Importing Bitmaps into Max

[agolk2]

I am trying to import a bitmap in max which contains text and when I import it into max, the text is all pixelated -- I've tried creating the jpg in hi res and it still doesnt work. Is there any trick to this i'm missing?

[Victor Erthal]

go to customize - preferences. on the viewports tab, on the bottom you will se the display drivers box. click on configure driver. and the background texture siza and on download texture size, chack the "match bitmap size as closely as possible".

lat me know if that works.

[agolk2]

No it didn't. Perhaps I am not explaining myself adequately. I am attempting to import this bitmap into a material. Here is an example of the image -- notice the blocky stature of the letters?

 

I do appreciate the attempt though.

[Crazy Homeless Guy]

is this only in the viewport, or oes it look like poop when you render it?

[agolk2]

Looks like poop when i render.

[Vince Paske]

How "hi-res" is your hi-res? Don't use jpeg, use a non-lossy format like a .tif. Did you just take the jpeg and enlarge it?

My suggestion would be to create the image with the text at a resolution of no less than 2,000 pixels wide, save it as a .tif and see how that works.

[RTurner]

can you post the bitmap?