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Inter face
Image File group
Label—Lets you edit the event name.
Files—Lets you name the output image file.
Devices—Lets you choose the hardware output
device, for example, a digital v ideo recorder. The
device, its driver, and its 3ds Max plug-in must all
be installed on your system to use device output.
Image Driver g roup
Thetwobuttonsinthisareaareavailableonly
whenyouchooseadeviceastheimagesource.
About—Provides information on the source of the
image-handlersoftwareusedtocreatetheimage
from 3ds Max.
Setup—Displays device-specific setup options.
Video Post Parameters gro up
V P Star t Time/End T ime—Sets the starting and
ending frames for the selected event w ithin the
overal l Video Po st queue. Video Post renders the
event over the number of frames specified here.
Enabled—Enables or disables the event. When
this box is clear, the event is d isabled and Video
Post ignores it when rendering the queue. Each
event must be disabled individually. For example,
disabling a composite layer event does not disable
the composited image events. The range bars of
disabled events are unavailable in the event track
area.
Edit Ex terna l Ev ent
Rendering menu > V ideo Post > V ideo Post window >
Select an External Event. > Video Post toolbar > Edit
Current Event
An External event is typically a program that
performs image processing. It can also be a batch
file or utility that you want to run at a specific point
in the queue, or a way to transfer images from or
two the Windows clipb oard.
AnExternaleventisalwaysachildevent.Ifyou
select an event in the queue before you add the
External event, the External event becomes the
selected event’s child. Child events are evaluated
before their parents.