what size do you render stills? - Page 2

aaron-cds · January 30th, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by afterglow

unless u r just rendering on one box, how is it a waste of time??

Well, if you have a farm, I suppose it's not. We're just trying to save you some time and increase your productivity, but if 6000 pixels wide works for you, then fine. It's just not the industry standard.

GI Dude · January 30th, 2007

4096x1713 2.35:1 Anamorphic, for panoramic shots... (i just like how does it looks)

4096x3277 1.25:1 For the rest... looks good

markf · January 30th, 2007

Thanks to all of you for weighing in on this.

This forum continues to be very helpful to me.

I will stick with the 3000 x 2000 untill circumstances dictate otherwise. I have been using Max standard lighting and my dual Xeon 266 typicaly renders this size in a couple of minutes.

I want to experiment with GI and possibly VRay and hope that I can keep the rendering times reasonable.

Thanks again!

Matt Clementson · January 30th, 2007

I render @ 3508x2480 - this is A4 @ 300 dpi or A3 @ 150 dpi, so its a good general size for most print in our office.

STRAT · January 30th, 2007

3000 in the long direction for me too usually

markf · January 30th, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by Baldrick

I render @ 3508x2480 - this is A4 @ 300 dpi or A3 @ 150 dpi, so its a good general size for most print in our office.

Just to avoid confusion and because it is a pet issue with me so I can't seem to stop myself from replying:

substitute ppi for dpi. you are meaning pixels per inch.

look at image size in photoshop. there is no dpi

dpi , dots per inch, is for printers. pixels and dots are not the same thing. this confusion is very wide spread amongst printing shops, photographers, and all others dealing with size of digital image issues

gfa2 · January 30th, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by markf

I have been using Max standard lighting and my dual Xeon 266 typicaly renders this size in a couple of minutes.

I want to experiment with GI and possibly VRay and hope that I can keep the rendering times reasonable.

If you haven't used GI then be prepared for your minutes to turn to hours...especially for one PC.

markf · January 30th, 2007

Yes that's what I'm afraid of. I don't see how hour(s) long render times are viable in a production setting. My clients often request design changes and I like to be able to tweak things and experiment a bit. How do you all do this if it takes hours to render?

Perhaps this is best left for another thread.

Matt Clementson · January 30th, 2007

Quote:

Originally Posted by markf

substitute ppi for dpi. you are meaning pixels per inch.

Fair point - guilt as charged.

Juan Altieri · January 30th, 2007

between 2800 and 3500 pixels long, it's ok

January 30th, 2007	#12 (permalink)
GI Dude Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Monterrey Age: 32 Posts: 268 Name: Alex Guzman	Re: what size do you render stills? 4096x1713 2.35:1 Anamorphic, for panoramic shots... (i just like how does it looks) 4096x3277 1.25:1 For the rest... looks good __________________ Alex Guzman

January 30th, 2007	#13 (permalink)
markf Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Telluride, CO Posts: 349 Name: Mark Frankmann	Re: what size do you render stills? Thanks to all of you for weighing in on this. This forum continues to be very helpful to me. I will stick with the 3000 x 2000 untill circumstances dictate otherwise. I have been using Max standard lighting and my dual Xeon 266 typicaly renders this size in a couple of minutes. I want to experiment with GI and possibly VRay and hope that I can keep the rendering times reasonable. Thanks again! __________________ Mark Frankmann Open Range Imaging www.openrangeimaging.com

January 30th, 2007	#14 (permalink)
Matt Clementson Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Cardiff, UK Age: 37 Posts: 221 Name: Matt Clementson	Re: what size do you render stills? I render @ 3508x2480 - this is A4 @ 300 dpi or A3 @ 150 dpi, so its a good general size for most print in our office.

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STRAT Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Cardiff, Wales, UK. Age: 36 Posts: 6,557 Name: Stephen Leworthy	Re: what size do you render stills? 3000 in the long direction for me too usually __________________

January 30th, 2007	#18 (permalink)
markf Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Telluride, CO Posts: 349 Name: Mark Frankmann	Re: what size do you render stills? Yes that's what I'm afraid of. I don't see how hour(s) long render times are viable in a production setting. My clients often request design changes and I like to be able to tweak things and experiment a bit. How do you all do this if it takes hours to render? Perhaps this is best left for another thread. __________________ Mark Frankmann Open Range Imaging www.openrangeimaging.com

January 30th, 2007	#20 (permalink)
Juan Altieri Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Uruguay Age: 36 Posts: 298 Name: Juan Altieri	Re: what size do you render stills? between 2800 and 3500 pixels long, it's ok __________________ There is a light (in your eyes) that never goes out...............

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