Uploaded January 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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HDRI's are an awesome tool to quickly add realistic lighting and reflections to your scene. In this tutorial Nik demonstrates a simple technique to capture 360 degree images with the Google Street View app and goes through three different techniques on how to deal with the lack of dynamic range.

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Pwnisher's Video: youtu.be/MASbLjQ9S_Y

Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:09 What is an HDRI?
00:46 Capture 360° Panorama
01:48 Import HDRI in Blender
02:58 HDRI Sun Aligner Add-On
03:42 Combine HDRI's with the Light Path Node
05:29 Increase Dynamic Range with Nodes
06:29 Video Recommendations
07:00 Outro

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