background image..

[ankesen]

hello,

I have a little problem to set up image as a background in octane for poser :/
Useing primitives with image as a texture is not good option becouse of quality loss (it will look like mural).
Useing enviroment/texture enviroment node makes the image deformed, so its useless..

Any ideas how to solve this problem quick? (dont want to do it in postprocess in photoshop).

Regards, Alek

[face_off]

Hi Alek

Your options are:

1) Use a primitive but set a high aperture so it blurs out. Still hard to make look good, so the least preferred option
2) Render with Kernel->Alpha Channel and composite outside Poser. You can load a background image (Settings tree rightclick option) but it doesn't save when you save the image. You can also cast shadows on the alpha render by enabling Matte on a Diffuse material for the ground plane
3) Use a Lat.Long IBL - this format will not deform the background. Plenty available from http://render.otoy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=146.

Whilst I hear you don't want to postprocess in Photoshop/Gimp, it's actually a very good way of doing it - and very fast.

Paul

[TRRazor]

I've actually found working with the one sided square primitive quite good.
you can see a result at my deviantart page here trrazor.deviantart.com (image is called "wha a night"

I usually make sure to set the image inside Poser and not Octane and make sure to set it to diffuse material.

[ankesen]

Thanks guys, will try to use all your hints

Alek

[ankesen]

One more thing to ask.

What are best values for:
1) ENVIROMENT POWER (default 3.0 makes hrdi looks way to bright)
2) render target RESOLUTION
3) camera focal lenght

To achive orginal quality of hdri map?

In example if I want to achive exectly same image as in orignal image, how to set up all parameters?

[Erick]

One more thing to ask.
...
What are best values for:
1) ENVIROMENT POWER (default 3.0 makes hrdi looks way to bright)
...

I had the feeling, that when using an HDRI for the environment, it's best to have and leave the "power" for it at 1 and adjust the light/over all brightness of the render with the exposure/fstop/ISO sliders. Just like a photographer would do it (I suppose LOL )

[face_off]

1) ENVIROMENT POWER (default 3.0 makes hrdi looks way to bright)

It will be different for each HDRI image. Also, make sure you use that correct gamma. A .hdr or .exr needs a gamma of 1 from memory, and this changes the brightness.

2) render target RESOLUTION
3) camera focal lenght

Doen't matter - neither influence the size/position of the background. You can adjust which part of the background is at the back of the render by using a spherical projection of the environment texture, then rotating with the "Rotation" slider (Y aixs).

In example if I want to achive exectly same image as in orignal image, how to set up all parameters?

This should happen automatically with Octane. If you use a very high resolution HDR map, you will get a quality render. You can also increase the camera->aperture to blur the image if you are using a low res HDRI which is given pixellation.

Paul