Utilizing Tone Mapping Settings

If you need to create different tone effects for the rendering results caused by simulating shooting photos with various cameras, then you may use the Tone Mapping settings provided in the iClone Indigo Render Plug-in setting panel. In addition, you can also use the feature to stylize your rendering results.

1. Create a new project in iClone.
   
2. Open the iClone Indigo Render Plug-in setting panel.
3. In the Render Settings section, find the Tone Mapping group.
   
4. Activate the Replace to Indigo in order to pass the Tone Mapping settings to Indigo.
5. Determine the camera type for rendering the project by selecting one of the items in the Response Func. drop-down list (by default, it is dscs315).
6. Click the Render Scene button to preview the result.
   
7. In Indigo, go to the Render Setting panel, pick the Imaging item from the drop-down list.
   
8. Change to different Cameras by selecting from the Response Func. drop-down list until you are satisfied with the results.
   • Advantix Series
   • Ektachrome Series
   • F Types
   • Gold Series
   • Kodachrome Series
   • Max-Zoom
   • Portra Series
   • agfachrome Series
   • agfacolor Series
   • agfapan Series
   • dscs315 Series
9. Fine tune the rendering image in Indigo trough the settings below:
   • EV Adjust: The exposure value can range from -20 to +20 and represents a correction factor that is applied to the collected light. The higher the EV, the brighter the final image will be. Increasing the EV by one will make the image twice as bright.
     
     EV = -9.0
   • Film ISO: The ISO number represents the speed of film that is used. The higher the ISO number, the more light will be collected in the HDR Image. In low light situations, a fast film should be used, such as ISO 1600, and in bright lighting situations, a slow film can be used, such as ISO 100.
     
     Film ISO = 3500
10. Type down the values of the two settings and set the same values to the corresponding parameters in the iClone Indigo Render Plug-in >> Render Settings >> Tone Mapping.
11. Render the project again in Indigo if you wish to generate sequential images.

    Note:

    If you only need to render one image, then set the Film iso and EV values and then export the image in Indigo after Step 10. However, if you need to export sequential images, then you need to set the values in the iClone Indigo Render Plug-in panel to ensure that the settings are applied to each frame (Step 11).