Whew.  

I'm still trying to get something out of Sculptris and rendered.  Fingers crossed on that.

Dang it!  Why did I say 15 minutes?  I'm trying.

Attached Link: FineArt Impressions

*I've used the attached printer when he was located in North Carolina.  He said always add noise when printing.  He was speaking of giclee.  See his "history" on the link for his credentials

 ArtByMiva

Banding can be visible on a monitor screen on some occasions, especially when gradual color gradients are involved. 

 Bryster

Yes she is as smart as she is pretty

A.S.

Saving rendered images to jpg opens the door for banding.  I always save as tff.  I think down converting to 24 bit would be a crap shoot also.  I would depend on the algorithm used doing the conversions. BTW, congrats. 

I'm probably wrong on this.

 I understand that 24 bit-plane pixels can produce 16 million different colors.  The average human eye can discern a little over 10 million colors.  One would conclude that 24 bit is just fine since 24 bit plane can produce more color differences than a person can perceive.

What the additional bits per pixel can give you is more control in post production because there is more detailed information available on each pixel to manipulate, such as in processing hdri photo images.  I think this additional information is kind of like a photo shot in RAW can be massaged in post production to bring out detail that was not readily visible on the original image. 

Another thing the additional information per pixel gives you the ability to adjust color without creating color banding.

I'm not sure where all this would apply in a rendered image. 

Someone please set me straight if I'm off base on this.

lol at Bryster

Oh no Mike.  I haven't swam half way around the globe for nothing. (can't afford plane fare, I'm saving it for the honeymoon it case she changes her mind) 

 I still Bryce some but lately it has been to build a simple scene, render it, then massage the heck out of it in 2d apps like PhotoShop or Painter. 

I agree with Fran that Daz dropped the ball and no longer seems to care.  While there may be some activity at that other place's forum, it has been too long since anything has been "officially" addressed concerning bugs and such.  Sadly this site's Poser roots has all but killed the the other applications here, imho. Bryce became a render engine for scenes built in Poser or just a convenient way to place ready-made .obj items over water and hills.    

I know Zhann moved on years ago but why is she still listed as this forum's coordinator? 

Some of the older crowd occasionally tried to breathe life into the forum and via challanges, mini challenges and shared techniques to no avail.  People seem to ooh and ahh, say" thank you for that" but never return posted any of their own experimentation.  I guess it is just too much work for a instant gradification crowd nowadays.

When is the last time anyone ever even mentioned DTE?   

tjohn, I've got you beat on the beard and years on this planet.

Rosie, how many times do I have to pop the question?  (back off guys, I saw her first)

Breaking news!  AgentSmith got married!

More updates:

*"Newly uncovered documents directly challenge statements made by President Obama and other officials who insisted that the National Security Agency was not abusing its authority or knowingly violating Americans' privacy. *

The Washington Post reported on an audit and other secret documents that allegedly show the NSA broke privacy rules and overstepped its authority thousands of times since it was granted new powers in 2008."

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/08/16/nsa-documents-challenge-obama-claim-that-surveillance-programs-not-abused/#ixzz2c8ypqnxA

I say my point of view is strengthened by pointing out that the abuses made public coincide with elected officials (newly elected president and a new Democratic controlled congress) putting their self serving, dirty hands into what has always been a dirty international endeavor dealing with national security.  I'm not so naive to believe "new powers" did not come with political favors owed.  It is the current presidency that has denied any abuses by NSA right up to this new revelation.   If I tell Quest to clandestinely shoot his neighbor and he does but later gets caught, I can stand before witnesses and state "Quest did not abuse his power."  I am being truthful to the neighborhood because I secretly know I gave him the authority, mandate and the means to do it.  I say fingers should be pointed not towards NSA but to elected politicians.  

I'm donning my tinfoil hat and no longer concerned about NSA.  We have long ago realized Bryce users were and elite community inside the asylum.  (chuckle)

Check ambience of bowl material.  It seems to have a glow of its own.

Ahhh!  So good to hear from you Ang.  You have permission to add a little color (colour for the Brits).  Maybe some photos of you with whips.  haha

hahahaha at Angie.  

Quest you know we are both under a microscope don't you?