The rendered image looks clipped, but in the viewport the clip distance seems OK

Question

I am rendering a scene, and the plane in the scene is being clipped for no apparent reason. The near and far clip of the camera seems ok, but I extended it to 300 from 100, just in case, and no dice.

The following two images shows how it looks in blender, and the render result:

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EDIT: Links to blend file added https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/44179449/jeemoneygrungebrickangled.blend

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/44179449/jeemoneygrungebrickangled.blend1

EDIT 2:

I moved the camera back away from the plane, and this is WEIRD! Why is it not a rectangular plane? (Note: I moved the JeeMoney text over, so that didn't automatically change position because of the new camera distance)

EDIT 3: After 2 hours of fiddling around, I found out that I had a subsurf & displacement modifer that was messing everything up. I fixed it. Thanks all!

Answer 1

This is because Clipping Distance settings exist in two places.

One set for the viewport (in your Properties Panel):

...and another for the Camera / rendering:

Edit:

However...

Now that you've posted your .blend and I've had a chance to examine it, I can say your issue has nothing to do with clipping distance.

You have a SubSurf Modifier on your plane that is curving it.

It was set only to be visible in renders, not in the viewport.

Edit again:

I just saw your comment that you fixed it, so never mind. One last thing I'll mention - you can leave the SubSurf Modifier on, but switch it to Simple instead of Catmull-Clark, and this will give you the fine geometry for the Displace Modifier that follows, without rounding your plane.