9.5.2

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RENDERING • RENDER SETTINGS • 697
Sinc. Area 10%, Area 100%. Cone 10%, Cone 100%.
Catmull. PAL/NTSC.
Still Image
The default lter. It ensures sharp edges and is best suited to still images.
For crisp, sharp stills, keep in mind that you may need to change the Sampling
setting of materials. Although the default Sampling setting, MIP, is a good
choice for materials on objects that extend towards the horizon — such as
a oor — for things like bottle labels you’ll get a much sharper picture by
changing Sampling to Square, Alias 1, Alias 2 or Alias 3. However, avoid using
these Sampling types when animating, since they are too sharp for animation
(the slight blurring of MIP or SAT sampling is essential to prevent icker).
Animation
Blurs the antialiasing to produce smooth results and prevent icker for lm/video.
Blend
Enables you to customize the softness of the antialiasing. Enter a value from 0% to 100% into the
Softness box (see also ‘Softness’, below).
Sinc
Produces better antialiasing than Still Image but takes longer to render.