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sIBL_GUI For Windows, Linux And Mac Os X

Welcome to the sIBL_GUI 3.x.x thread !

sIBL_GUI 3

sIBL_GUI is now on its third release. It has been fully rewritten, and features some cool things :

- Component Manager : The Software is now component based, meaning you can extend the functionalities of sIBL_GUI easily and even tweak or modify the provided components. There are 6 cores components that create the bases of the framework and the others are addons. They are optional and can be deactivated. It's possible to modify and reload them dynamically.

- Layouts : Most of the Ui Components are Qt Dock Widgets, meaning that you can put them wherever you want in the interface and store / restore the layout. There are 3 Factory Layouts ( Sets Centric / Templates Centric / Preferences Centric ) and 5 User Layouts.
Right Click on the toolbar to see the available widgets and display them.

- Sqlite Database : Sets, Templates and Collections informations are stored in a database, it's now easier to organise your Collections the way you want without having to move your files around everywhere on the hard drive. You can add Sets one by one if you want. If you modify a Set it will be immediately reloaded, same for the Templates. There is also a Sets Scanner Addon Component that will scan the Sets Locations to add automatically any new Sets added on the Hard Drive ( The Sets are added to the Default collection ).

- Google Map based Gps Map : The Gps Map is now Google Map based, no need for an explanation, it's much better

- Search Database : The search engine offers new possibilities, you can now search in a range of time, to get all Sunset Ibls for example.

etc...

Screencasts

Two screencasts are hosted on HDRLabs Vimeo Channel :

sIBL GUI - In Depth : Wich is an In-Depth review of the application.

sIBL GUI - Quick Start : A Quick Start screencast showing a typical quick session under Maya.

Manual - Help File :

sIBL_GUI Manual

Api File :

sIBL_GUI Api

Change Log :

Click Here For Complete Change Log.

sIBL_GUI - Stable :

sIBL_GUI - 3.0.9 :
• sIBL_GUI has now an Internal Image Previewer : You can quickly check your Ibl Sets images by right-clicking the Database Browser and use one of the new "Preview ..." context menu entry. It's also possible to use an External Viewer / Editor by assigning it in the Preferences. Picturenaut is obviously the way to go : "http://www.hdrlabs.com/picturenaut/index.html":http://www.hdrlabs.com/picturenau...
• Refactored the way Third Party Images formats are loaded by using direct memory access and custom FreeImage library build : Third Party Images loading is now 10 to 20 times faster. 
• Implemented Ibl Sets database display name edition : Double click an Ibl Set in the Database Browser to edit it's display name. 
• "--databaseReadOnly" command line parameter properly disable Database Browser, Collections Outliner and Templates Outliner components dragNdrop capabilities and Collections Outliner component editing capabilities.
• Fixed a code regression preventing "Templates Informations" widget display. 
• Fixed a potential application crash when dragging multiples Ibl Sets from a Collection to another on Mac Os X. 
• Worker Threads are properly terminated on application exit. 
• Switched Darwin Installer to DropDmg application : Dmg icons are laid out correctly now.

sIBL_GUI - Nightly :

sIBL_GUI - 3.0.4 :
• Templates paths are now provided to Loader Scripts.
• "DatabaseBrowser" and "TemplatesOutliner" components store / restore their selection when the Database is updated.
• Changed "ComponentsManagerUi", "DatabaseBrowser", "CollectionsOutliner", "TemplatesOutliner" components to Qt Model / View framework.

sIBL_GUI :

Stable :

•  Windows
•  Linux
•  Mac Os X

Nightly :

•  Windows
•  Linux
•  Mac Os X

Archives :

•  Windows
•  Linux
•  Mac Os X

Sources :

sIBL_GUI Source Code is available directly from a GIT repository : sIBL_GUI GIT Repository On GITHub.

If you have any problems, don't hesitate to Email me !
If you have some sample script for your target application, I may take some time to code the Template script.

Reserved

Hi,

sIBL_GUI 3.0.0 - Alpha has been released ! It's only built for Windows currently : http://kelsolaar.hdrlabs.com/?dir=./sIBL_GUI/Repository/Builds/Windows/Nightly

A lot of things are certainly not working etc, etc ( I just saw that remote connection for 3dsmax is doing errors for example ). This is an Alpha but it should be usable ! Don't spend too much time organising your Database etc, I don't know what evolutions the software will have until the final release ( I will not provide upgrade tools for the Sqlite db until that ).

Have Fun ! 

KS

Hi,

sIBL_GUI 3.0.1 - Alpha is out, here is the Change Log :

sIBL_GUI - 3.0.1 :

Fixed slashes path issues on Windows preventing correct Sets loading in Maya.

Fixed Incorrect loaderScript path on Windows Socket Connections.

Fixed an error preventing the Templates Locations of being browsed.

Prevented Drag'N'Drop in the Templates Outliner Widget.

There are issues with the Online Updater on Windows, The downloaded files size change each time I don't know why, the file is of course corrupted. I'll investigate on this tomorrow.

KS

Hi,

sIBL_GUI 3.0.2 is out !

Here is a shot of the interface so you can see the last Ui changes :



Here is the change Log :

• Updated various Ui files / pictures.
• Added Templates Versions filtering context menu option.
• Merged “DatabaseBrowser” and “ThumbnailsSize” components.
• Changed “onlineUpdater” component IODevice to QFile, Windows 7 and Vista downloads are not corrupted anymore.
• Various Ui tweaks.

KS

Hi,

I finished 3dsMax New Helper Script that will integrate better sIBL_GUI within 3dsMax, a new Mental Ray Template is on it's way also. Everything should be released this week end I think.

Here is a screen of the toy :



KS

Hi,

sIBL_GUI entered beta stage !

The 3.0.4 release is out,  here is the Change Log :

sIBL_GUI - 3.0.4 :

• Templates paths are now provided to Loader Scripts.
• "DatabaseBrowser" and "TemplatesOutliner" components store / restore their selection when the Database is updated.
• Changed "ComponentsManagerUi", "DatabaseBrowser", "CollectionsOutliner", "TemplatesOutliner" components to Qt Model / View framework.

VRay for 3dsMax received a new Template with new features and improved setup.
Mental Ray 3dsMax template was also udpated with the features introduced in the VRay one ( Most noticable difference is a nice Viewport Visual Feedback to orient your IBL).



Have Fun !

KS

Ladies en Gentlemen,

After a few months of work, I'm happy to announce that sIBL_GUI 3 is finally available and out of the cooker !

Notice that there is currently no Linux build for now ( I failed freezing the application ), though it's fairaly easy to grab the source code from github : http://github.com/KelSolaar/sIBL_GUI and launch directly the python module from there.



Here is the Change Log :

sIBL_GUI - 3.0.5 :

Templates folders hierarchy has been updated.

It's strongly advised to uninstall any previous sIBL_GUI 3 version before installing this stable release.

Database Browser is properly refreshing when a collection is removed.

Database Browser items are again correctly laid out on sIBL_GUI resize.

Added "debug" verbose messages in a lot of methods.

Fixed wrong versions numbers calculations.

Here are the download links :

sIBL_GUI 3 :

•  Windows
•  Linux
•  Mac Os X

Have Fun Rendering !