Have figured out the rendering bigger sizes bit but still only get 72 dpi. That's not too relevant for monitor display but printing's a whole 'nother matter. As to the background, I've decided to work with no background at all for the next couple of tests, to help me judge the lighting better. I used open GL for one render, turned it off for the second. So I figure that must be the in-between you're talking about; I haven't tried 3Delight yet. Also, next time I'll try to include a screen shot of my settings. D/S version is 0.9.6.O release, the newest available to non-PC club members.