I have created a scene and set up the camera and everything looks good through the viewport camera.
then when I hit render and the result is a warped version of what is seen through the camera.
please help
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Sign up to join this communityI have created a scene and set up the camera and everything looks good through the viewport camera.
then when I hit render and the result is a warped version of what is seen through the camera.
please help
You have a Subsurf Modifier applied to the plane that you're using as a mask. Most modifiers allow different settings for preview in the viewport and at render time. You probably have the subdivisions for "view" set to zero, and the subdivisions for "render" set to 1 or 2. This is so that you can minimize impact on the viewport but still have a nice render.
Select the plane and then look in the modifiers tab. You can either adjust the subsurf settings to be more reasonable, or just delete the modifier altogether.
If you never tried to add a subsurf modifier and are wondering how in the world it got there, it's possible to add one by pressing ctrl1 or another number, up to 4 (I think). So you probably accidentally used that shortcut.
Hope that helps!