POV-Ray [plugin] (updated: 2016/Aug/08)

[micheus]

Just a study...
A comparison between the HDR+SkySphere and the workaround that enabled us to hide the background HDR+Sphere.
Using stpeters_probe.hdr

here with the transparent background:


Using Arches_E_PineTree_3k.hdr:


here with the transparent background:


- It's interesting that removing the background we lose the caustics.
- For the workaround we can control the environment light using the Emission parameter (besides the hdr gamma).

What do you think? Is it acceptable these results? or we must separate this "workaround" in something like fake hdri?