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Image Size group
Sets the resolution of your preview as a percentage of the current output
resolution. The output resolution is set in the Render Scene dialog. For example,
if the rendering output resolution is 640x480, and you set the Percent Of
Output spinner to 50, the preview resolution is 320x240.
NOTE The size of the preview image is limited by the size of the viewpanel region
(the region that contains the viewports). The spinner is clamped to the maximum
value that allows the preview image to still fit in the viewpanel region.
Display in Preview group
Specifies the types of objects to include in the preview. Frame Numbers prints
a frame number in the upper-left corner of each frame of the AVI file.
Background includes the assigned viewport background in the preview.
Camera View group
Specifies whether the preview should include
multi-pass rendering effects on
page 6036 .
Rendering Level group
Rendering Level drop-down list Specifies the
viewport rendering method
on page 7612 to use in the preview.
Output group
Specifies the preview output format.
AVI When chosen, the preview is output as an AVI file. The button to the
right displays the current AVI
codec on page 7740 . Click it to adjust the assigned
codec, or choose a different codec. The quality of your output AVI file depends
on the type of codec you use and the codec settings, which vary. For the
highest visual quality, choose the highest compression quality. The higher
the compression quality, the lower the compression, and the larger the
resultant file.
Custom File Type Outputs the preview to the specified file format. When
this option is chosen, and the Create button is clicked, a file selector appears,
where you name the file and specify the output file type. For example, you
can output the preview as a Quicktime movie by specifying a file name with
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