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Devices Lets you choose the hardware output device, for example, a digital
video recorder. To use the device, the device, its driver, and its 3ds Max plug-in
must all be installed on your system.
Setup Displays controls for the selected file type. These vary with each
different file format. Change the settings as necessary, and then click OK or
Cancel.
Info If you highlight an existing file in the list, clicking Info displays
expanded information about the file such as frame rate, compression quality,
file size, and resolution. The information here depends on the type of
information saved with the file type.
View If you highlight an existing file in the list, clicking View displays the
file at its actual resolution. If the file is a movie, the Media Player is opened
so the file can be played.
Gamma group
To set up gamma options for the output file, Enable Gamma Correction must
be on in the
Gamma panel on page 7550 of the Preferences dialog (Customize
> Preferences > Gamma). Otherwise, the Gamma controls are unavailable in
the Render Output File dialog.
■ Use Image’s Own Gamma This option is not available in this dialog.
■ Use System Default Gamma Uses the system default gamma, as set in
the Gamma panel of the Preferences dialog.
■ Override Defines a new gamma for the bitmap that differs from the
system default.
Using Override is not recommended for bitmaps that you render. It is
better to set a system default value, based on the graphic display you use,
and use this same gamma value for all your renderings.
Sequence This is not available in the Render Output File dialog.
NOTE To render a sequence of still images, choose the Active Time Segment or
define a range of frames in the Common Parameters rollout of the Render Scene
dialog. If you have selected a still image file type, each frame will append a
four-digit number to the name you have selected, incremented with each frame.
Preview When on, enables display of the image as a thumbnail.
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