Ever wonder why you see pics in the gallery (or have some of your own) of headshots where the model has a really big honkin' nose (ie; a terribly distorted face)? That's because the main camera default setting is only 38MM. To avoid this kind of distortion, change the main camera setting to between 75MM & 100MM. Another tip I picked up along the way...to make shadows finer & less jagged edge, change the map size to at least 1024 or higher. Have any tips you want to share? Fell free to post them to this thread.

Don't eat yellow snow. ;-) ScottA

...what exactly do you mean by saying "change the map size to at least 1024 or higher"? If you should mean the shadow maps of the different lights in Poser, I have never managed to get them to a higher qualtiy than 1024 - the dials always "jump back" when I try this. You did not mean the shadow maps, did you? Anyway, thanks for the hint with the camera setting :-) Sincerely, Sabine

hehe Scott - just in time for winter. Spothmann: Not entirely sure but I suspect it has to do with the fact that it may be an infinite light as opposed to a spot. I have the same problem when I use preset lights but don't encounter the problem when I make my own set (I almost exclusively use spots, maybe that's why.) And yes, I was referring to shadow map size. Hope this helps. Pam

Doubleclick on the dial for the map size and change the maximum. Afterward you can increase the map size over 1024. Beware: The rendertime and memory consumption of Poser increase also.

They are talking about the map of the light. Select your key light and look at the dials there is a dial called map.

I dial up my camera to 180mm

click on the number above the dial for the map. You'll get a mini field where you can type a value for the dial. I use that for dials a lot to be more precise, or if I've got a loooong way to drag (like from 256 to 1024) :)

Try modifying the light's "Shadow Cam" field of view to adjust each light's shadow edge detail (Zoom-In=sharper edges or Zoom-Out=more feathered). As opposed to enlarging the map's size, this method provides better control and can save substantial memory & render time.