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>>when i record animations or stills with smooth gradations, the images on the par side look more like 16 bit or even 8 bit images. a lot of color banding and dittering.i have tried q and block size settings but i cant get smooth gradations and cant get rid of the dittering.<< Ara, I have also experienced this. I'm going to assume that we are both using the NTSC output on the PAR. I first try different settings for the Q & B. If adjusting the QFactor to 23 and the Block limit to some where around 230-240 for stills and still get the blobs and bands I adjust the Output file gamma in 3DS3 to a higher setting. Or adjust my scene illumination or both. Generally I cannot have the QFactor set that high for ANI rendering so I sample render my scene until the lights are right. The PAR output seems to require more refined lighting techniques. I suppose this makes sense considering the resolution and composite output. This ofcourse is only my experience and my solution but it got rid of the garbage. Perhaps someone eles knows of what is happening here. Good luck Ara, Randy