In the reduced quality render the reflections are crisp, but at full quality they are dull. Before the re-install the reflections were always crisp when a surface was set to shiny.

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Hello!

I had to reinstall my applications, and after doing so when I render a photo at Best quality the shiny surfaces are coming out dull. When I switch to the next lower quality setting they render shiny again.
I have version 5.2a.

Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.

Is there any way to speed it up? I have a nice graphics card, but from what I read SH3D doesn't use the GPU for hi-res renders.

62.8mb

I finally got it to render an image it it takes hours

5.2 Installed on my computer.
Windows 7 64
What file?
640 x 360

Dual core CPU

I installed this and now photos won't render. It starts, and consumes CPU resources, but the green and red boxes just sit there.
Any ideas?

No. In a previous version I created a backdrop with the included 'BOX'. It worked perfectly. When I upgraded to a newer version, now the background bleeds through. The darker the more obvious it is, but even when ground and sky are set to white the line between them shows through.
In 3D view I set ...

Thanks in advance

Can anyone tell me why models made in a previous version now appear translucent, even though they are solid?
The generated background is showing through my models.

Thank you for the help. There was no tone in my post, good or bad. I was merely frustrated, and posted the issue I was having hoping for a solution.
I do appreciate the program, even when it confuses me. It's still easier for me to use than the others I've tried.