Setting resolution

Resolution determines the dimensions of the image in pixels, which affects the image quality of the rendered composition. Setting a low resolution significantly increases frame-rendering speed and decreases the amount of memory required to render. You can use a low-resolution setting when animating or previewing a movie, and then increase the resolution before rendering your final movie.

Select one of the following resolution settings in the Composition Settings dialog box:

Full

Renders each pixel in a composition. This setting gives you the best image quality, but takes the longest to render.

Half

Renders one-quarter of the pixels contained in the full-resolution image--half the columns and half the rows. This results in a rendering time approximately one-fourth of the time required to render the entire image at full resolution.

Third

Renders one-ninth of the pixels contained in the full-resolution image. This results in a rendering time approximately one-ninth of the time required to render the entire image at full resolution.

Quarter

Renders one-sixteenth of the pixels contained in the full-resolution image. This results in a rendering time approximately one-sixteenth of the time required to render the entire image at full resolution.

Custom

Renders the image at the resolution you specify.