topic Re: Rendering Issue in 3ds Max Forum

Rendering Issue

Anonymous — Mon, 26 Feb 2018 14:07:35 GMT

I am having in issue with 3dsMax 2017. When I render a bitmap image the image is washed out. looks like it has been overexposed with a black and whit look. The image in the viewport looks fine. Also If there is not material on the object or if I put a material from the material library on the object it look fine. It only happens to bitmap images. I have included a picture. the image in on the plane is a bitmap image the cylinder has a material from the material library, and the chess piece has nothing on it. It is 3dmax 2017. I am a teacher and all the computes in my lab are doing the same thing. I could use some help in figuring out what's going on. I have not been able to find any information on this happening on other computers.

Windows 10 Enterprise Intel Cor i7-6700 @3.40GHz

16GB Ram 64 bit 1 Terabyte hard drive

Re: Rendering Issue

Anonymous — Wed, 07 Mar 2018 17:46:56 GMT

I suggest checking under your bitmap settings, in the output tab, if Alpha from RGB Intensity is checked.

Re: Rendering Issue

Anonymous — Wed, 07 Mar 2018 19:18:21 GMT

That did resolve my issue. I don't normally the slate editor. I looked for the Alpha from RGB Intensity box in the material editor, which I typically use. If I could ask you for one more bit of information. If the Alpha from RGB intensity is in the material editor where would I find it?

Again thanks so much for helping out. I am a teacher and use this software in my computer lab, so I have a lot of students that are going to benefit form your help.

Re: Rendering Issue

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Mar 2018 14:54:17 GMT

I was a little premature in saying it resolved my issue after closer examination my render is much better but still significantly washed out. I was wondering if you had any other suggestions that would help out?

Re: Rendering Issue

Anonymous — Thu, 08 Mar 2018 15:34:01 GMT

Ok you can count this one done. I kept playing with the material editor and came to realize my issue was I was applying the bitmap to the color option instead of the diffuse option. As soon as I attached the bitmap through the defuse everything was fine. Thank you for giving me a place to look. I would have never figured this out without your help.