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Render S cene dialog
>Time Output
Batch Render dialog Frame
Start/End
Single Defaults to the frame set by
thetimeslider.
Active Time Segment
Defaults to 0 (zero) and the
last frame of the animation as
set in the
Time Configuration
dialog (page 3–768)
.
Range
Defaults to the range of
frames specified, such as 0
(zero) To 14 or 6 To 11.
The Frame Start and End settings also conform to
the current t ime configuration format; i.e. Frames,
SMPTE, Frame:Ticks, or MM:SS:Ticks.
Width—Allows you to specify a new image width
setting if Override Preset is on. If Override Preset
is off, this value matches the width set on the
Render Scene dia log.
Height—Allows you to specify a new im age height
setting if the Override Preset is on. If Override
Preset is off, this value m atches the height set on
the Render Scene dialog.
Pixel Aspect—Sets the aspect ratio of the pixels for
display on another device. The image might look
squashed on your display but w i ll display correctly
on the device with differently shaped pixels. By
default, this mimics the value set on the Render
Scene dialog.
Name—Lets you change the default name of the
highlighted task. The default naming structure for
cameratasksuses“View”plusanincremented
view number, such as
View01 or View02 .Ifyou
want, you can change the task’s name to something
more descriptive.
Note: After changing the name, you must press
ENTER for the change to register.
Note: If you’re rendering elements (page 3–126)
as part of the batch, the task name is appended to
each rendered element’s specified file name. For
example, if the task name is
View01 and the render
element output file name is
Test_Diffuse.tga ,
then the batch-rendered element output becomes
Test_Diffuse_View01.tga .
If you’re rendering an element without specifying
afilenamefortheelement,thebatchrenderer
appends the element type to the batch output
file name. For example, if the batch output file
name is
MyBatch.png , and you ’re rendering an
Atmosphere element, then the element output
name becomes
MyBatch_Atmosphere.png .
Output Path—The ellipsis ( ...) button opens the
Render Output File dia log (page 3–8) where you
can specify the output path, file name and file
format for the rendered image of the selected
camera task.
Once set, the output p ath and file name appears in
the output path field and the file name appears in
the Output Path column of the task queue.
X[ClearOutputPath]—Removes the output path
and file name from the Output Path field and task
queue.
Cam era—This drop-down list shows any cameras
in the scene.
By default, a t ask is set to render the active
viewport, as indicated by the “Viewport” entr y in
the Camera column of the ta sk queue. You can use
this list choose a camera f rom any in the scene for
the highlighted task. The new camera is shown in
the Camera column of the task queue.
To set the highlighted task to render the
active viewport, choose the dashed line
(-------------------------) from the top of the
drop-down list.
Choose the dashed line to render the ac tive viewport.