Output size question

[publiclabor]

想想問問大家，如果我要render 一幅圖做banner用，好似人地放系地盤外面個0的甘大0度，我應該系render setting度set output size幾大呀?同我應該output咩format既file好?因為我重要系photoshop度做手腳.
希望有人幫倒我
thanks!

[h2o]

u need to caculate the resolution of final output first.

What is the size of banner in real size?

People will see the banner very near or far far away?
so u need to decide to use 300 or 150 dpi or others, u can ask the output house for suggestion.

about the file format..... u can use any non-compression file & which can import in Photoshop, such as .tga or .tif


Just for ur reference, if ur banner is 6ft long. u need 72inch x 300dpi = 21600 pixels in horizontal.

Of course we always turn off the pixel filter when we render for still. Then u can scale up in Photoshop.

[publiclabor]

Thanks h2o
I think the size will be around 5~6 ft long really. If I render my picture with this size with mentalray in 3dmax, will it take forever to render it?
maybe I need to make it 300dpi....
I never know about the pixel filter..how to turn it off and what for?

[sobig]

what do u mean of pixel filter? u mean the AA setting?

as i remember, max only can render 8k x 8k resolution.
it cannot be rendered when the res is more than 8k or 9k.
u can try this and tell me

[h2o]

filter....or multi pixel filter in Maya, 系會 blur 左你個 image 個只

我都想講 render resolution 問題, 通常我會 crop 黎 render...... 睇下你個 scene 有幾重. 都系用番 6ft 做 sample, final 21600 pixel, 3d render 16000 - 18000 pixel 就夠. 當然 banner 只系計橫島, 所以我會分開兩張 8000 or 4張 4000 咁樣 render

[publiclabor]

I got it. I have never use my computer to render with 8000 pixel, hope that wont kill my computer.
I actually need to render a building. For time saving, maybe I will only render the building itself but not only staff. I would rather do more in photoshop.
but how do you divide the scene in to ever 2 or 4 pieces to render?

[sobig]

I got it. I have never use my computer to render with 8000 pixel, hope that wont kill my computer.
I actually need to render a building. For time saving, maybe I will only render the building itself but not only staff. I would rather do more in photoshop.
but how do you divide the scene in to ever 2 or 4 pieces to render?

u mean divide your image to render?
in max interface, top right corner, near the "Quick Render Button". there is a drop down menu. you can choose your render mode like View, Selected, Region...etc.
i guess u should choose Region this time, then you can divide your image...when u press "Quick Render Button", you can crop your camera view in viewport.

[publiclabor]

oo ic ... thanks ~~
one more question, SOrry for so many question.
in the output size field, there are some setting like Aperture Width, Image Aspect, Pixel Aspect, and there is a option with the choose like customer, 35mm .......etc. I have no idea about those thing..
what is those thing for?

[sobig]

just keep the pixel aspect is 1.0 is fine
dont change the aperture width in custom mode

then, you can set you res for width and height.

[publiclabor]

thanks~~~sobig

[darkie]

如果你出banner,
基本上60-100 dpi就夠....唔駛谷到300 dot架.....

[h2o]

我之前幫學校出過條 banner.... output 話要150 (我覺得150近睇都 ok), 又試過出掛牆大 poster....偷雞用左 50 就算

所以都系問 output 公司穩陣d

[sobig]

sure, depend the output center...which dpi can accept...