Okay.  I'm using Poser 7

I'm also a newbie and even though I was computer analyst, I'm finding I'm dumber than a post in understanding this stuff.

Soooooooooooooo  I copied Kuroyume's answer and lesbentley's answer to my clipboard and I'm going to go and try all the suggestions -- and try to understand what you said (a foreign language).

I'll get back to you in a month or so when I figure it out and tell you if I fixed Santa.
Thanks again.
Bev

I made a real cute Santa and sleigh, etc.  Then I decided to have him fly over the world.  Well, I got the world under him --- but I had to pull it wayyyyyyyyyy down below the floor.  When I render it looks cool -- but in the preview the shadow of the world is at floor level and the world is below.

I thought about this for a long time because I didn't want to mess with all the Santa stuff.  Too many objects to try to raise.  

1. How can I lower the floor?          This would make the world above the floor line and the shadow wouldn't show -- I hope.

2.  In the preview, the shadow shows.  In the full render it doesn't.  But when I print out the render it prints the preview and the shadow is there again.  Why?

3.  Also, my background was white and then I added an object and it turned dark.  So I made the lighting "daylight" and the color is good -- and white in the preview.   In the render it is a light green.    Why does the render look different than the preview? 

4.  Any ideas how to add a night sky without making it too dark?

Thanks so much in advance. 
Bev

I'm glad you're ALL excited about how to duplicate things -- but you didn't share what you learned.  So the rest of us are still in the dark.  I did it once but then I forgot.  So you better write it down!

WOOOO HOOOOO it worked.  But who would think to put it in gift certificate?  Thanks.  I still lost the July coupon because I guess I didn't know how to do this.
Bev

Gift certificate?????   Gift certificate?????  Please let me go try.

I'm having the same problem.  I also have a coupon from July that I couldn't use.  Hopefully they will extend the time or give us another chance to redeem it.
Bev

I have Photoshop7 and Photoshop Elements 4 -- what is the difference between those and PCS3??

Well, I have a question and didn't know where to go to ask.  Newbie, here.  
I saw Renderosity has backgrounds for sale.  It says 1200 X 900 pixels, with 300 dpi.
Please look at "Old Castles" background or the "Moon" backgrounds.

1.  Are these just pictures?  Or are they partly 3D?
2.  I'm assuming the pixel size then fills the whole screen -- but does it download that size?
3.  How do they create these?
4.  How is it used?  Is it like flat at the back of the scene. 
Thanks
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