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Seeking HDRI Recommendation for City Skyline both Day and Night

carlroller9938850carlroller9938850 Posts: 42
in Daz Studio Discussion

I'm trying to find a pair of HDRIs for a city skyline, one daytime and one nighttime. Kind of a specific, I realize, and I'm having trouble finding nighttime city skylines generally, much less one paired with a daytime skyline.

Is anyone aware of a set that might match these conditions? Thanks!

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  • EboniteEbonite Posts: 24
    edited February 2021

    I second this. I know how expensive it is to make HDRI's, in equipment and more importantly, time.

    I have multiple series of images awaiting backgrounds that don't just take place during the day or likewise the night.

    Dreamlight has a series or city HDRI's that cover Day, Night, Sunset and Overcast.  I have almost the whole set, but they are  from the ground perspective.

    KindredArts has an HDRI add on that allows you to alter the light of an HDRI to create the effect of different times of day and weather.

    Still though I agree with your initial statement that identical images at different times of the day would be awesome, especially city backdrops.

    Not limited to distance either, I have a series that takes place on a balcony, so a 'right across the street' backdrop and looking down would be awesome.

     

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  • JVRendererJVRenderer Posts: 661

    I use HDRihaven's.  I've seen some 'cityline HDRis, but not the Day/Night pairs.

  • Sven DullahSven Dullah Posts: 7,621

    Maybe this one?

  • dtrscbrutaldtrscbrutal Posts: 521

    These are sci-fi, but do have day and night.

    https://www.daz3d.com/fvtvris-hdri

    https://www.daz3d.com/cyberpunk-distant-city-hdris--10-cool-maps

  • IvyIvy Posts: 7,165

    I cheat I use a flat pane and use a pre renders city back drop or a scene I put together in daz. I find that its a great way customize a scene and  its fairly easy to make pre rendered back grounds.  & I just use the daz studio global lighting for outdoor light source,  It really saves on GPU resources &  panes work for 3delight too. and you can customize the light and not be stuck with what the HDRi puts of   I use this trick all the time for backgrounds in animation. But like I said its just a  cheat & properly not the proper way to do things

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