Questions tagged [.exr]
EXR is a file format often used to create High Dynamic Range images (HDRis) because of its high resolution color values. Blender can use EXR files in image nodes and as part of the world shader. Blender can also render to EXR files. Use this tag for questions related to importing, using, and rendering EXR format files in Blender.
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exporting cryptomattes using HALF FLOAT multilayer EXR - not working
I have no problem when exporting light passes (render layer) as multilayer EXR using Half Float. But Half Float doesn't work when exporting cryptomattes. I have to use Full Float to make it work. I'm ...
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export render pass without re-render 3d scene
I'm rendering an image and i've turned ON all the passes/layers that I needed. In the Image editor I can see my render result and all the passes correctly. But I don't like the naming used for those ...
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Output File Format limited to JPEG and PNG
I'm trying to export in EXR Multilayer but my Blender only lets me export PNG or JPEG. I tried every other output file format, but once selected it simply appears as JPEG or PNG.
Has this happened to ...
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Roundtrip exr does not exactly match when saving as png
The result of saving a render as png vs saving as exr, loading back into blender, then saving as png is very slightly different.
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There is no Shadow pass in Cycles
I want to render an EXR Multilayer sequence but there is no Shadow pass available. The 4.1 manual says there should be a Shadow pass option under Light>Other, but instead there is a Shadow Catcher ...
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EXR Output Overexposed
Saving a render as openEXR (single layer) is very overexposed compared to saving to PNG. I've viewed the .exr file in Resolve as well as other video/image editors. Everything appears brighter and with ...
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Shadow of Holdout object visible in render
I've got my Grass collection on Holdout but its Shadow or Ambient Occlusion (highlighted in the image below) is still visible for some reason. This appears in every instance where it is on Holdout. Is ...
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EXR-multilayer, Blender to Photoshop color management
I have rendered out rendering passes in EXR-multilayer from Blender to Photoshop and changed the color management in Photoshop using OpenColorIO to AGX, so it will match the color in Blender.
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Artifacts and flickering in renderd animation but not in rendered view
I rendered an animation and there are weird artifacts that almost look like refractions:
There is also weird flickering in the hair, but I assume thats caused by the low sample rate and the low light,...
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Blender does not save openexr images in grayscale
I wish to save rendered images in linear color space, and in floating point format. Also, I am only interested in total amount of light captured, not in its RGB components, therefore I have it set to ...
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Render glare with alpha for compositing later
There's a lot of questions about this but they're really old and no one seems to mention the issue I'm running into. Here's a screenshot of this test scene I'm using to debug (Blender 4.0, using ...
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Is it possible to remove unnecessary OpenEXR metadata passed from Cycles?
I believe that the OpenEXR files that are being output from Cycles (Blender 3.6) are not being recognized correctly by my video editor due to extra metadata that Cycles is including (and I see no UI ...
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What Gamma does Cycles render when rendering an EXR?
I’m wondering (for precise compositing), what gamma does Cycles render when rendering out an EXR (with view transform set to Filmic)?
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Convert zBrush VDM to Blender VDM using VDM Brush Baker 1.0.2
I am attempting to convert some zBrush VDM brushes to Blender VDM brushes using the VDM Brush Baker 1.0.2 in Blender 3.6. I have run into some problems when attempting this.
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Export EXRs without supporting transmission and emission on the same pixels
I'm trying to export my renders in EXR format for some further compositing in nuke, but noticed that the files exported as .exr look very different to the files exported as .png or the Blender preview....
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