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RLA Files on page 7156
RPF Files on page 7159
RGB (SGI Image) Files on page 7161
TGA (Targa) Files on page 7162
TIFF Files on page 7164
YUV Files on page 7166
NOTE To save loading time, if a map with the same name is in two different
locations (in two different paths), it is loaded only once. This poses a problem only
if your scene includes two maps that have different content but the same name.
In this case, only the first map encountered will appear in the scene.
AVI Files
The AVI (Audio-Video Interleaved) format is the Windows standard for movie
files. The .avi file-name extension indicates a Windows AVI movie file.
3ds Max creates an AVI created when you make a preview animation on page
6220 . You can also render your final output to an AVI file. Although 3ds Max
produces its highest-quality output by rendering single-frame TGA files or
rendering directly to a digital disk recorder, you can still get good results
rendering AVI files.
AVI files can be used as input to 3ds Max in several ways, for example:
■ As animated materials in the Material Editor
■ As viewport backgrounds for rotoscoping
■ As input images for compositing in Video Post
Interface
When AVI is the chosen output format, clicking Render or Setup on the
Render Output File dialog on page 5892 displays the Video Compression dialog.
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