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roberte
01-04-2006, 09:47 AM
I am working on an animation of a book I have written, with turning pages, using maya 6.1.

I have discovered that the per frame render time for 640x480, production quality is about 1 minute per frame. For 1024 X 768 approx. 3 minutes. This creates a huge time frame for the size animation I plan.

Can frame size be increased after the maya rendering without losing quality so I can render at the 640x480 image size?

Robert
www.robertellisonimaging.com
roberte
01-05-2006, 09:28 AM
Actually, I have gotten answers to the above question (No) but going further I am interested in using 1024x768 as the size even though it has a long render time, only because for my intended use I think it would provide more information.

That said, I guess I wasn't specific enough in my intent and wonder if this would alter the size restriction.

The intended user would be an agent or publishing house editor as the animation is meant to show a virtual presentation of a book which I have written and illustrated. I had more in mind to have them play it on their pc as, more then likely, that would be what they would use in their office.

Any difference in the suggested size/ pixel aspect ratio taking that into account?

Robert
www.robertellisonimaging.com
TheNeverman
01-05-2006, 04:16 PM
Why is it necessary to render at that large of a resolution?
The playback requirements would be pretty high on the target machine (processor wise).

Why wouldn't DVD resolution be sufficient?
roberte
01-05-2006, 08:12 PM
Nathan,

I like the larger size, more information, punchier presentation.

Robert
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