hiya!
Look at: http://www.ayatoweb.com/ae_tips_e.html
notice his tips, renders, movies, whatever, are all smooth… IE the light mirror ball tip, his final is smooth, you can see the lines and everything, even at the first step…
When I copy his, I get wide, vertex like lines, not at all as detailed as his… 
Another example is the melting logo tip, his final is smooth all over, mine is gritty a blocky…
is there a setting I’ve missed somewhere? I can’t seem to change the rez…
I’ve found something as “Full, 1/2, 1/4 etc” quality and rez setting, but not even the Full setting does the trick…
Can anyone help?