Render problems in Bryce

So, you're rendering an image in Bryce, and it looks all nice: it's positioned right where you want it, the lighting is finally perfect, the materials look great, and you're ecstatic about your finished creation, until... you run into a problem.

You go to File, and click "Save image as", saving your rendered image on your computer. Then, when you open the image on your computer, you cry, "WHAT?!"

The image on your computer does not look like the image you rendered in Bryce. The objects are not positioned within the frame in the way you wanted. It looks like the camera zoomed out or moved to the side. For example, something you centered is now way off to the side, and something to the side is now centered.

What happened?

Likely, the problem is that your Document Resolution is larger than your workspace in Bryce. In other words, you are creating an image that is bigger than your computer screen can display! The solution is either to use a larger computer screen, or just decrease your document's resolution.

To do this, you need to open the Document Setup dialog box. This appears when you open a new document, and it can be accessed under the File menu (see the image below).

You can change the resolution to fit your screen by typing numbers in the text fields at top:

My screen so happens to fit 1120 x 660 pixels. If you don't know the size of your screen, you can experiment with numbers until you figure out what it is. 

Here's what a screen looks like with a resolution smaller than the screen's display:

Here's a screen with a resolution at the right size:

Now, your saved images should look the same as they do in Bryce!

For more details on using the Document Setup box, check out this tutorial at robinwood.com. 

Happy rendering! :-)