I got an iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015) a couple years ago, and my poser renders look terrible on it. I can't get anything done. (I'd post an example screenshot, but if you don't have a 5K monitor, you won't see the problem... right?)

So I've been trying to sharpen up the renders for the past couple of years (since I got the computer) but nothing has worked.

(I'm stuck on Firefly and V4, By the way.)

I have tried everything. I've tried combinations of every render setting. (Post filter sizes, post filter types, min shading rate, etc.) I've tried every kind of light. I've tried rendering huge (which takes forever, of course) and then shrinking it down with Photoshop. I can't fathom why that doesn't work, but it doesn't. I've tried dozens of textures. I've read all the bagginsbill forum posts I can handle. (He's not especially... concise)

No matter what I try, my characters' eyes are always pixelated. (And the pixelated eyes are what bother me the most. Like, I can see the five or ten pixels that make up the eye.)

I know, of course, that the renders would look great on less good monitors. But... I don't have a less good monitor. Any ideas?

Thank you thank you thank you!

How do other people's renders look or renders you did before getting this screen? What about other images? If you've done all that and still can't get good renders, then I'd look to the hardware. I don't know much about Macs. On windows, there is a ClearType setting you can adjust. Maybe mac has similar?

You didn't mention it. Did you check the filtering type on the image maps. A lot of textures still use quality instead of sharp or none.

To do a screen shot of what you see, try taking a picture of it with a camera. I don't know if it will show or not.

Check your video settings to ensure your desktop is set to use the full resolution of the monitor, and calibrate your monitor...

https://support.apple.com/kb/PH19043

http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test