hi guys,

amateur asking a stupid question.

when I imported a background picture, Poser asked to adjust the dimension of the current window to match that of the background picture.

but no matter I chose "no" or "yes", the background picture imported showed with a much smaller dimension, which did not match my idea of the screen, and usually with a obviously twisted width/height ratio.

the original dimension of the background picture is 2700/2700, but when imported directly into poser, no matter I chose to adjust the current window to match the background picture or not, its dimension changed to smaller than 1000/1000.

how can I apply a background picture with its original dimension in Poser directly without using any image-editing software for post-work?

thank you very much for your helps!

If the version of Poser you're using is P6, you have to also increase the "Max Texture Size" (found in the Render Settings) to a value at least as large as the longest dimension of the image you're trying to use.

You should also make sure you have applied the latest Poser update.

many thx.

I will try your advice.

You can also apply your image to a flat, one-sided plane and set your dimensions on the y- and x- scale.  Afterwards, change the overall scale to whatever size you desire.  To avoid casting shadows on the plane, connect your image node in the material room to the ambient_color and set it's value to 1.  You can achieve the same affect by also connecting to alt_diffuse.  Make certain the plane's cast shadow is turned off on it's properties panel.  An example can be found here:

http://www.renderosity.com/mod/gallery/index.php?image_id=1884989&user_id=343328&np&np

thank you very much, I will try it.

Why even bother?  You won't get a realistic render if you are rendering an image with a flat plane for a background.  So, to make life easier, just render without it, save your render as PNG or TIF, then comp the background in Photoshop.