====================================================================== SOME INFO ====================================================================== Product Name - Layla's Lights: Cinematic Iray Lighting Studio. Thank you for purchasing Layla's Lights: Cinematic Iray Lighting Studio! Look for more exciting sets coming soon to Cgbytes.com! http://www.cgbytes.com/content-artists/Layla/1010 ====================================================================== File Extraction Information ====================================================================== Unzip the folder into your "My DAZ 3D Library" folder located in your Daz library folder (.../Applications/Data/DAZ 3D/My DAZ 3D Library) so that the contents of each folder go into existing folders with the same names, i.e. "data", "Props", "Runtime" etc. DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS: 1) To use the lights simply do the following - load either your scene or the lighting preset and then MERGE the other scene into it. 2) Make sure your figure is placed on top of the "Place Character Here" Placement Aid Marker. If the figure is much taller than an average humanoid (such as some fantasy figures), you may need to slightly Raise some of the lights, simply navigate to the "View" selection (where it says "Perspective View" or "Camera") and choose the light you may want to adjust and make sure it points to the figure that is loaded in the scene and placed onto the placement marker. 3) Each color variation comes in 4 intensity presets. The lighting intensity is controlled primarily by the physical light named "Main Ring Light" in the "Lights Physical" group in the scene presets. 4) Lighting intensity may vary greatly depending on your figure's skin settings (or any asset's surface material settings in general). To have fine control over the lighting you can select the "Surface Selection Tool" (Alt+Shift+M), click on the "Main Ring Light" and adjust the "Luminance" parameter to get that perfect look that matches your needs. Some options that can greatly affect how a material is rendered are "Base Color", "Translucency Color" and the SSS ("Subsurface Scattering") and are also greatly affected by the lights in the "Lights Back" group. These are the options to check if you are seeing some unexpected results. 5) Same with the "Plane (2)" node, which is the top light in all the scenes. It's intensity is kept the same in all the prests to provide a beautiful top light, but can be adjusted just like the Main Ring Light. Same with "Plane" physical light, which is the fill light, and provides minimal emission across all the presets for dramatic lighting effect. Increase it's luminance for a more evenly lit diffused look. 6) All scenes are preset to be rendered in "Scene Only" mode, meaning without an HDRI. For increased performace (faster rendering) and/or artistic choice, you can enable it by selecting the "Environment Options" node in the Scene pane, then going to "Render Settings" and selecting the "Environment" option and set the "Environment Mode" to "Scene + Dome" if desired. Because Daz3D's default HDRI preset location changed across versions, it is included in the product's Runtime folder, and should already be loaded once you choose the "Scene + Dome" option. 7) As a "Studio Lights" preset, this product is best used to render a figure in an open environment or even the figure by itself and then combined with the rest of the render. This is because some of the lights are relatively far from the figure and would have trouble fitting into a smaller space - exactly like you see lights on a real Stage/Theatre/Photo Studio. The top lights are placed at about 5 meters+ high and are about 10 meters away from the subject - this is a real Studio Lighting setup and may be usuitable for "out-of-the-box" rendering in a small, confined space. Simply render the figure and background separately if that's the case or increase the size (scale) of the Environment. Or you can move the lights around, it should work OK unless the space is extremely tiny. 8) To make sure your image renders properly make sure to set the "Max Samples" value in the "Progressive Rendering" in "Render Settings" to maximum (or "-1" in newer versions of Daz3D, "-1" meaning it is unlimited and will stop when either the "Max Time" or "Rendering Converged Ratio" reach their limit). Happy Rendering! ====================================================================== CONTENTS & FILEPATHS ====================================================================== .../My Library/Runtime/Textures/Layla/Layla's Lighting Studio/DTHDR-RuinsB-500.hdr .../My Library/Runtime/Textures/Layla/Layla's Lighting Studio/place.png .../My Library/Scenes/Layla/Layla's Lighting Studio/Studio Lights - 01 Bright.duf .../My Library/Scenes/Layla/Layla's Lighting Studio/Studio Lights - 01 Brighter.duf .../My Library/Scenes/Layla/Layla's Lighting Studio/Studio Lights - 01 Dim.duf .../My Library/Scenes/Layla/Layla's Lighting Studio/Studio Lights - 01 Normal.duf .../My Library/Scenes/Layla/Layla's Lighting Studio/Studio Lights - 02 Bright.duf .../My Library/Scenes/Layla/Layla's Lighting Studio/Studio Lights - 02 Brighter.duf .../My Library/Scenes/Layla/Layla's Lighting Studio/Studio Lights - 02 Dim.duf .../My Library/Scenes/Layla/Layla's Lighting Studio/Studio Lights - 02 Normal.duf .../My Library/Scenes/Layla/Layla's Lighting Studio/Studio Lights - 03 Bright.duf .../My Library/Scenes/Layla/Layla's Lighting Studio/Studio Lights - 03 Brighter.duf .../My Library/Scenes/Layla/Layla's Lighting Studio/Studio Lights - 03 Dim.duf .../My Library/Scenes/Layla/Layla's Lighting Studio/Studio Lights - 03 Normal.duf .../My Library/Scenes/Layla/Layla's Lighting Studio/Studio Lights - 04 Bright.duf .../My Library/Scenes/Layla/Layla's Lighting Studio/Studio Lights - 04 Brighter.duf .../My Library/Scenes/Layla/Layla's Lighting Studio/Studio Lights - 04 Dim.duf .../My Library/Scenes/Layla/Layla's Lighting Studio/Studio Lights - 04 Normal.duf .../My Library/Scenes/Layla/Layla's Lighting Studio/Studio Lights - 05 Bright.duf .../My Library/Scenes/Layla/Layla's Lighting Studio/Studio Lights - 05 Brighter.duf .../My Library/Scenes/Layla/Layla's Lighting Studio/Studio Lights - 05 Dim.duf .../My Library/Scenes/Layla/Layla's Lighting Studio/Studio Lights - 05 Normal.duf .../My Library/Scenes/Layla/Layla's Lighting Studio/Studio Lights - 06 Bright.duf .../My Library/Scenes/Layla/Layla's Lighting Studio/Studio Lights - 06 Brighter.duf .../My Library/Scenes/Layla/Layla's Lighting Studio/Studio Lights - 06 Dim.duf .../My Library/Scenes/Layla/Layla's Lighting Studio/Studio Lights - 06 Normal.duf .../My Library/Scenes/Layla/Layla's Lighting Studio/Studio Lights - 07 Bright.duf .../My Library/Scenes/Layla/Layla's Lighting Studio/Studio Lights - 07 Brighter.duf .../My Library/Scenes/Layla/Layla's Lighting Studio/Studio Lights - 07 Dim.duf .../My Library/Scenes/Layla/Layla's Lighting Studio/Studio Lights - 07 Normal.duf .../My Library/Scenes/Layla/Layla's Lighting Studio/Studio Lights - 08 Bright.duf .../My Library/Scenes/Layla/Layla's Lighting Studio/Studio Lights - 08 Brighter.duf .../My Library/Scenes/Layla/Layla's Lighting Studio/Studio Lights - 08 Dim.duf .../My Library/Scenes/Layla/Layla's Lighting Studio/Studio Lights - 08 Normal.duf .../My Library/Scenes/Layla/Layla's Lighting Studio/Studio Lights - 09 Bright.duf .../My Library/Scenes/Layla/Layla's Lighting Studio/Studio Lights - 09 Brighter.duf .../My Library/Scenes/Layla/Layla's Lighting Studio/Studio Lights - 09 Dim.duf .../My Library/Scenes/Layla/Layla's Lighting Studio/Studio Lights - 09 Normal.duf ====================================================================== Product Requirements and Compatibility ====================================================================== Programs Required: Daz 4.20+ Models Required: N/A Any addons required to use: N/A ====================================================================== ABOUT THE PRESETS ====================================================================== Layla proudly presents - Layla's Lights: Cinematic Iray Lighting Studio for Daz3D! This product incldues 36 Iray Lighting Presets of varying colors and intensity - light anything easily and beautifully! Layla's Lighting Studio is an easy and versatile solution to your lighting needs - producing stunning images with just a few clicks! No more flat, unappealing renders - with these prests your figure will always stand out and look professionally lit, with beautiful colors, intense rim lights and physical lights producing a dramatic, cinematic and all-around pleasing and appealing look. 9 Color Prests and 4 Intensity Presets create a total of 36 beautiful and unique lighting set-ups that are a perfect fit for absolutely any genre of a scenario. From Fantasy to Sci-Fi to Realism, these lights look gorgeous and create stunning blockbuster-like images that will make your renders look like a million bucks! These presets are set up just like a real Photo Studio or a Theatre Stage, giving you an out-of-the-box instant solution for all of your lighting needs. Whether you are crafing a beautiful cinematic render for your story or creating a professional render for a project or even to advertise a product, these lights are as versatile as they are gorgeous. Layla's Lights: Cinematic Iray Lighting Studio gives you an easy,quick and comprehensive solution to lighting with a power of a few clicks. Simply place yor figure in the center of the scene and render! It's as easy as that! Check out the entirety of Layla's collection of products in Layla's Store. P.S. All the presets are set to render in "Scene Only" mode by default. To increase render speed or due to your artistic you can enable rendering with an addition of an HDRI by selecting the "Environment Options" node in the Scene pane, then going to "Render Settings" and selecting the "Environment" option and set the "Environment Mode" to "Scene + Dome" if desired. Make sure to increase the "Max Samples" settings in the "Progressive Rendering" option in your "Render Settings". In new versions of Daz3D (4.22+) you can't increase this number past 25,000 so set it to "-1", meaning it is unlimited. ====================================================================== TAGS ====================================================================== lights beautiful cinematic dramatic lighting studio stage light iray professional diffuse rim realistic render preset ====================================================================== COPYRIGHT & LICENSE ====================================================================== Copyright (c) 2024 Layla. All rights reserved. Not intended for redistribution.