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Panorama Expor ter Render Setup Dialog 171
Inter face
The Panorama Exporter rollout has two buttons,
which let you create or view a panoramic
rendering.
Render—Opens the Render Setup dialog (page
3–171) for the Panorama Exporter .
Viewer — Opens the Panorama Exporter viewer
(page 3–173).
Panor ama Ex porter R ender S etup
Dia log
Rendering menu > Panoramic Exporter > Render button
Utilities panel > Utilities rollout > More button > Utilities
dialog > Panorama Exporter > Render button
The Panorama Expor ter Render Setup dialog
is a modal (page 3–973) version of the Render
Scene dialog (page 3–2) especially configured for
generating panoramic output.
Note: You need at least one camera in your scene to
use the Panorama E xp orter.
Tip: For b est results, high resolutions might
be necessary. We recommend a resolution of
2048x1024 or higher unless you’re working on
drafts.
Inter face
This topic covers the main rollout parameters.
Additional rollouts might be available depending
on the current renderer. For more information, see
Render Scene dialog ( page 3–2).
Output S ize group
Choose one of the predefined sizes or enter
another s ize i n the Width and Height fields (in
pixels). These controls affect the image ’s aspect
ratio ( page 3–911).
Width and Height—Lets you set the resolution of
the output image by specifying the width and the
height of the image, in pixels.
Preset resolution buttons (512x256, 1024x512, and
so on)—
Click one of these buttons to choose a
preset resolution.
Aperture Width—Lets you specify an aperture
widthforthecamerathatcreatestherendered
output. Changing this value changes the camera’s
Lens value. This affects the relationship between
the Lens and the FOV values, but it doesn’t change
the ca mera’s view of the scen e.
For example, if you have a Lens setting of 43.0 mm,
and you change the Aper ture Width from 36 to