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The senior show for undergraduate Time Arts majors is coming up! I finally finished the promotional materials after weeks of struggling with the limits of 3D rendering to print resolutions. This poster design, partially created in 3D, was simple enough to render out at sizes considered “large” by digital standards. However, properly converting digital designs to print requires massive files that dwarf their digital counterparts. My target was a render that would create a 24 by 36 inch poster at 600dpi. This equates to a 14,400 x 21,600 pixel image, which is apparently beyond the capabilities of even the super-powered workstations in our render lab. After consulting with my professor and dialing down some of the settings, we were able to render a 24×36 graphic at 300 dpi, which is still a high quality print resolution. We printed some posters yesterday, and put in an order today for some 36×72 vinyl banners that will be displayed at the show. I can’t wait to see them.

For more information about the show, check out NineBitsTurnNeon.com