I'm wondering if anybody else is having a problem with render resolution in Poser 7. I can render to any size such as 2000 x 2000, but I can't get it to render at 300 or better resolution. I type in the size and resolution but it always renders to 72pix/in when I bring it up in Photoshop or Painter. It use to render at 300 or better. Anybody having this problem?

First of all, the number you speak of is meaningless. The only programs that care about the pix/in are printer programs. If you print that 2000 pixel image on a sheet of paper 4 inches wide, then it will be 2000/4 PPI or 500 PPI, regardless of whether it says 72, 300, or 838438743857857.

The last time I looked, every document processor in existence shows the image relative to the other stuff around it, what you see is what you get, and if you make the image bigger or smaller, or change the paper size, then you're changing the effective PPI anyway.

Second, did you change the file format you're saving? Some file formats do not have a place to record the meaningless and useless number we call pix/in.

You can change the dpi in Photoshop to get photoshop to size the pix for printing

If you are using a service provider to print your image, it's best to ask them what they need as far as size and even file format.  Our service provider prefers images for print be in TIFF format. 

If you are using a provider like Cafe Press, I've been told that multiplying you desired image size by the dpi works.  So if the final image is to be 3000 by 3000, you would want to a render size of 9000 by 9000.  I don't know how acurate this is but I've seen it posted many times to a number of forums.

No you didn't. If the final image is to be 3000 by 3000 - 3000 what? What are you saying there? 3000 inches? If you want 3000 inches and you want 300 pixels per inch then you would use 900,000 by 900,000 pixels. This is, of course, nonsense.

Did you mean if the final image is to be 3 inches by 3 inches? Then the dimension you want is 3 inches times 300 pixels per inch = 900 pixels.

It's simple math and the programs will do it for you, but if you want to describe it, then describe it.

inches * PPI = pixels

PPI is pixels per inch and the word "per" means "divided by", so PPI means pixels / inch.

So:

3000 pixels / 10 inches = 300 pixels / inch = 300 PPI

And:

3 inches * 300 PPI = 900 pixels

4 inches * 300 PPI = 1200 pixels

5 inches * 300 PPI = 1500 pixels

6 inches * 200 PPI = 1200 pixels

8 inches * 150 PPI = 1200 pixels

10 inches * 120 PPI = 1200 pixels

And stop saying DPI when talking about PPI. Dots are not pixels. They are dots of ink.

As BB is saying a pixel is a pixel.

Take two 1080p TVs, 36" and 48".  Which has more pixels?

Neither.  They both have 1920 by 1080 pixels, it's just that the pixels in the smaller one are smaller.  In computer terms, a pixel is just a square to hold color info (when are we going to have hex pixels).   It's a relative thing. 

I think the more important question is what is the resolution of the final product in PPI.  If you can answer that, you'll know what size of image to make.