One more thing is that there is  "lighting gentle" that is similar to "lighting soft" so you may want to try both and see which one you like better.

Elaine

> On Oct 7, 2021, at 9:40 AM, Elaine Meng via ChimeraX-users <chimerax-users@cgl.ucsf.edu> wrote:
>
> Hi Ruchika,
> Much of making a movie is artistic license, so there is no single set of parameters that we recommend for what makes a movie good.  It depends what you are showing, how much detail it has, which parts you want to bring attention to, etc. and how big of a resulting file would be acceptable.   So there is no substitute for simply trying a lot of different things and seeing what looks good to you.
>
> So all I can say is that those commands look generally reasonable.  Whether they are the best for your specific situation is not known.
>
> My only correction is that you do not need "lighting simple" if you are going to use "lighting soft" after it.
>
> Best,
> Elaine
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> Elaine C. Meng, Ph.D.                       
> UCSF Chimera(X) team
> Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
> University of California, San Francisco
>
>> On Oct 7, 2021, at 9:29 AM, Ruchika Bajaj via ChimeraX-users <chimerax-users@cgl.ucsf.edu> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Elaine
>> Hope you're doing well !! I need to polish my videos. I am mainly using the following commands. I am just wondering if you have any more suggestions to improve the quality of the movie. Please let me know. I would appreciate your help in this regard.
>> Thanks !!
>> Regards
>> Ruchika
>>
>> set bgColor white; lighting simple; graphics silhouettes true; lighting soft
>> movie record supersample 3;
>> movie encode quality higher
>
>
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