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Batch Rendering - Batch Render Dialog 201
(page 3–169) by multiple systems for e ven
faster rendering.
• Exporting the batch rendering tasks and all
parameters set in the Batch Render dialog to
aBATfileforlater
command line rendering
(page 3–206)
.
Note: TheBatchRenderingdialogisforrendering
different aspects of the same scene, such as v iews
from different cameras. To b atch-render a number
of different scenes, use
Backbu rner (page 3–198)
or command-line rendering (page 3–206) .
Pr ocedur es
To use the B a tch R ender tool:
1.
Open or create a MAX scene.
2. Choose Renderin g menu > Batch Render.
The Batch Render dialog opens.
3. On the Batch Render dialog, click the Add
button.
This adds your first rendering task to the batch
render queue.
By default, the Camera parameter is set to
Viewport, w hich means t hat the task wi ll
render the active viewport. To change to a set
view,makesurethescenecontainsatleastone
camera, and then choose the camera view to
render from the
Camera drop-down list .
4. Review the Selected Batch Render Parameters
settings and, if necessary, turn on Override
Preset and then change the Frame Start, Frame
End, Widt h, Height, and Pixel Aspect settings.
5. Click the Output Path button to set a drive
location, file name and file format for the
rendered image.
6. If you ’ve saved any scene states with the model,
you can choose which one is loaded during the
rendering operation by opening the Scene State
drop list.
7. Repeat steps 3 through 6 to cont inue adding
rendering tasks to the batch render queue.
8. When all your tasks are set, click the Render
button.
To use the Batch Render tool with Backburner:
Before attempting to use the Batch Render tool
with Backburner for network rendering, make
sure the Backburner Manager is running on your
managing workstation and that Backburner Server
is running on all the other workstations that will
receive the rendering assignments. For more
information on setting up Backburner Network
Rendering, refer to
Introduction to Network
Rendering (p age 3–169)
.
1. Set up a ser ies of rendering tasks in the Batch
Render queue as documented in the previous
procedure.
2. Turn on Net Render and then click the Render
button.
The Network Job Assignment dialog opens.
3. Enter a subnet mask, or, with Automatic Search
off,entertheManagernameorIPaddress,and
then click Connect.
The available rendering servers show up in
the list on the right side of the Network Job
Assignment dialog.
4. Click the Submit button to send all the Batch
Render camera tasks to Backburner for ne twork
rendering to all the workstations that are
running Backburner Server.
If you are running the Backburner Queue
Monitor, you’ll see a ll the camera tasks listed as
renderingjobsintheJobsectionoftheQueue
Monitor .