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Step into the future of lighting with HDR Light Studio 9 Pro. Designed for professional 3D artists and production teams, it revolutionizes image-based lighting by combining real-time feedback, pinpoint control, and seamless integration. At its core lies the patented LightPaint® system, which allows artists to click directly on their 3D models to position and control lights - making lighting intuitive, interactive, and fast.
New in version 9 is the Lumi-Curve, a freeform lighting system that lets users draw flowing strokes of light directly into the 3D environment. Unlike traditional point or area lights, Lumi-Curve lights are bendable and editable paths of illumination that can follow design lines or artistic intent - perfect for creating dynamic highlights on product surfaces, automotive curves, or dramatic rim lighting.
HDR Light Studio supports real-time Live Links with popular 3D software such as Maya, Blender, Cinema 4D, Houdini, 3ds Max, VRED, Unreal Engine, and Omniverse. Changes made in HDR Light Studio instantly update your HDRI maps and area lights in the connected host application. This ensures total consistency, whether you're lighting for animation, VFX, product rendering, or game environments.
The software features a rich toolkit that includes procedural light types like gradients, scrims, polygons, bulbs, and sky domes. Artists can blend lights, add masks, apply motion blur or diffusion, and manage multiple lighting versions using Light Looks. With built-in presets and HDRI templates, setups are fast and flexible, and results are highly customizable.
HDR Light Studio 9 Pro runs as a standalone application on Windows, macOS, and Linux, and fits into any lighting pipeline. Whether you're crafting photoreal product shots, stylized branding renders, or cinematic key art, this tool gives you the power to paint with light - precisely, creatively, and non-destructively.
Basic Features
| Patented LightPaint® system for placing lights directly on 3D models |
| Real-time HDRI map and area light updates via Live Link |
| Integrates with Maya, Blender, C4D, Houdini, 3ds Max, Unreal, VRED, and more |
| Procedural lights: gradient, polygon, scrim, sky, bulb, image-based |
| Light Looks system for saving and comparing lighting setups |
| Masking, mirroring, blending, and grouping tools |
| Motion blur and diffusion filters for dynamic or soft lighting |
| HDRI templates and preset rigs for rapid setup |
| Export compatible lighting for game engines, renderers, and pipelines |
| Standalone app for Windows, macOS, and Linux |
New HDR Light Studio 9 Features
| Brand-new Lumi-Curve light type for freeform light design |
| Draw curved strokes of light directly into the scene |
| Adjust curve properties: brightness, width, falloff, ramp, and roundness |
| Ideal for accenting product details, trim lines, and stylized contours |
| Blend multiple lights into one expressive curve for smooth lighting flow |
| Use as background element or non-linear HDRI horizon |
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System Requirements
- Windows: 10, 11
- Mac OS: 11.4 (Big Sur) or later
- Linux: Centos 7.9 and compatible distributions
Plug-in Connection Requirements
- 3ds Max - 2023, 2024, 2025 - Plug-in build 2024.1105
- 3ds Max - 2026 - Plug-in build 2025.0326
- Blender - 3.6.12 LTS and higher (inc Apple Silicon support) - Plug-in build 2024.0718
- Cinema 4D - 2023, 2024, 2025 (inc Apple Silicon support) - Plug-in build 2025.0518
- DeltaGen - 2019x and higher, Stage 2019x and higher - Plug-in build for 2025x 2024.1218
- Houdini - 19.5, 20, 20.5 (with Python 2.7, 3.7, 3.9, 3.11) (inc Apple Silicon support 19.5+) - Plug-in build 2024.1001
- LightWave 3D - 2018, 2019, 2020 - Plug-in build 2022.0513
- Maya - 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 - Plug-in build 2024.0327
- MODO - 15, 16, 17 (Windows and OSX) - Plug-in build 2024.0318
- Octane Standalone - 2024.1, 2025.2 (Windows only), Plug-in build 2025.0609
- Omniverse - Create 2023.2.2 and higher (now called USD Composer) (Windows only) - Plug-in build 2024.0403
- Rhino 6, 7, 8 (Windows only) - Plug-in build 2024.0307
- Unreal Engine - 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 - Plug-in build 2024.0807
- Unreal Engine - 5.5 - Plug-in build 2024.1113
- Unreal Engine - 5.6 - Plug-in build 2025.0610
- Maxwell Studio - 5 (Windows only) - No additional plug-in installation required
- Patchwork 3D 2023 - Windows - No additional plug-in installation required
- SOLIDWORKS Visualize - 2017 and higher (Windows) - No additional plug-in installation required
- VRED - 2020.1 and higher (Windows only) - No additional plug-in installation required
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