Render

Render

Quality

• High quality depth map: sharper depth edges that match the photo, about twice as slow to measure. Off, the faster depth map is used.
• Resolution: the picture's resolution while editing, 1× (fast), 1.5× or 2×.
• Full resolution (F): renders a high resolution still from every pixel of the sensor. Scale sets its size (2×, 3× or 4× the lens grid) and Detail recovery adds passes that bring back more fine detail (slower). Render starts it.

Speed

Rendering runs on the GPU (WebGL 2); without it, on the CPU, much more slowly. On computers with two graphics chips (many laptops) ILLUMinator asks for the faster one. While you drag a slider or the picture, strong depth of field blur is drawn as a quicker draft; the finished picture follows when you let go. Histogram and Info shows the renderer in use and, where the browser can measure it, the GPU time per view.

3D

A stereo pair from two viewpoints across the lens.

• Show 3D shows the picture in 3D while you edit.
• 3D type: Anaglyph (red / cyan glasses), Side by side (parallel viewing) or Cross-eyed.
• Baseline: how far apart the two viewpoints are.
• Save 3D image saves the pair as a PNG.

Photo

• Size: how much saved photos and 3D images are enlarged: Native (as rendered), 1.5×, 2×, 3× or 4×, with the Upscaling settings.
• Save PNG saves the picture as shown, at that size.

Video

• Size: the height of exported videos (their short side): 1080p (the default), 1440p or 4K (2160p). Each frame is enlarged to it with the Upscaling settings.
• Export video saves the animation, at the current Resolution, or with Full resolution on, every frame rendered from the whole sensor with its Scale and Detail recovery. See Exporting.

Upscaling

How saved photos, 3D images and video frames are enlarged.

• Method: Lanczos (sharp), a filter that keeps edges crisp, or Smooth, the softer ordinary enlarging.
• Sharpen: sharpens the enlarged picture to bring back crispness lost in enlarging; 0 for none (25 by default). It has no effect at Native size.

Enlarging adds pixels, not detail. For the most detail, render with Full resolution and enlarge that.