Tools

Software I build for lighting artists and VFX professionals.

Open Light — HDR Light Texture Generator
v0.1.0-beta

Open Light

HDR Light Texture Generator for VFX & 3D

Generate procedural HDR light textures (softboxes, beauty dishes, gobos, Kino Flos, and more) as 32-bit EXR files ready for any DCC application. Full control over shape, falloff, surface imperfections, color gels, and grids. No photography or scanning needed.

Free Windows 10/11 Standalone App EXR & HDR
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Features

10 Light Modifiers

Softbox, beauty dish, umbrella, LED panel, reflector, ring light, strip light, Kino Flo, gobo, and gradient.

87 Professional Gels

Full Lee and Rosco filter library organized by category: correction, warm, cool, green, ND, and more.

32-bit EXR Export

Industry-standard OpenEXR with ZIP compression. Also supports Radiance HDR format.

sRGB & ACEScg

Export in sRGB Linear or ACEScg with embedded chromaticity metadata for automatic detection.

CRI/TLCI Simulation

Simulate color rendering of real light sources, from ideal tungsten to budget LEDs and sodium lamps.

Real-time Preview

Live canvas with eyedropper, exposure control, and filmic tonemapping. Up to 4096 x 4096 px export.

Built by a lighting artist, for lighting artists.

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Free to use. Contributions help fund continued development and new features.