Interior lighting and Physical Sky Interior

[minotto]

Importing an image file to be used in the window of the house as a background to the interior shows up in Open GL but not with the Renderworks Background Physical Sky Interior. Using the image as a Renderworks Background works fine.

But it seems that the Physical Sky Interior produces more realistic lighting.

Why is that and is there a way to use image files with the Physical Sky Interior setting?

[grant_PD]

physical sky is probably an hdri image, whereas your imported image is not. The hdri produces light, regular images do not.

[minotto]

I didn't want the imported image to produce light. I just wanted it to show up when using the Renderworks background Physical Sky Interior, as if the scene existed outside the house.

Maybe creating an image prop is the answer.

[PVA - Admin]

Environment Lighting can be disabled separately from the background image either in Custom Renderworks Settings under "Lighting Options" or in the settings for your Renderworks Style under "Lighting".

[minotto]

Ok thanks Jim.