JPG unless you simply don't have the hard drivespace) rather than movie files (.AVI. Unless you're rendering a small-format, quick-and-dirty test animation,get into the habit of always rendering image sequences (.TGA. Learn More Buy DON'T RENDER MOVIESRENDER FRAMES! RENDERING AESTHETICS: STILL LIFE AND MACROPHOTOGRAPHY.RENDERING AESTHETICS: DISTANT LANDSCAPES.RENDERING AESTHETICS: UNDERWATER SCENES.RENDERING AESTHETICS: OUTER SPACE SCENES.

MENTAL RAY PREFERENCES: PLEASE LEAVE ME A MESSAGE.HIDDEN LINE RENDERING: RENDER TO VECTORS IN MENTAL RAY.IN MENTAL RAY, CONTRAST CAN SAVE YOUR DAY!.USE MENTAL RAY' S IMAGE SAMPLING WISELY.THE PRINT SIZE WIZARD (ENOUGH WITH THE PRINTING STUFF ALREADY!).'THOSE PRINT PEOPLE'— MAKE IT EASIER ON THEM WITH 3DS MAX 6.RENDERING IMAGES FOR PRINT: OH YEAH, ANOTHER THING.RENDERING IMAGES FOR PRINT: TEACH THOSE PRINT FOLKS A LESSON (OR TWO.).RENDERING WITH SCANLINE: MIX IMAGE AND MULTI-PASS MOTION BLUR.RENDERING WITH SCANLINE MOTION BLUR: MULTI-PASS AND IMAGE.COULD YOU MAKE THINGS MORE COMPLICATED, PLEASE? (WHAT ABOUT USING A COMPOSITING PROGRAM?).A CHICKEN AND EGG PROBLEM: HOW DO YOU SET UP AN ANIMATED BACKGROUND FOR A SCENE IF YOU HAVEN' T RENDERED THE BACKGROUND YET?.

OKAY, SO YOU REALLY WANT TO RERENDER YOUR ANIMATION.

RERENDERING FROM THE ENVIRONMENT BACKGROUND.

RENDERING GREAT BIG, GIANT, HONKING, ENORMOUS IMAGES SUCCESSFULLYĭON' T RENDER MOVIES— RENDER FRAMES!.

RENDERING VIDEO: MAKE SURE VIDEO COLOR CHECK IS ON.

RENDERING VIDEO: RENDER FRAMES, NOT FIELDS.

RENDERING: FILTERS FOR STILL IMAGES VERSUS VIDEO.

RAY TRACING: SPEEDING UP THINGS (GLOBALS).

RAY TRACING: SPEEDING UP THINGS (OBJECTS).

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