Making HDRI lighting better in Blender and Eevee
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In this video, check out an add-on for Blender that I’m using to add contrast and realism to my HDRI Lighting – this allows for more control and better renderings!
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 – Introduction
0:15 – HDRI Limitations
0:48 – Adding Shadows to EEVEE HDRI Renders with a manual sun
1:28 – HDRI Sun Aligner Download Location
2:00 – Automatically Calculating Sun Position
2:15 – Adding a sun and linking it to your HDRI position
3:29 – How does this sun affect Cycles lighting?
4:12 – Render more in Blender!
