Shade 9 can now import and export high-dynamic range images (HDRI) in Portable Float Map (PFM) format.

Shade's HDRI support already lets you make use of HDRI at least 16 bits of data per color channel, making it possible to express finer gradations of color, preserving detail in very dark or very bright areas of an image. Use HDRI images as Light Probe Image backgrounds - Spherical, Cubic and Vertical Cross Maps are easily imported into your scene.

Shade supports OpenEXR, HDR, PFM (Portable Float Map) and raw HDRI formats.