Rendering Problems/ huge image

[dnagi]

need help rendering an image. I am trying to render a huge image. I need to produce an image at 10 ft by 8 ft at 175 to 300 dpi. The screwed up thing is that the image is a matrix of 3000 lights. I am sure you are all saying what the #$%$^$, but I needed to produce and image similiar to JIm Campbell work. His images can be found at jimcampbell.tv. Why do it in max? I know if I created a vector file I would have a easy image, but it doesn't look as good. Using lights on a simple box in max is as close as I can get it. I am having a problem rendering the $%$%#. It is taking all day. Do you have any suggestions on how to render the image quicker, please help me. Should I render sections and clip them together in photoshop. This image is for a wall texture in a design firm. Please help.

thanks

Dom

[Christopher Nichols]

Can I ask you a question? Why does the image have to be 300 DPI? That is an insane resolution for an image that size. Just because the printer is 300 DPI does not mean that your image has to be. Let me but it this way. An IMAX screen is approx 90 feet wide by 65 feet high. When you render an image for an IMAX screen, you have to increase your resolution from 2000 pixels wide (for 35mm print) to 4000 pixels wide (for 70mm print). There is NO reason to have to render an image larger then 4000 pixels. Even with your wierd situation (which is very unique and interesting BTW). What I would do is render it at 4000 pixels wide, and if they need all those pixels, resize it in photoshop and give them that image.

[STRAT]

yup. if it's going to be printed on a bill board it wont be printed more than maybe 20, 30 or 40 dpi, depending on the printer's.

 

i've just rendered a 20 ft image for printing @ 20000 pixels at the standard 72 dpi. worked a treat

[dnagi]

Guys,

 

thanks for the advice on a billboard....I also understand the resolution quality of a billboard.. I am creating wallpaper for a design firm.....they can go and touch the walll...they can see the image....it needs to be at 150 or better......I thought it was possible to cut an image into sections...yes..no

[GeraldH]

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/ps/item?id=5582404&linkID=5573345&siteID=123112

 

...good luck.

[gfa2]

If you have a render farm set up, you can use the split scan lines option. You can have each of your render farm nodes do a strip and then when all the strips are done they will all get put back together for you automatically. I've never done it on an image that big, but I have used it quite bit on large renderings.

[thomas10024]

Chris et all,

 

What pixels\dpi combination would you recommend for a 24x36 inch board that will be printed on a HP500 for a conference room presentation?

 

Thanks!