{"id":2804,"date":"2020-07-21T13:38:52","date_gmt":"2020-07-21T13:38:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/renderguide.com\/?p=2804"},"modified":"2020-07-21T16:41:05","modified_gmt":"2020-07-21T16:41:05","slug":"daz3d-render-with-transparency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/renderguide.com\/daz3d-render-with-transparency\/","title":{"rendered":"Daz3d How to Render With Transparency"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This article will show you how to render with transparency in Daz Studio<\/strong>. It is really easy<\/strong> and we will explain the render transparent background settings<\/strong> for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The main reason for someone to render with transparent backgrounds in Daz Studio is if they intend to use their own backgrounds in post-production. This is definitely not the only case when you would do this, sometimes you just want a transparent picture<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You will see that most of the work is done when you chose to render in Daz Studio, so relax and continue reading.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How to Render Transparent Background in Daz3D<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

As was already mentioned – you almost don\u2019t need to do anything<\/strong>, as the Iray rendering engine does everything for you. Usually, in most cases – you would just render your scene and save it as .png. That is it. The last part, saving as .png – is very important<\/strong>, because this file format does support transparency, unlike other choices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To change the file format<\/strong> you should go to the \u201cRender settings<\/em>\u201d menu and in the \u201cGeneral<\/em>\u201d tab fine \u201cImage Name<\/em>\u201d. To the right of that you can open a drop-down menu, where you choose file format:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Alternatively, if you forgot to choose the file format<\/strong> here, you can always change later. This only works if you have your \u201cRender Target<\/em>\u201d set to \u201cNew Window<\/em>\u201d. After your render finished – you will see it in a new window<\/strong>, where you can change its name and file format:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It could be possible that you render in Iray, save the result as .png, but the background is still not transparent<\/strong>. This means that some other settings may be changed. Let\u2019s see how to fix that<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First of all, you need to check whether your background is not obstructed<\/strong>. There may be some objects of primitive shapes, such as planes, obstructing the view of the camera. Background should be clear without any objects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Secondly, you may have HDRI influencing the background<\/strong>. To check that – go to the \u201cEnvironment<\/em>\u201d tab still in the \u201cRender Settings<\/em>\u201d menu and make sure that the \u201cDraw Dome<\/em>\u201d setting is turned off. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Also check the \u201cDraw Ground<\/em>\u201d option. It is not influencing the transparency of background directly, but it creates shadows<\/strong>. And this might not be something that you want.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finally, if you still don\u2019t have a transparent background<\/strong> – take a look into the \u201cEnvironment<\/em>\u201d menu. Open it in the \u201cWindow > Panes (Tabs) > Environment<\/em>\u201d from the top bar. It should look like this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In the \u201cType<\/em>\u201d you can set it to the \u201cNone<\/em>\u201d, so you would not have any background<\/strong>, thus in render it will be transparent. Or, if you want the \u201cType<\/em>\u201d to be \u201cBackdrop<\/em>\u201d – just make sure to set <\/strong>\u201cVisible in Render<\/em><\/strong>\u201d to off<\/strong>. This should work for the task. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daz3d How to Render Animations With Transparency<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

To render animations with transparent background in Daz Studio one should make sure that everything said previously is working<\/strong>. Meaning that you have a transparent background when you render a still image.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you don\u2019t have a transparent background in your animation render – you probably did only one mistake<\/strong>. This mistake is that in the \u201cRender Settings<\/em>\u201d under \u201cGeneral<\/em>\u201d you set the \u201cRender type<\/em>\u201d to \u201cMovie<\/em>\u201d. This is a mistake, because \u201cMovie<\/em>\u201d can not be rendered with transparent background<\/strong> and you should change this setting to the \u201cImage Series<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cImage Series<\/em>\u201d is a better choice<\/strong> of two anyway. As it has less problems, it is easier to render and even can produce a better quality render overall. The only problem is that you would need some sort of a software to create a video out of an image series, but it is not that hard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That is all that is different for the animations with translucency. If this did not work for you – double check that everything from the previous section is set correctly<\/strong> for you. Now sit back and watch your render do its work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Conclusion – Daz3D How to Render With Transparency<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

It is not hard at all<\/strong> to make a transparent background in the Daz Studio. Program and rendering engine makes everything for you<\/strong>. You just need to allow it and check that you did not change anything. If you had problems with this – this tutorial should have helped you to solve them<\/strong>.
The \u201cRender Settings<\/em>\u201d menu was mentioned a couple times along the article. If you want to learn more about renders, their settings and how to properly set them up<\/strong> – read our Daz3d Render Settings: Basics & Tips<\/a>.<\/p>\n