Autodesk 12812-051462-9011 User Guide 3 - Page 2861

Lock Samples and Animation By default, the mental ray renderer introduces a pseudo-random (quasi Monte Carlo) variation in the sampling pattern from frame to frame. This reduces rendering artifacts in animations. You can turn off the sampling variation by turning on Lock Samples on the mental ray: Sampling Quality rollout on page 6272. Jittering "Jitters" samples by introducing a variation into sample locations. Turning on Jitter can help reduce aliasing. Default=off. The Jitter control is also on the Sampling Quality rollout on page 6272. Scale Stride In footstep animation on page 7986, the Scale parameter lets you change the length or width of a footstep selection (or both at once). This setting is on the Footstep Operations rollout on page 4438. The selected footsteps are scaled around the first footstep in the selection. Scanline Renderer The scanline renderer on page 6141 is the default renderer. By default, you use the scanline renderer when you render a scene from the Render Setup dialog on page 6067 or from Video Post. The Material Editor also uses the scanline renderer to display materials and maps. The image produced by the scanline renderer displays in the rendered frame window on page 6073, a separate window with its own controls. As the name implies, the scanline renderer renders the scene as a series of horizontal lines. 3ds Max additionally provides the interactive viewport renderer to provide a quick and simple rendered view of your scene as you work on it. You might also have other plug-in or third-party renderers that you've installed to work with 3ds Max. 8116 | Glossary