New camera – 30K hdris are coming soon!

Thanks to a top-secret project I completed for some big Game Dev company, I could finally found the funds to invest in new photography equipment. My Nikon D800 and D810 DSLRs were becoming outdated, and I needed a pro-level, mirrorless full-frame camera capable of capturing higher-resolution shots. At first, I considered getting the Nikon Z7 […]

Hdr panoramas in Autopano Giga

Autopano Giga is an older panorama stitching software that is no longer being developed. However, it is available for free and remains the only no-cost solution for stitching HDRI maps effectively (apologies to Hugin). It serves as a free alternative to the expensive PTGui Pro for creating panoramic images. In the following tutorial, I will […]

How to Create HDRI Maps: A Step-by-Step Tutorial

In this tutorial, you will learn how to produce high-quality HDRI maps essential for 3D projects. It is necessary to have access to a powerful PC with decent Nvidia GPU and CPU, fast drives and more than 16GB of ram and of course some basic knowledge of photography. 1. Gather all equipment: a) You will […]

AutoPano Giga is Now Free

If you want to create stunning panoramas with ease, you need to try AutoPano Giga. This software was developed by Kolor, a company that specialized in image stitching and virtual tours. Unfortunately, Kolor closed its doors in 2018, but they left a generous gift for their loyal customers: a free license for AutoPano Giga. AutoPano […]