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Time Output group
Select which frames you want to render.
Single Current frame only.
Active Time Segment The
Active Time Segment on page 7702 is the current
range of frames as shown in the time slider.
Range All the frames between and including the two numbers you specify.
Frames Nonsequential frames separated by commas (for example, 2,5) or
ranges of frames, separated by hyphens (for example, 0-5).
■ File Number Base Specifies the base file number, from which the file
name will increment. Range= -99,999 to 99,999. Available only for Active
Time Segment and Range output.
■ Every Nth frame Regular sample of frames. For example, type 8 to render
every 8th frame. Available only for Active Time Segment and Range output.
For example, if the Range of frames is set to 0-3, Every Nth Frame is 1, and
the File Number Base is 15, the output files are file0015, file0016, file0017,
file0018.
You can specify a negative number base, as well. For example, if you're
rendering frames 50-55, and set the File Number Base to -50, the result is
file-050, file-051, file-052, file-053, file-054, file-055.
NOTE If you begin render a range of frames, but haven't assigned a file in which
to save the animation (using the
Files button on page 5937 ), an alert box appears
to warn you about this. Rendering animations can take a long time, and usually
it doesn't make sense to render a range without saving all frames to a file.
Output Size group
Select one of the predefined sizes or enter another size in the Width and Height
fields (in pixels). These controls affect the image's
aspect ratio on page 7718 .
Drop-down list The Output Size drop-down list lets you choose from several
standard film and video resolutions and aspect ratios. Choose one of these
formats, or leave it set to Custom to use the other controls in the Output Size
group. These are the options you can choose from on the list:
■ Custom
■ 35mm 1.316:1 Full Aperture (cine)
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