The Panorama Exporter Render Setup dialog is a modal version of the Render Setup dialog specially configured for generating panoramic output.
This topic covers the main rollout parameters. Additional rollouts might be available depending on the current renderer. For more information, see Render Setup dialog.
Choose one of the predefined sizes or enter another size in the Width and Height fields (in pixels). These controls affect the image's aspect ratio.
Lets you specify an aperture width for the camera that creates the rendered 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 camera's view of the scene.
For example, if you have a Lens setting of 43.0 mm, and you change the Aperture Width from 36 to 50, when you close the Render Setup dialog (or render), the camera Lens spinner has changed to 59.722, but the scene still looks the same in the viewport and the rendering. If you use one of the preset formats rather than Custom, the aperture width is determined by the format, and this control is replaced by a text display.
2-sided rendering renders both sides of all faces. Usually, you'll want to keep this option off to speed rendering time. You might want to turn it on if you need to render the inside as well as the outside of objects, or if you've imported complex geometry in which the face normals are not properly unified. Default=off.
Checks for pixel colors that are beyond the safe NTSC or PAL threshold and flags them or modifies them to acceptable values.
By default, "unsafe" colors render as black pixels. You can change the color check display by using the Rendering panel of the Preference Settings dialog.
Super Black rendering limits the darkness of rendered geometry for video compositing.
When on, 3ds Max incorporates a radiosity solution or light tracing in the rendering.
When on, 3ds Max computes radiosity when required on a per-frame basis.
Normally, when rendering a series of frames, 3ds Max calculates radiosity only for the first frame. If, in an animation, it might be necessary to recalculate the advanced lighting in subsequent frames, turn this option on. For example, a brightly painted door might open and affect the coloring of a nearby white wall, in which case the advanced lighting should be recalculated.
When on, the Panorama Exporter viewer opens upon rendering the panoramic rendering.