C's new window render scaled base on yr preview window's size, change yr document window size fm 3:2 to 3:2 or 450x300 to 240x300.

on the top toolbar go to 'window' scroll down to 'document window size' make sure 'constrain window aspect' is unchecked and put in 400 width 500 height (or any number set with the same ratio)... now check 'constrain window aspect' & 'OK'... then go to your 'render options'... check 'New Window' fill in the 2400X3000 size & render. it should work fine (I just tried it & it worked for me :-)

I did exactly as you said. I tried to insert the file into MS Word and the picture won't show - only the place holder for the picture.

Sorry... I'm not a 'word' person so I'm not much help there. Perhaps someone else can offer you assistance there. At least I assume the scene did render for you though?

You have already helped alot. From your help this is what I understand. Take 8.5/11 Dividing each by two gives 4.25/5.5 . That's about a 4 to 5 ratio (4/5). So go to window, document size, width=425, height=550. Select Render options, set width = 850, height=1100 (8.5 x 10 and 11 * 10) That's equivalent to 8.5 x 11.0 . I tried doubleing the 850 x1100 (making it 1700 x 2200) and I didn't see a difference in size. maybe there is a difference in resolution - I'm not sure.

When you inserted the file into MSWord, what file did you insert? MSWord only reads a limited set of image types - it won't (for example) read PSD, but will read JPG. You need to use the insert|picture|from file menu to browse for your picture. Hope this helps Paul

Inserted a Tiff. The file was something like 26 or 28 meg.

I would try rendering to a movie (AVI) file at the size you want, then extract the frame as a bitmap......I found that you can circumvent any of Poser's image rendering limitations that way....... Krel

I kind of suspect that an image that size would choke MSWord - I've never gone anywhere near that size. Unless you absolutely need that sort of image size, you might want to convert it to a BMP or JPG - or do as Krel suggests - to keep the size down. Paul

I'm going to use a Poser image for the front cover of a magazine. I don't think an avi compressed file will work - the resolution just isn't there. That's why I'm asking all of theses questions about resolution and picture size.... Thanks, Kimberly Brugier krbtv@home.com

For conventional printing - CMYK on a printing press - 300dpi, same size (A4 image for A4 print) is the minimum. Never ever tried it in Word! No point going above 72dpi as Word prints the preview and not the information from the file anyway... I'd do 2 images - one at 72 dpi as a positional and import this into Word, and one at the right size 300dpi. And give your printer/bureau both with the Word file on a Zip or CD. Do you know someone with Pagemaker (boo) or Quark (ok if I have to). They would eat it up. Why import into Word? Are you adding text? Make sure that you convert it to CMYK from the RGB render in Poser

Ms-Word does have some limitations but there's an easy fix. Modify your CONFIG.SYS file and increase you FILES= and BUFFERS= statements. If they don't exist, create them and use at least 150 for files and 60 for buffers. This should give Word enough resources to handle a 30mb insertion assuming you have enough free hdd space for virtual memory (try cleaning out your windowstemp folder as well).

MS Word is just too flaky to do anything complicated. My preference is WordPerfect. That does so much more than Word can ever manage. If you don't have WordPerfect, maybe you need to try a smaller image size. Your 2400x3000 is pretty huge. I suspect MS Word just is too retarded to handle that much. Melanie

krbtv- Call the printer and find the lpi of the halftone press that is going to be used (Not the image setter), it will (probably) be 125 - 175 lpi, then double that, that will be the dpi you should have, dpi x inches = pixels, thus if the press is 150 lpi you would need 300 x 8 or 10, or 2400 x 3000 pixels for profeessional level results. As you already know, save as a Tiff. Don't use EPS, especially on a PC, Tiff would be best

Wow. That's what I need to know. Everything is going to be Full color - so do I still want to know about "half-tone"? The printer uses a Heidelberg.

The printer is probably the best person to ask, and will be able to help you supply the right file, and at the right size, and should be able to adjust the file contrast, values etc for the machine he/she is running on. Ask for a proof before letting them print it though - just to check! They will want a .tiff file, CMYK and the size 30 - 40 megs is about right for an A4 size page.

PS, PC screens/files are notoriously dark when printed, and your screen won't be calibrated to show exactly what you should expect from the final finished image/file so do ask for a proof and be prepared to adjust values in the file if necessary. The printer should have monitors calibrated to his/her press so you could ask to preview the image on there as well before committing to a proof... Publishing, what a gas

krbtv- It will be full color, but the offset press will use CYMK inks on a halftone "rosette", the lines-per-inch or pitch of the halftone screen is the magic number you need to work the answer. The other guys are right about the proof, and the preview (if there is time), and they (actually the service bureau that makes the film) should also ask (somebody has to know) if you are on a PC or Mac, as somebody has to correct for the Gamma factor (what something else?) Color printing is an EXTREAMLY complicated subject!

I've had this problem with Word as well. IIRC, I couldn't insert but I could open the image in a graphics program and paste it into Word. Or was it the other way? I don't remember. Haven't had the problem for a while though.

Please note: when rendering to an AVI you do not have to use a codec. You can keep the frames uncompressed which yields the same quality as a hi-res image render.........just select full frames uncompressed in the codec list (should be down towards the bottom....)...... It might be better to use something other than MS Word for printing preparation..... Krel