HDR with mental ray

[Rens]

I am trying to use hdr images with mental ray.

For me mental ray says that cannot use the image when i am using Bitmap HDR -map type. It does work with regular bitmap map type. I am using hdr -files.

But is that same thing? I fear, that using the regular bitmap -map type i would loose the actual hdr information. Is this correct?
No. The Bitmap HDR map is a map from a plug-in, probably finalRender, so that's the reason MR doesn't like it. The regular Bitmap map works just fine with HDR images (from max 6 and up). :)
The Bitmap HDR map is probably left over from when 3ds max didn't support HDR files.

[pekko]

Thank you. It seems to work fine. HDR information still existing...

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