happens.

LaPartita

Yup, that did it! Thank you.

Do you know of any tutorials on how to use HDRis in Iray? The only one I know of is a very basic one on thinkdrawart.com.

Fishtales

Not that I know of. I am more the try it and see mode of learning :)

Here is the documentation for the Environment settings.

http://docs.daz3d.com/doku.php/public/software/dazstudio/4/referenceguide/interface/panes/render_settings/engine/nvidia_iray/environment/start