Why is the final rendered shadow so uglier than the render preview (Blender 4.1)?

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Hi!

I’ve a problem with the difference between preview (nice) and final rendering and contact shadows (ugly).
In the preview in EEVEE the shadow looks nice:

shadow_preview
shadow_preview688×558 180 KB

But the final rendering produce a … What ever it is …

shadow_rendering
shadow_rendering996×704 266 KB

I have no idea. Can someone help me?

Thanks! :grinning:

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Random guess here, it would be helpful if you shared more information on how you are getting the shadows.
Are you by any chance using subdivision and do you have viewport subdivision levels turned up but not the render subdivision levels?

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Some subdivision modifier accidently set in preview to an higher value than actual render ???

By the way:
How could i have missed this avatar for soo long ???

:stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

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Some subdivision modifier accidently set in preview to an higher value than actual render ???

Thats the solution!! I have used the Rock Generator of blender. There are a lot of modifiers, on the top the list are two subsurface-Mods. I thought, they are all applied after generation. My mistake.

I’ve apply the one second modifier and the problem is gone. :sunglasses:

How could i have missed this avatar for soo long ???

My nickname says it all :wink: I think, You are also a oldschool-nerd like me? :sunglasses:

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And i also just see the first part of you name… :person_facepalming:
I had an 800XL and MegaST1… :smile_cat: good old times…

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