Dome Mode – Finite Sphere ( so you can scale the size of the sphere to your liking, using either Dome Scale Multiplier or Dome Radius or both).

Environment Mode – Dome and Scene ( lighting comes from the IBL and scene lights).

Note that when IBL Master loaded, it set the following under Environment: If you want the IBL image to be visible as the background for your scene, set Draw Dome to On. Click on the small image icon (or arrow if none is chosen) and Browse…to the location of an HDRI on your drive. On the Render Settings tab, if Iray is active (Nvidia Iray selected for Engine), find the parameter Environment Map under Environment. STEP 2 – Load an HDRI or apply an HDRI Preset Load an HDRI in Iray (browse method) On the Content Library tab, navigate to: My Library / Props / Parris / IBL Master and double-click the IBLMaster icon to load it into your scene. Additionally, because the new IBL shader for 3Delight in IBL Master matches the quality and lighting direction in Iray, you can now composite the best of each render in an image editor without the usual inconsistencies associated with this task. This means you can change HDRIs and transforms (rotation, translation, and background scale) in one place and they all stay synchronized. IBL Master debuts Bidirectional Remote Control which creates links between the Iray Dome, the control figure, the new 3delight IBL, and a new HDRI background sphere for the 3delight side.

It also features a breakthrough IBL shader for 3delight that makes renders not only more realistic but significantly faster. As you do so, you can easily get a sense of which direction the light is coming from. This allows you to preview your HDRI on the sphere in the viewport and orient the Iray Dome by rotating or translating the sphere. IBL Master does something that no other product for Daz Studio has done before: It loads as a small sphrere in the scene that is hooked up to the Iray Environment Dome in Render Settings. It’s a fast and effective way to duplicate the complexity of real world light.

If you are unfamiliar, IBL is one of the most important lighting techniques available to 3D rendering, because it surrounds your scene with a 360 degree image (HDRI) of a real world environment. IBL Master is an Image Based Lighting controller for Daz Studio that provides a synchronized lighting experience between Daz Studio’s two native render engines – Iray and 3Delight.

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