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when you click Render or Create now. They are
generated before the actual rendering.
Imagesequencefilesarecreatedbythefollowing
kinds of rendering:
•TheRenderScenedialog
•Batchrendering
•Command-linerendering
•MAXScriptrendering
• ActiveShade rendering
They are
not created by the following kinds of
rendering:
•TheQuickRenderbutton
• Rendering to textures
• Video Post rendering
• Rendering a panorama
•
Cr e at e N o w —Click to create the image
sequence file “by hand.” You must first choose
an output file for the rendering itself.
•
AutodeskMEImageSequenceFile(.imsq)—When
chosen (the default), creates an
Image Sequence
(IMSQ) file (page 3–669)
.
•
Legacy 3ds max Image File List (.ifl)—When
chosen, creates an
Image File List (IFL) file
(page 3–666)
of the kind created by versions
of 3ds Max prior to v 8.
Use Devi ce—Sends the rendered output to a
device such as a video recorder. First click the
Devices button to specify the device, for which an
appropriate driver must already be installed.
R end er ed Frame Wi n dow—Displays the rendered
output in the
rendered frame window (page 3–5) .
Net R ender—Enables network rendering (page
3–169)
.Ifthisisturnedon,whenyourenderyou’ll
see the
Network Job Assignment dialog (page
3–184)
.
Sk ip Existing Images—When activated and Save
File is on, the renderer wil l skip images in a
sequence that have a lready been rendered to disk.
Configure Preset Dialog
Main menu > Render Scene > Render Scene Dialog >
Common panel > Common Parameters rollout > Output
Size group > Right-click a preset resolution button. >
Configure Preset dialog
This dialog lets you change the preset resolution on
abuttonintheOutputSizegroupoftheCommon
Parameters rollout.
Interfa ce
Width—Sets the output width, in pixels.
Height—Sets the output height, in pixels.
Pixel Aspect—Sets the output pixel aspec t ratio.
Get Current Settings—Gets the current Width,
Height, and Pixel Aspect settings from the Output
Size group, and assigns them to the spinners on
this dialog.