sl-service-account
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11 months ago Kyle Linden commented at 2023-11-08T19:32:10Z
Thank you for the suggestion! We may implement some version of this request at a future date. Please watch Second Life viewer release notes for updates.
How would you like the feature to work?
Add a menu item Build->Upload->Environment that allows for the import of a new asset type ("environment"). Add an option to sky settings to use an environment asset for rendering the sky. Allow upload of environments in HDRI (exr) format and preserve full HDR. Allow mixing of sun/moon and clouds/haze on top of the HDRI.
Why is this feature important to you? How would it benefit the community?
HDRI is the industry standard for environment maps and real world 360 snapshots. These images capture not only the look of the environment, but also the light emitted from the environment. The new default midday is an approximation of one such HDRI (https://polyhaven.com/a/cloud_layers.)). Allowing residents to substitute an off-the-shelf or custom HDRI would unlock their creativity and allow for any conceivable environment to be represented, not just those that can be recreated with our existing sky settings. It would also free environment artists from having to deal with our esoteric environment system.
Original Jira Fields
| Field | Value | | ------------- | ------------- | | Issue | BUG-234645 | | Summary | HDRI Import | | Type | New Feature Request | | Priority | Unset | | Status | Accepted | | Resolution | Accepted | | Reporter | Runitai Linden (runitai.linden) | | Created at | 2023-11-07T18:35:12Z | | Updated at | 2023-11-08T19:32:21Z | ``` { 'Build Id': 'unset', 'Business Unit': ['Platform'], 'Date of First Response': '2023-11-08T13:32:09.640-0600', 'How would you like the feature to work?': 'In the 360 snapshot floater, add an option to save an HDRI (.exr format).', 'ReOpened Count': 0.0, 'Severity': 'Unset', 'Target Viewer Version': 'viewer-development', 'Why is this feature important to you? How would it benefit the community?': "When working with Substance Painter or other material authoring tools, one of the challenges is getting the environment in the tool to match the environment in Second Life. Currently, you can export a 360 snapshot and import it into Substance Painter, but the lighting information is lost, so the result isn't very useful. If you could export the snapshot with full HDR, lighting information would be preserved and the snapshot could be used outside of SL to recreate the lighting from the environment.", } ```