Darth...I think resolution is a VERY important part of this...it should definatly be set for all. You could try for some standard light setup also..maybe just a straight studio setup. You just can't compare apples to oranges, to paraphrase smallspace. It's an interesting exersize for sure, but still needs a little more for parameters to try and give an equal playing field to all. We're not trying here for realism, so alot of the "tricks" many people use should not be in this. I could do Max, but actually Xurge's offer to do so many of the programs is a godsend...with one person doing all these it WILL tend to "equalize" the renders...I just hate to just shove it all on him!