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322 Chapter 19: Video Post-Production
During execution, you can move or close the
rendered frame window, but you can’t use the rest
of 3ds Max until the execution is completed or
cancelled.
The rendering time for the last rendered frame in
the Video Post sequence is displayed in the prompt
line of the main 3ds Max window.
Procedure
To execute the queue:
1.
Click Execute Sequence.
An Execute Video Post dia log appears.
2. Set the time range and output size, and then
click Render to create the video.
3. When execution is done, click Close to dismiss
the Video Post progress dialog if it is still open.
Inter face
Time Output group
Select the frames to execute:
Single—Current frame only.
You can execute a single frame only if it fal ls within
the current range.
Range—All the frames be tween and including t he
two numbers.
Ever y Nt h fr a me—Regular sample of frames. For
example, enter 8 to execute every 8th frame.
Output S ize group
Form at —Cho ose Custom or a standard film or
video format from the list. For Custom, you can
set the aperture width of the camera, the rendering
output resolution, and the image aspect ratio or
pixel aspect ratio. When you choose a standard
format, the aperture width and aspect ratios are
locked, but you can change the resolution.
Width/Height—Specify the width and height of the
image, in pixels. For Custom, you can set these
two spinners independently. For other formats,
thetwospinnersarelockedtothespecifiedaspect
ratio, so changing one changes the other.
Resolution B uttons—Specifies a preset resolution.
Right-click a button to display a
subdialog (page
3–323)
that lets you change the resolution specified
by that button.
Image Aspect—Sets the aspect ratio of the image.
As you alter the Image Aspect, you also alter
the Height value to maintain the correct aspect
ratio. For standard formats, the image aspect ratio
is locked, and this spinner is replaced by a text
display.
IfyoulocktheImageAspect(byclickingtheLock
button), Width and Height are locked to each
other, so that changing one changes the other to
maintain the image aspect ratio, and changing the
Pixel Aspect value changes the Heig ht va lue to
maintain the image aspect ratio.
Pixel Aspect—Sets the aspect ratio of the pixels of
the image. For standard formats, the pixel aspect
ratioisdeterminedbytheformatandthisspinner
is replaced by a text display.
If you lock the pixel aspect ratio (by clicking the
Lock button), the Pixel Aspect spinner is replaced
by a text display. The Lock button is available only
for the Custom format.