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2. Change the Width and Height settings to a resolution that uses something
closer to a 2.01:1 ratio, such as 853 x 480, 1280 x 720, or 1920 x 1080.
Note
These standard HD resolutions use an aspect ratio of 1.777:1, which is
close enough to help us. If the talk of aspect ratios here leaves you a little
confused, don't worry. All you need to do for now is keep the preceding
steps in mind and we will discuss the subject in more depth in Chapter 8 ,
Composition and Cameras .
To keep things moving along quickly, I am going to employ a good workflow practice
and render at a reduced, low-end HD resolution of 853 x 480. This approach to the
testing phase means that we can make broad revisions without having to wait for full
quality renders to finish. On average, an image rendered at half resolution will be
completed four times faster than a full resolution render, which is logical since only
one-fourth of the overall rendered content is being produced.
Lighting that sets the mood!
While a good composition gives us a solid foundation on which to build a photo-
graphic render, if we try to render a scene that has no lighting, well let's just say the
end results will fall quite a way short of those desired.
The brilliant thing about lighting a scene with V-Ray in SketchUp is that a complete
day-lighting system that consists of both the Sun and Sky elements is, by default, set
up and ready to render with as soon as we start creating geometry in the scene. For
newer users, this can obviously help tremendously when it comes to getting up and
running with the software.
Controlling the placement of the Sun is extremely easy as we simply need to make
use of SketchUp's built-in shadow controls, wherein we set the month of the year
along with the time of day and time zone, and then we can render. What we instantly
get is natural-looking daylight without having to do anything at all!
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