I'm having a slight problem when saving in image done in P5. Images save when rendered in the main window look good but when I render in another screen, even tho the image looks good after rendering, once saved, it looks like anti alias was turned off or something. A small example is show in the next message. Above is a screen shot of the settings I'm using. I tried draft mode and production mode with the same results. Does anyone know what is causing this with P5. The same image rendered either in the main window or in another window looks good after saving. It just seems to be that problem when I save in P5. Thanks, Cherokee

Here is an example of the problems I'm having. It just isn't a clear image.

It looks like you are saving as a JPG. Never do that except for sample renders, and then use the high quality setting. I almost always save as a PSD. PSD is Photoshop format. It saves the alpha channel (transparency information), and it is compatable with most image editing, and graphic paint programs. You can't put it right on the web like that though. You'll have top take it into a graphics program and resave it in a web format. But then you'll have more control over the quality, and have the option of doing post work on it if you want to.

This raises a question in my mind. ("Where else do I raise questions?" you ask, "Mind your own business" I reply). When you render a movie, you get a choice at to the quality of JPG you want to save, but I don't remember seeing this option when you save a single render. What determines the quality level of a single render save?

Look at the save window for the JPG option whern you gop to save. The quality level is right there. It defaults at the lowest level.

Just my memory then! Thanks

Thanks guys, I just found what the problem was. Brain dead I guess from too much work and trying to do something late at night. I forgot all about the quality settings on the save screen. It does default to the lowest setting and for reasons unknown to me and probably anyone else, I neglected to change that setting to high quality. Thanks for the tips guys. Just read this message after I checked what I was doing when saving an image and you were right about the quality settings on the save screen. Cherokee

alternate... adjust the pixel sample slider up to 12 then...that'll increase the quality of the render much more.but I would advice that you use the poser 4 engine and just do some postwork on photoshop...it's a lot safer and faster. takes he'll alot of time to render a dynamic hair and full scened, textured, proped image. I tried making a seraphim...6 wings and all, no clothes, tatooed skin tex, a sword...took me 23 hrs...it was only 75% completed then so I just pulled the plug on the %(&%* and used the poser 4 renderer.

I'm also having problems saving images from P5. If I render anything else than a P5 model at production level the save image never comes forward. It always tries to save as pz3... It's really stumping me.

A way round it would be to render to an external window. When you try to close the window it prompts you if you want to save it.

I have yet to use the production mode on Firefly. I haven't seen a need. The draft mode on Firefly is still superior to the P4 render engine...except for certain transmapped hairs. It doesn't like very fine transmaps for some reason.

If rendering to the internal window, I think you have to use export image instead, this will not save it as a pz3 I think. Somtimes, when saving an image from an external window sometimes poser 5 hides the save window behind the image and I have to click on the program in the windows open applications bar and this brings it around and I can save the image and continue working. This also works for me when poser hangs sometimes. Just something I noticed.

Oh, Poser also does this when you try to just close a render you don't want to save. It will hide the "do you want to save" box behind the external window and wait for you to click on the program box on the windows taskbar.