Version: 8.2.5
Build Date: 2025.0205
Released: 11th February 2025
Requirements:
Windows: 10, 11
Mac OS: 11.4 (Big Sur) or later
Linux: Centos 7.9 and compatible distributions
Plug-in Connection Requirements:
3ds Max - 2023, 2024, 2025 - Plug-in build 2024.1105 Release Notes
Blender - 3.6.12 LTS and higher (inc Apple Silicon support) - Plug-in build 2024.0718 Release Notes
Cinema 4D - 26, 2023, 2024 (inc Apple Silicon support) - Plug-in build 2024.0222 Release Notes
Cinema 4D - 2025 (inc Apple Silicon support) - Plug-in build 2024.0918 Release Notes
DeltaGen - 2019x and higher, Stage 2019x and higher - Plug-in build 2023.0327 Release Notes
Houdini - 19.5, 20, 20.5 (with Python 2.7, 3.7, 3.9, 3.11) (inc Apple Silicon support 19.5+) - Plug-in build 2024.1001 Release Notes
LightWave 3D - 2018, 2019, 2020 - Plug-in build 2022.0513
Maya - 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 - Plug-in build 2024.0327 Release Notes
MODO - 15, 16, 17 (Windows and OSX) - Plug-in build 2024.0318 Release Notes
Octane Standalone: 2023.1, 2024.1 (Windows only) , Plug-in build 2024.0603 Release Notes
Omniverse - Create 2023.2.2 and higher (now called USD Composer) (Windows only) - Plug-in build 2024.0403 Release Notes
Rhino 6, 7, 8 (Windows only) - Plug-in build 2024.0307 Release Notes
Unreal Engine - 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 - Plug-in build 2024.0603 Release Notes
Unreal Engine - 5.5 - Plug-in build 2024.1113 Release Notes
Maxwell Studio - 5 (Windows only) - No additional plug-in installation required
Patchwork 3D 2023 - Windows - No additional plug-in installation required
SOLIDWORKS Visualize - 2017 and higher (Windows) - No additional plug-in installation required
VRED - 2020.1 and higher (Windows only) - No additional plug-in installation required
What's New?
Essential Update for VRED & Maya Users
VRED 2025.3 – Black UI Panels Fixed
Older HDR Light Studio versions caused black UI panels due to VRED's new OCIO color settings. This update ensures HDR Light Studio ignores VRED's settings, which fixes the issue.
Maya 2025 – HDR Light Studio UI Scaling Issues Fixed
Users of Maya 2025 on high-resolution displays experienced HDR Light Studio UI scaling issues. This issue could also affect 3ds Max, Maya other versions, and VRED users due to 'how' Autodesk products are scaling their application UI, and these settings are being passed to HDR Light Studio. This update ensures that HDR Light Studio always honours the operating system UI scaling or HDR Light Studio's environment variable for UI scaling.
