VFX HDRI Chrome and Grey Reference Spheres
Chrome and grey reference balls in 6 cm, 12.6 cm, 20 cm, 25 cm and 30 cm, made for on set lighting capture rather than adapted from garden ornaments.
All 5 Products in VFX HDRI Spheres
VFX HDRI Spheres25cm Half Chrome Half Grey Ball HDRI Ball 10” 50/50 Chrome and Grey VFX Ball
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VFX HDRI Spheres20cm VFX Store Movie Shot Ball Grey Ball
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VFX HDRI Spheres12.6cm HDRI VFX Ball Chrome Grey Ball
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View DetailsWho This Category Is For
These are production tools, so the questions are about neutrality and surface quality rather than decoration.
- VFX supervisors and on set data wranglers capturing HDRI panoramas
- Camera departments building a lighting reference kit for episodic work
- Studios replacing worn reference balls between productions
- Rental houses stocking chrome and grey pairs in several diameters
- Students and small studios buying a first reference set
- A garden gazing ball has an uneven surface that distorts the reflected environment map
- A grey ball that is not neutral pushes the whole lighting solve off in grade
- Cheap chrome finishes haze after a few shoots and pick up handling marks
- Mismatched chrome and grey pairs make the two captures hard to reconcile in comp
- Balls without a proper mount wobble on the stand and shift between takes
What You Get With This Range
- Surface passes through more than twenty processes to hold a clean specular reflection
- Grey scale accuracy checked against post production use rather than assumed
- Five diameters from 6 cm to 30 cm so the ball can be matched to the lens and the set
- Half chrome half grey balls available when there is only room for one ball in frame
- Threaded mounting so the ball sits solidly on a stand or a magic arm
- Packed in foam so the mirror surface survives the courier and the truck
Where These Pieces Are Installed
HDRI panorama capture on exterior and interior sets
Lighting reference stills alongside a colour chart
Reflection reference for CG element integration
Grey ball exposure and diffuse response reference
Product and automotive photography lighting checks
Film school and studio training kits
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VFX HDRI Spheres Buying Questions
Which diameter should I buy first?
20 cm and 25 cm are the common working sizes. 6 cm and 12.6 cm suit tight sets and travel kits, 30 cm suits wide exteriors where the ball has to read at distance.
Do I need both a chrome and a grey ball?
Most crews shoot both, chrome for the environment reflection and grey for diffuse response. A half chrome half grey ball covers both in one frame when set time is short.
Is the grey neutral?
The grey has been set through repeated post production tests rather than picked visually. Shoot it alongside your usual chart and it will read consistently.
How do the balls mount?
Threaded mounting so the ball sits on a stand, a magic arm or a tripod head without wobbling between takes.
How are they packed for delivery?
Foam wrapped inside a case, with the protective film left on the chrome surface. Delivery is 15 to 30 days after the deposit is received.
Need a Quote on VFX HDRI Spheres
Tell us the diameters and whether you want chrome, grey or half and half, and we will quote a set with packing.