by Pixel Lab·Rendering
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Aura earns its place in the toolfarm library for pairing 13 high-resolution environments with Xpresso rigs whose sliders let you retune lights, color, temperature and glows per shot.
Pixel Lab Aura is a collection of 13 professional 3D environments for Cinema 4D, prepared for rendering with Octane. The scenes work as high-resolution backplates for Octane animations and product shots, with lighting and texturing dialed in for professional quality.
Every studio scene comes with an Xpresso rig. The rigs expose sliders for modifying the lights, temperature, color, glows and many other properties, so you can adjust a scene directly. The set spans a range of looks, including Loft, Containers, Museum, Modern, Wave, Race, SciFi Tunnel, Underground Parking, Armored Room, The Garage, Underground Station, a customizable Interior and a Scifi Starship Interior.
The developer also plans to release a free environment every month for customers until the collection reaches 15. Both an Octane build and a separate Redshift build are available, and a demo video is provided.
Pixel Lab Aura: Professional 3D Environments for Octane is best for cinema 4D and Octane artists who need ready-made professional environments and backplates for product renders and animations.
Pixel Lab Aura: Professional 3D Environments for Octane is completely free to download and use.
Pixel Lab Aura is prepared for both Octane with Cinema 4D and Redshift with Cinema 4D. This catalog entry covers the Octane version, while the Redshift edition is a separate purchase available through the developer's page. If your pipeline runs on Redshift rather than Octane, that's the build you'll want. Check the developer's page for current details on the Redshift release before choosing between the two.
Pixel Lab Aura includes 13 environments: Loft, Containers, Museum, Modern, Wave, Race, SciFi Tunnel, Underground Parking, Armored Room, The Garage, Underground Station, a customizable Interior, and a Scifi Starship Interior. Each scene is set up as a professional backplate for Octane animations and product renders. The developer also plans to launch a free environment every month for customers until the collection reaches 15 scenes.
Pixel Lab Aura ships with an Xpresso rig in every studio scene. The rigs give you sliders to modify the lights, temperature, color, glows and many other properties, so you can adjust a scene without rebuilding its setup. The lighting and texturing come dialed in at high resolution, and the sliders let you tune those properties to suit each render or animation.
Pixel Lab Aura is listed as free in this catalog. Licensing terms can change over time, so it's worth confirming the current details on the developer's page before downloading. The package is built for Octane with Cinema 4D, and a separate Redshift build is also available. The developer plans to add a free environment every month for customers until the collection reaches 15 environments.
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