Full Render vs. Quick Render

[darthvader]

what exactly are the benefits of doing a full render vs a quick render. In my images I've noticed that the quality of a picture depends more on the colors and textures that I use as opposed to what type of render I do. I'm just wonder what benefits the full render provides and if this is worth it considering the longer render time. thanks for any info you can give me

[PG]

Well quick renders are designed so you can see the effects of your work better than the 3d preview. The Full render is designed if you want to see your more detailed work, so if you want to see the effect of small changes clouds which won't be easily visible in the 3d preview or quick render. The full render is also how you are able to produce your final image to release.

[Matt]

All render nodes are exactly the same. The default project contains two render nodes which start with different resolutions, detail levels and anti-aliasing levels, but if you were to give them the same settings they would render exactly the same. In the network view you can copy render nodes or create new ones.

Matt

[PorcupineFloyd]

How about quality matters:

Is it better to increase detail slider or for example leave it at 0.8 detail and increase AA level together with cloud samples?

I mean - the point is to have a detailed image as quick as possible.

[Oshyan]

It really depends on the scene - some have a much lesser need for AA, for example. A scene with complex clouds could benefit most from higher cloud and/or atmosphere samples, rather than high detail. 0.8 should be good for most scenes though, generally speaking.

- Oshyan

How about quality matters:

Is it better to increase detail slider or for example leave it at 0.8 detail and increase AA level together with cloud samples?

I mean - the point is to have a detailed image as quick as possible.