Question re: Rendering Images in JPG
Hey all,
I just purchased Dungeon Designer 3 and have gone through the Sweeney tutorial. It was a fantastic intro to the software. The only problem I'm having is that the image that I see after I render the map isn't nearly as detailed as it is in CC3. I don't understand what I'm doing wrong. The rendered image looks very pixalated and lacks the detail that I can see exists when I zoom in while in CC3. Any suggestions on how I can get a higher rendering or am I missing a key step?
Thanks,
I just purchased Dungeon Designer 3 and have gone through the Sweeney tutorial. It was a fantastic intro to the software. The only problem I'm having is that the image that I see after I render the map isn't nearly as detailed as it is in CC3. I don't understand what I'm doing wrong. The rendered image looks very pixalated and lacks the detail that I can see exists when I zoom in while in CC3. Any suggestions on how I can get a higher rendering or am I missing a key step?
Thanks,
Comments
Also make sure whatever you are looking at the graphic file in, isn't shrinking it when it displays the graphic file.
Thanks for the advice. I tried creating the image in .bmp and .png. Both look the exact same. I opened them up in Photoshop just to make sure there wasn't a compression issue and there wasn't. I don't know what is going on, but the image that is rendered is significantly less detailed as what I am seeing in CC3.
Hope that helps.
Likely I am way off on thinking that was your problem.
The first place to look: When you select "Save As:", select the export format (let's say "PNG Bitmap File"). There is an option button in the lower right corner of the dialog box. When you click on it, what are the Maximum Image Dimensions listed?
Steve
CC3 exports at a fixed resolution: 72 dpi, the standard value for computer graphics. You can change the dpi value in an external image editor like Photoshop, Irfanview, etc. Common values for printing are 150 or 300dpi.
The dpi value does not matter for display on the computer screen, only for printing. Display on the screen is only affected by the pixel dimension. This is adjustable through the CC3 Options dialog. Exporting to something like 4000x3000 pixels will usually result in a very good image, too large for on-screen display (the standard monitor nowadays has someting like 1600x1050 pixel), but well-suited to printing.
Does that clear things up? As Steve asks, what are you using for the dimensions in your CC3 export?
The question I have is how to do this. Do you simply choose "rectangular .png", type in 4000x3000 into the pixel dimensions and then select a portion of the map that is less than that amount...(say 1300x900)?
If your selection rectangle does not have the same aspect ratio as the pixel dimensions you select, the resulting image will be cropped, resulting in an image that fits your pixel dimesions perfectly in one direction, and cropped in the other to match the aspect ratio.