I have recently made an animation which compromises of 120 frames. It has multiple geometries moving at different speeds. However, when I render and export it as an animation (avi. windows format), it looks completely different as to when I export it as a frame (by using the save frame as.. > png or jpeg). The video format tends too be more vivid, has better contrast of colours, sharper, and the quality seems to be overall much better compared to when I export it as a picture. Why is that the case? Shouldn't it be the same really? Since it is the same sequence of frames bundles together to form a video? This can be clearly seen in the attached files (whereas, the animation is included as a dropbox link due to size).
It also seems that the lights within the scene tend to contribute more in the animation than in a single frame export. I would like replicate the quality, colours, and sharpness of the frames contained in the video in a single image. How can I do that? Generally, what is the best means to export a frame in terms of colour vividness, resolution, and sharpness? Does it have anything to do with image output settings?
As for my mantra settings:
Pixel Samples = 7 x 7
Min / Max Ray Samples = 2 / 9
Reflect Limit = 2
Refract Limit = 10
Diffuse Limit = 2
Color Limit = 4
Everything else is similar to default mantra settings.
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video animation: https://www.dropbox.com/s/6swl6a11isnlt9u/plexus_test3.avi?dl=0 [www.dropbox.com]
(note: quality and resoltuion will/might appear low due to dropbox preview mode)