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• Whether to render a specific camera view or the
active viewport.
• The output path where rendered images get
stored.
•Whichscene state (page 3–518) is restored prior
to rendering.
•Whichrendering preset (page 3–23) is us ed per
rendered view.
• Whether al l the batch rendering tasks should
be sent to Backburner for network rendering
(page 3–173) by multiple systems for even faster
rendering.
• Exporting the batch rendering tasks and all
parameters set in the Batch Render dialog to a
BAT file for later command line rendering (page
3–209).
Note: TheBatchRenderingdialogisforrendering
different aspects of the same scene, such as views
from different cameras. To batch-render a number
of different scenes, use Backburner (page 3–202) or
command-line rendering (page 3–209).
Pr ocedur es
To use the B a tch R ender tool:
1.
Open or create a MAX scene.
2. Choose Rendering menu > Batch Render.
The Batch Render dialog opens.
3. On the Batch Render dialog, click the Add
button.
This adds your first rendering task to the batch
render queue.
By default, the Camera parameter is set to
Viewport, which m e ans that the task will
render the activ e viewport. To change to a set
view,makesurethescenecontainsatleastone
camera, and then choo se the camera view to
render from the Camera drop-down list.
4. Review the S elected Batch Render Parameters
settings and, if necessary, tu rn on Overr ide
Preset and then change the Frame Start, Frame
End, Width, Height, and Pixel Aspect settings.
5. Click the Output Path button to set a dr ive
location,filenameandfileformatforthe
rendered image.
6. If you ’ve saved any scene states with the model,
you can choose which one is loaded during the
rendering operation by opening the Scene State
drop list.
7. Repeat steps 3 through 6 to continue adding
rendering tasks to the batch render queue, as
necessar y.
8. When al l your tasks are set, click the Render
button.
To use the Batch Render tool with Back burner:
Before attempting to use the Batch Render tool
with Backburner for network rendering, make
sure the Backburner Manager is running on your
managing workstation and that Backburner Server
is running on all the other worksta tions tha t will
receive the rendering assignments. For more
information on setting up Backburner Network
Rendering, refer to Network Rendering (page
3–173).
1. Set up a series of rendering tasks in the Batch
Render queue as documented in the previous
procedure.
2. Turn on Net Render and then click the Render
button.
The Network Job Assignment dialog opens.
3. Enter a subnet mask, or, with Automatic Search
off,entertheManagernameorIPaddress,and
then click Connect.
The available rendering servers show up in
the list on the right s ide of the Network Job
Assignment dialog.