Digital-Tutors Announces New HDR Light Studio Training

Recognized as one of the most innovative video-based training solutions in the computer graphics industry, Digital-Tutors, the first training provider for Lightmap Ltd, proudly introduces 'Getting Started with HDR Light Studio,' the first title in a new series of training for the software independent package HDR Light Studio.As a prominent addition to Digital-Tutors online learning library, 'Getting Started with HDR Light Studio' provides project-oriented training for learning how to produce highly realistic studio environments, complete with high dynamic range lighting information, for utilization in creating lifelike product renders with any rendering software.

“We’re very proud to be working with the great team at Lightmap Ltd on the release of our first HDR Light Studio title,” said Kyle Green, Director of Curriculum at Digital-Tutors. “Our decision to create training for this unique application was an easy one as it’s extremely beneficial to a wide variety of artists and provides an unlimited amount of freedom in creating highly realistic studio lighting from scratch. It's with HDR Light Studio that artists have the opportunity to enhance their creative possibilities and achieve their specific lighting needs no matter what rendering software they prefer to use,” added Green.

Key topics and highlights include: adding and repositioning lights, controlling light color and intensity, adjusting bulb placement and light orientation, exploring specialized light controls, using light packs to create highly realistic lighting results, controlling background illumination, and rendering completed environments. For a free preview and detailed description, please visit: http://www.digitaltutors.com/09/training.php?cid=207&pid=218

To access 'Getting Started with HDR Light Studio', select Digital-Tutors Annual Membership plan at: http://www.digitaltutors.com/09/pricing.php

About Digital-Tutors

Digital-Tutors is an innovator and leader in video-based training for emerging digital artists. The award-winning educational solutions and services developed by the team of educators and industry professionals at Digital-Tutors are currently being used by studios, universities, production companies and many other organizations around the world.

Artists everywhere are utilizing Digital-Tutors new online learning library and educational platform that consists of over 8,000 project-based lessons and valuable features including Playlists, Tags, Notes and our exclusive CLIPS Technology; all specifically created to assist professionals in the creation of next generation feature films, commercials, video games, visual effects, and emerging media. Digital-Tutors maintains strategic relationships and partnerships with Autodesk, Pixologic, Houdini, Luxology, Next Limit, Adobe, Pixar, eyeon, and Microsoft in the development of the software and education materials.

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HDR Light Studio 1.5 Released - What's new?

There's a host of new features to make HDR Light Studio™ even more powerful.

A new improved interface has a taller 'Light List' to eliminate the need for scrolling in most lighting setups. Icons have been created beside each setting, making it even more intuitive to use and less language dependent. To make it easier to imagine the placement of your lights in 3D we have added cubic guides as well as the original latitude-longitude guides for the HDR Canvas.

The generation of Quick preview renders has been speeded up dramatically.

New Features for the Basic Edition:
HDR Light Studio™ Basic now supports 6 lights. The new Opacity control can be used to aid in the fine adjustment of light brightness and as a quick way to hide lights.

There are 3 new buttons to control a lights appearance:
Solid - Makes lights opaque and covers any lights and the background beneath it.
Dark - Light is subtracted from the HDR Canvas, so you can now add areas of darkness.
Outside - Enables the fall off to occur outside the light outline rather than be contained within. This is better for a more realistic soft box effect.

New Features for Standard and Pro Editions:
Includes all the new features in Basic and...
Advanced Synthetic Light Settings: The addition of Bulb Length and Bulb Position controls for synthetic lights enable a host of lighting new effects - like soft lozenges and linear graduations.

Half - Cuts the light in half so only the top half is used.

HDRI Light Packs

An extra light type button in the top bar opens the Light Warehouse Browser. In here you can choose from a list of the lights contained in your licensed HDRI Light Packs. These packs contain a wealth of image based HDR light sources - from studio lighting through to windows and creative lighting effects.