************************************************************ *Product Name: Beyond The Winter *Copyright Emma Alvarez - February 2012 *By: emmaalvarez ************************************************************ Product Description: Both FOR 2D and 3D artists!!! Sometimes you buy a background and don't know how to match your characters with it. With this set, that's not a problem. You get 2D Backgrounds that you can open in any graphics editor, PLUS a 3D Backdrop to get them rendered directly inside Poser or Daz Studio. All the backgrounds come with lights that make your charaters match perfectly with the background. - 6 Backgrounds, 2400x3000, 300 ppi, JPG for use in any graphics editor - 3D Backdrops to use the backgrounds directly in 3D. Move, translate and rotate to adjust it to your needs - 6 Preloads with backgrounds scaled to V4 - 6 MAT poses to change the backdrop texture + Daz Studio fix to use it on DS - 6 matching light sets for nice looking fast renders that match with the backgrounds, made specially for each one - Render Settings for Poser - Render Settings Tutorial to get the most of your renders! - Quickstart manual with instructions and usage tips to get the most of this product! PC Compatible. Not tested in Mac. Poser 6 and above or Daz Studio 3 and above (optional) for 3D verison, Any image editing program that can use JPGs for 2D version (Optional) -------------------------------------- System Requirements: PC Compatible. Not tested in Mac. Poser 6 and above or Daz Studio 3 and above (optional) for 3D verison, Any image editing program that can use JPGs for 2D version (Optional) -------------------------------------- Needed Files: -------------------------------------- Installation Instructions: FOR 2D USAGE: Users that want to use the backgrounds in 2D graphics applications simply open the JPG files in the "2D Backgrounds" folder of the package. FOR POSER: 1) Unzip the zip files. 2) Copy the Runtime folder of the zips over your Runtime folder of your Poser installation. 3) You can find new icons for loading this product in the following Poser Libraries: - Character: Runtime\libraries\Character\EmmaAlvarez\Backdrop3D Runtime\libraries\Character\EmmaAlvarez\Backdrop3D\BeyondTheWinter - Pose: Runtime\libraries\pose\EmmaAlvarez\Backdrop3D\BeyondTheWinter - Light: Runtime\libraries\Light\EmmaAlvarez\Backdrop3D\BeyondTheWinter 4) Optional but recommended: install the Render Settings: Copy the .prp file "EmmaAlvarez.prp" that is provided in the "Render Settings" folder and paste it into the right directory depending on your Poser version: (if doesn't exist, create it - you may need to activate the view of hidden files and folders to find the AppData folder) Poser 6: \Runtime\prefs\RenderPresets Poser 7: C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Poser 7\RenderPresets Poser 8: C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Poser\8.0\RenderPresets Poser Pro: C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Poser Pro\2.0\RenderPresets Run Poser. The new render settings will appear in the Render Settings window. Select them and render. 5) Optional, recommended: read the tutorial about render settings in the "Tutorials" folder of our product, and also the tutorial "3D Backdrop Manual" for a quick start on how to get the most of this product. FOR DAZ STUDIO 1) Unzip the zip files. 2) Copy the Runtime folder of the zips over your Runtime folder of your DAZ Studio installation. 3) You can find new icons for loading this product in the following Libraries: - Character: Runtime\libraries\Character\EmmaAlvarez\Backdrop3D Runtime\libraries\Character\EmmaAlvarez\Backdrop3D\BeyondTheWinter (Preloads and DS_fix) - Pose: Runtime\libraries\pose\EmmaAlvarez\Backdrop3D\BeyondTheWinter (MAT poses and DS_fix) - Light: Runtime\libraries\Light\EmmaAlvarez\Backdrop3D\BeyondTheWinter 4) Optional, recommended: read the tutorial "3D Backdrop Manual" for a quick start on how to get the most of this product. In the Render Settings Tutorial there is also an Annex about DAZ Studio with some suggested render settings. ----------------------------------- Usage Tips: - Reading the pdf manual will get you making fantastic scenes in no time. Please read it, you will like it. DAZ STUDIO - Remember to apply the file DS_fix to the 3D backdrop after you load a preload or a MAT Pose. RENDER - IF YOU USE POSER 8 OR POSER PRO 2010 OR UP: DON'T USE GAMMA CORRECTION. TURN IT OFF. USE RAYTRACING FOR BEST RESULTS. - In Poser, in Render Settings\Options - Make sure that "Smooth Polygons" is Not Checked. - Everything will look better if you use raytracing and cast shadows in your renders. And will look even better if you use the render settings provided. It only takes some seconds to install them. - Read the tutorial about render settings in the Tutorials folder of our product, and to fine tune your render settings to get a fast and good render and solve performance problems. LIGHTS - If you make other lights, they will look better if you set Shadow Blur Radius at 10 and Shadow Min Bias at 0.2 in the new lights that you create. -------------------------------------- Files Included in the Product: \2D Backgrounds\BeyondTheWinter\ 1.jpg 2.jpg 3.jpg 4.jpg 5.jpg 6.jpg \Documentation\ 3D Backdrop User Guide.pdf BeyondTheWinter_Readme.TXT License.txt Render Settings Tutorial.pdf \Render Settings\ EmmaAlvarez.prp \Runtime\Geometries\EmmaAlvarez\ backdrop3d.obj \Runtime\libraries\character\EmmaAlvarez\Backdrop3D\ !WARNING.cr2 !WARNING.png backdrop3D.cr2 backdrop3D.png \Runtime\libraries\character\EmmaAlvarez\Backdrop3D\BeyondTheWinter\ !!WARNING.cr2 !!WARNING.png !!WARNING2.cr2 !!WARNING2.png !!WARNING3.cr2 !!WARNING3.png !DS_fix.dsa !DS_fix.png !DS_fix.pz2 Preload01.cr2 Preload01.png Preload02.cr2 Preload02.png Preload03.cr2 Preload03.png Preload04.cr2 Preload04.png Preload05.cr2 Preload05.png Preload06.cr2 Preload06.png \Runtime\libraries\light\EmmaAlvarez\Backdrop3D\BeyondTheWinter\ !!delete_all.lt2 !!delete_all.png 01.lt2 01.png 02.lt2 02.png 03.lt2 03.png 04.lt2 04.png 05.lt2 05.png 06.lt2 06.png \Runtime\libraries\pose\EmmaAlvarez\Backdrop3D\BeyondTheWinter\ !!!WARNING.png !!!WARNING.pz2 !!placeCharacter.png !!placeCharacter.pz2 !DS_fix.dsa !DS_fix.png !DS_fix.pz2 01.png 01.pz2 02.png 02.pz2 03.png 03.pz2 04.png 04.pz2 05.png 05.pz2 06.png 06.pz2 \Runtime\Textures\EmmaAlvarez\BeyondTheWinter\ eabeyondwinter1.jpg eabeyondwinter2.jpg eabeyondwinter3.jpg eabeyondwinter4.jpg eabeyondwinter5.jpg eabeyondwinter6.jpg