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Level up your renders and streamline your workflow with our pro-quality 3D backgrounds, offering powerful tools to create perfectly-lit visuals faster

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Tokyo Urban Nightscape

stylish paving stone road

CGI.Backgrounds 3D Backgrounds are a new Dimension in Backplates

3D Backgrounds streamline your workflow by bundling a high-resolution backplate, HDRi lighting maps, and a preconfigured 3D space—all calibrated to create seamless integration and photorealistic results with minimal setup. 3D Models fit seamlesly into the scene, and no need to find out how to perfectly place your model infront of a backplate.

Immersive, Real-World Backplates

Our backplates, captured by professional photographers using high-end gear, deliver stunning photorealism. But we didn’t stop there. These backplates are supercharged and saved as pre-configured 3D space, complete with lighting and shadow setups, ready to integrate seamlessly into various rendering tools. Whether you use Blender, Unreal Engine, or 3ds Max, our 3D Backgrounds eliminate the need for manual adjustments, providing a streamlined workflow that ensures every project starts with a perfect foundation.

Integrated RAY HDRi Lighting

Each 3D Background includes proprietary RAY HDRi maps for accurate, photorealistic Image-Based Lighting. Pre-calibrated to match the backplates, these HDRi maps ensure seamless integration with tools like Blender, Unreal Engine, and 3ds Max. They capture real-world lighting for precise illumination and reflections, reducing setup time. Ideal for still renders, animations, or VR scenes, the paired HDRi maps deliver consistent, high-quality results with ease.

Seamless 3D Ground Integration

Realistic Ground Plane for Natural Object Placement Each 3D Background includes a pre-configured 3D floor that aligns perfectly with the backplate for realistic object placement, natural scaling, and accurate shadows. This ground plane ensures that your digital twin or rendered object fits naturally into the scene, maintaining photorealism from every angle. Compatible with major rendering tools like Blender, Unreal Engine, and 3ds Max, the 3D floor eliminates guesswork, enabling effortless creation of still images, animations, or dynamic camera movements.

3D Background | Animation in Japan

The power of RAY

Instant, Accurate Lighting with RAY HDR

Our proprietary RAY HDR technology captures real-world lighting data to add true-to-life shadows, highlights, and color balance to your renders. No need to guess at lighting settings or chase “close enough” lighting—your renders look professionally lit from the start.

Our 3d Backgrounds also feature a high-resolution backplate at up to 64k resolution, so your final render can work for anything from a simple concept shot to a production-ready still image.

Medium format capture, to accommodate projects requiring hundreds of megapixels of resolution
Real-World Locations , to take your renders to multiple geographies worldwide, as well as studio settings when you need to place your product front and center
Consistent lighting for your digital twin, whether you’re creating renders of a vehicle, product, building, or other subject

High-Resolution 3D Backgrounds for True Photorealism

Accurate depth of field and motion blur, based on the correct distance and depth of every element within the 3D background, ensuring a realistic and precise result.

Streamlined Setup, Enhanced Creative Freedom

Our 3D Backgrounds go beyond traditional backplates, which lock you into a pre-capture angle of view. With the addition of a projected 3D floor/backplate, you gain the flexibility to adjust camera angles, accurate depth of field and compositions, delivering creative freedom while maintaining photorealistic accuracy.

Break Free from Single-Angle Limitations

Perfect for showcasing your digital twin, product highlights, or hero shots, our 3D Backgrounds provide almost as much creative freedom as an on-location shoot. By eliminating the constraints of traditional backplates, they allow you to experiment with multiple angles and concepts without the need for a full virtual environment, making them an economical and efficient solution for achieving photorealistic results.

Accurate Motion Blur for True-to-Life Dynamics

Experience motion blur like never before, calculated with precision using the accurate distance and depth of every element within the 3D background. Unlike traditional backplates, which rely on flat 2D images, our 3D backgrounds incorporate true depth, delivering motion effects that are both realistic and flawlessly integrated.

Minimal Setup, Maximum Impact

Save time and streamline your workflow with our pre-configured 3D Backgrounds. Simply open the project file, and everything is ready to go—RAY HDR lighting, 3D Floor/Backplates are already set up. All you need to do is position your digital twin to achieve stunning photorealistic results. Perfect for tight schedules or high-volume rendering, our 3D Backgrounds allow you to focus on creativity while delivering professional-quality visuals.

High-Resolution 3D Backgrounds for True Photorealism

Accurate depth of field and motion blur, based on the correct distance and depth of every element within the 3D background, ensuring a realistic and precise result.

See 3D Backgrounds in Action: Dynamic Flexibility for Your Vision.

The quality and resolution of CGI.Backgrounds HDRi Maps is outstanding to deliver results our clients ask for.

Chuck White

President/Founder

Tiki Studios

Unmatched Versatility

Compatible with Any 3D Workflow

Our 3D Backgrounds are tailored to specific DCCs, making it simple to load a 3D Background and immediately dive into the creative aspects of your artistic process

Case Study

All the images for this Silverado EV launch campaign were created with CGI.Backgrounds.

The flexibility and range available allow you to create the perfect hero angle for your model. This also includes the ability to freely move the camera for interior shots, ensuring optimal customization for your needs.

Experience True Parallax: 3D Backgrounds That Shift with Your Perspective.

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Create Beautiful Renders, Faster

Transform your workflow with 3D Backgrounds, combining professional lighting and realism. Perfect for concept demos or commercial campaigns, these integrated tools elevate your projects with ease.

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FAQ: Your Guide to 3D Backgrounds for Rendering

Streamlined Answers to Common Questions About 3D Backgrounds

3D Backgrounds are advanced environments that combine a projected backplate with a 3D floor, delivering freedom of movement for your virtual camera. This allows for natural scaling, realistic lighting, and dynamic compositions, unlike traditional static backplates.

No more guesswork!
In addition, you no longer need to guess the angle, position, or focal length for your 3D object. Simply add it, and you are free to move it to any position while maintaining accurate focal length and scale.

At launch, 3D Backgrounds are available as pre-configured files for Unreal Engine. Versions for Blender v4, 3ds Max with VRAY, MAYA with VRAY and VRED can be requested by contacting us directly.

Yes, any backplate in our library can be converted into a 3D Background upon request. This gives you access to our entire collection for customized projects. Turn-around times vary based on the level of complexity.

Requesting a 3D background from an existing backplate in our library does not incur any additional costs beyond your subscription or credit usage.

If you have additional requirements, such as adding or removing elements, we can discuss these further and provide you with a tailored offer.

Level 1 : Includes a 3D floor/backplate setup, and our RAY HDR lighting included. Perfect for projects needing accurate lighting and limited camera movement.
Level 2 : Builds on Level 1 with additional elements mapped as sprites for precise parallax and real-world accuracy. It is ideal for projects requiring extensive realism and dynamic animations
Both versions give more freedom of camera positioning than a traditional backplate

Turn-around time depends on the level of complexity:

Level 1 : Typically faster to produce due to the simplicity of the setup.
Level 2 : Requires more time due to including mapped sprites and advanced parallax adjustments.

Yes. For supported software like Unreal Engine, 3D-Max, Blender and VRED, you can open the project file and position your digital twin immediately. The 3D floor/backplate, and RAY HDR lighting are pre-configured to save time.

Absolutely. Each environment is fully editable, allowing you to adjust lighting, camera angles, and textures to suit your needs.

Currently, Unreal Engine files support Nanite and Lumen for real-time rendering. For 3ds Max, V-Ray is optimized for use. Contact us for other software or render engine compatibility.

Yes, our 3D Backgrounds are royalty-free and can be used for both commercial and personal projects, provided you adhere to our licensing terms.

We recommend hardware capable of handling high-resolution HDRi maps and detailed 3D environments for optimal performance, particularly for Level 2 complexity projects.

We’ve made it simple to request backplates as 3D Backgrounds! On every backplate page, you’ll find an option to “Request as a 3D Background.” Just log into your account, select this option, and submit your request. Our team will review it and email you with details on availability and turnaround time.