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# 1 19-09-2002 , 11:15 AM

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Heres a close up of an eye i'm making, everythings going fine but when i render it (closeup) i'm getting a horrible banding which just won't do for the anim ive got in mind user added image

I'm not sure if its Maya's renderer or am i doing something wrong?

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# 2 19-09-2002 , 05:30 PM

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Resembles a shadow issue... try messing with the shadow settings.

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# 3 22-09-2002 , 06:16 AM

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I have the smae problem, if you or anyone else finds a soliution, please please tell me too.

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# 4 22-09-2002 , 04:14 PM

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try raising the dmap resolution, if you haven't already

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# 5 22-09-2002 , 09:32 PM

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ahhhh, dmap resolution user added image

where exactly would i find that user added image

Is 'dmap' depth map, cos i've searched everywhere and can't find anything resembling dmap or depthmap resolution anywhere user added image

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# 6 22-09-2002 , 10:22 PM

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i agree with mtmckinley, looks like shadow maps are not set high enough

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# 7 22-09-2002 , 10:37 PM

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Originally posted by Aphex
ahhhh, dmap resolution where exactly would i find that
Is 'dmap' depth map, cos i've searched everywhere and can't find anything resembling dmap or depthmap resolution anywhere

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i got a feeling its in camera attributes or maybe your lights attributes.