Forum: Poser - OFFICIAL


Subject: Ghostly, ghastly washed-out figures in PP2010. Render settings to approx. previ

danborn opened this issue on Feb 03, 2011 · 7 posts


Kalypso posted Thu, 03 February 2011 at 4:02 PM Site Admin

I'm afraid you'll have to rethink your lighting and make changes there.   Whatever you knew about lighting in older versions of Poser is now useless.    Most times I find that if I'm using a dome (for outdoor scenes) only one infinite light is necessary for shadows and that at about 50% intensity.   If I do add another light, it most probably is specular only.

For indoor scenes I usually use a point light adding more spots/points depending on where my lighting sources are in the scene (i.e. overhead bulb, candle, fireplace, etc)   You'll have to experiment till you find what's best for you but rest assured that gamma correction in Poser Pro 2010 is not to make your renders washed out but more realistic.   It's up to you now to find what lights suit your scene best.  Generally, preview mode should be darker than what you intend for your final image.

One final tip, don't bother with pre-made light sets.  Adjusting your own according to your needs is much simpler than trying to get a pre-made set to look good.