there are a HEAP of things to tweak and improve render times it's no so simple. -DOn't use global Radiosity,global illumination should do -volumetric lights/volumetric sunlight slow things down a ton, use carefully. Can give awesome effects though. -multiple lights slow it all down. -Have the current update installed (277255 iirc) -render to disk, for me, is faster -yes renders that big will takes AGES, sorry but that's life, for such renders you really do need to have a 2nd PC if you use your main for other things too. 17x11 inch 300 DPI that's big...5110x3300 pixels in size. I have only just got Lightwave, I dunno about the higher end renders but that's a HUGE render and I bet even they woudln't throw that out fast. -SUperior drastically slows down render times, ick. -Vue's reported render times are usually way off anyway hehe. -reflections cause slow down especially if reflected/trhough a transaprency (ie say a glass lantern shade with light inside, reflected in a mirror) -Shadow maps can way cut down render times, but the shadows aren't so precise.

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