Background modes
Show the lighting environment itself, a flat colour, a backplate photo or a transparent background. You can also use a linked After Effects comp or an AI-generated backdrop.
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Backgrounds & display
Place the product on a studio sweep, a photograph or nothing at all, and frame it for the page it's going on, while the lighting you have tuned stays the same.
Decide what sits behind the product
The background is chosen separately from the lighting environment. You can change the setting without re-lighting the product.
Studio sweeps and skies
A gradient backdrop gives a soft studio sweep. A procedural sky suits outdoor products, and spin controls turn the visible background without moving the light.
Backplate photography
Put the product in front of your own photo while reflections and light still come from the lighting environment, so the product looks at home in the shot.
Floors and shadows
A studio floor ranges from mirror-gloss to matte in the colour you choose. Ground shadows land the product on a photo or a transparent background, and a shadow tint carries into transparent output.
Framing for the layout
Choose an aspect ratio or save your own, dim everything outside the frame with a passepartout, and compose with thirds, centre or golden-ratio guides.
Display options
Switch the viewport between ray-traced, geometry and shaded views. On compatible Windows HDR displays, the viewport can show HDR output automatically or on demand.
Example: a cycling helmet on location and on white
The marketing team wants the helmet on a mountain-road photo for the campaign and cut out on transparent for the online store. The designer sets the road photo as the backplate, frames the shot with the rule-of-thirds guide, and turns on ground shadows so the helmet sits on the tarmac. For the store image they switch the background to Transparent. The lighting and finishes stay as they were, and the contact shadow carries into the PNG.
HDR display output shows the plain render. When compositor effects or a backplate composite are active, the viewport uses standard dynamic range.
A practical workflow
- Light the product with the environment first.
- Choose the background mode for this output: sweep, colour, photo or transparent.
- Set the floor and ground shadows so the product sits convincingly.
- Set the aspect ratio and passepartout to match the final layout, then compose with the guides.
Related features
Environment lighting
Set up the light and reflections that stay put while the background changes. Explore environment lighting
AI-generated backdrops
Generate a setting around the rendered product from a written description. Explore AI-generated backdrops