This is an ongoing problem that I experienced in Vue 4 and having the same one in Vue 5. On my final rendering I am using the user settings, all the tabs (render everything, radiosity..etc) set to high setting. I set the render to 300 and save to disk as tiff (postwork in photoshop). When the final render is done and I pull it up in photoshop the resolution is at 72 and not at 300 and has pixilated badly. I want to be able to do some very clear and sharp images but its not working. Anyone know how to fix this problem? Also my images have a very washed out appearance. Thanks for your help.

Did you set the size of the render in pixels or a physical measurement such as inches or cm? If you set the size as pixels and set DPI it just tells the art package how many dpi the image should be and doesn't change the actual number of pixels in the picture. If you set physical dimensions and DPI the number of pixels in the image increases as you increase the DPI and so the image quality goes up. Another possibility. Did you set the Tiff to be LZW compressed. I've noticed that this can cause quality problems. Don't know if its Vue causing this or Paint Shop Pro not liking the compression algorithm. Hope these help...

I confirm. Unlike Photoshop, Vue doesn't care about what you put as DPI as long as you enter dimensions in pixels (which to me makes more sense). if you want to take DPI into account, use 'inches' or 'cm' instead of 'pixels' to set the dimensions of your image. Example: If you set your image to 1600x1200 pixels, you already lock the dimension in 'inches' since DPI is equivalent to Pixels per Inch. If you set your dimension in inches and then set 300 DPI, Vue will adjust the dimension in pixels accordingly and photoshop will give you the resolution you want without any block.

I'm confused. I render at 1600x1200 600dpi. When I open Paint Shop Pro and check the image, that's what it is 1600x1200 600 dpi. Am I missing something?