2D image projected on a 3D sphere
Background 3D
Updated: 5 March 2019
Author: [email protected]
Compatible Nuke versions: 7.0 or later
Compatibility: Linux, Mac, Windows
New in Version 1.1:
+ updated name, values knob and converted Gizmo in Group
Use this tool if you have a simple 2D image instead of a full 360° image to project it on a 3D sphere without distortion.
Your image needs to be 2:1 aspect ratio to map onto the 3D sphere properly. Of course, the best way is to use a Spherical Transform with a 360° image :)
You can use this tool with this little script:
This tool is based on this discussion: http://community.foundry.com/discuss/topic/98357/spherical-maps