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New user for Daz, probably a basic question

shinkei7_c002d6ca71shinkei7_c002d6ca71 Posts: 6
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Hello! I'm new to Daz. I've used Poser for years, and finally made the jump to Daz. 

I have a question that currently has me puzzled. 

I can render just fine with full 3D objects as backgrounds, with no difficulty. 

However, I would like to render over a 2D background image. I don't know how to set that up. 

Can anyone guide me through it?

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  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 100,833

    Window>Panes(Tabs)>Environment, you set the type to Backdrop and you can then load an image. In Iray you can also set the HDRI Dome, if oen is being used, to draw in Render Settings - though pixellation can be an issue, since the HDRI is being stretched around the whole sphere.

  • shinkei7_c002d6ca71shinkei7_c002d6ca71 Posts: 6

    Thank you!

     

  • JonnyRayJonnyRay Posts: 1,744

    One tip/trick on the Environment backdrop. It is always scaled to fill the full frame that you're rendering. So if your backdrop is a different size than your planned image, or has a different aspect ratio, or you only want to use part of it, you'll want to use an image editor to crop and size the backdrop before you add it.

  • FSMCDesignsFSMCDesigns Posts: 12,754
    JonnyRay said:

    One tip/trick on the Environment backdrop. It is always scaled to fill the full frame that you're rendering. So if your backdrop is a different size than your planned image, or has a different aspect ratio, or you only want to use part of it, you'll want to use an image editor to crop and size the backdrop before you add it.

    or apply it to a plane primitive instead and use that plane as the backdrop

  • JonnyRayJonnyRay Posts: 1,744
    FSMCDesigns said:
    JonnyRay said:

    One tip/trick on the Environment backdrop. It is always scaled to fill the full frame that you're rendering. So if your backdrop is a different size than your planned image, or has a different aspect ratio, or you only want to use part of it, you'll want to use an image editor to crop and size the backdrop before you add it.

    or apply it to a plane primitive instead and use that plane as the backdrop

    Also works and a fine alternative. blush

    I like the backdrop better because I don't have to re-orient the plane if I decide to change the camera angle. But it's a preference not a "one is better than the other" type situation. I wrote up my views on the pluses and minuses of various ways to add backgrounds to your scenes in the Question about skydomes and other types of backdrops thread.

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