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Converting an SDR Panoramic image into an HDRi by SlickSHWart, literature
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Converting an SDR Panoramic image into an HDRi
Converting an SDR Panoramic image into an HDRi (and why you're doing it wrong). Stop it. You're making my brain itch. So, the reason I am writing this tutorial/rant is because I have seen a whole lot of well intentioned people out there on the interwebs pushing some very bad information on how to get illumination from SDR images. These people usually advocate for one of two approaches; either A) Open the SDR image in Photoshop/GIMP, change the bit depth to 32, and re-save as an .hdr or .exr file. B) Open the SDR image in Photoshop/GIMP, then use exposure filters to save out several "faked" exposures as SDR JPEGs or PNGs, and then import th...
[Tutorial ]Saving Gen 4 Custom Bones on Conversion by SickleYield, journal
[Tutorial ]Saving Gen 4 Custom Bones on Conversion
To convert from M4 or V4, you need M4 or V4 for Genesis 2.There is a huge amount of clothing content for Michael 4 and Victoria 4. Some of it is by really outstanding artists who do not or have only recently worked with G1 or G2, and some is quality work that was never updated but is available cheaply, including many of DAZ's Platinum Club items. You can take best advantage of this by using Transfer Utility in addition to AutoFit. This tutorial will show you how to use Transfer Utility to preserve skirt handles, fancy sleeve rigging, or basically any extra bones that are normally lost in the conversion process. I've done a differen...
