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Creating and using render settings templates


    You can create templates that save commonly used render settings. These templates appear in the Render Settings pop-up menu in the Render Queue window. You can specify a default render settings template for movie rendering as well as another for creating a single frame. You can also save all render settings templates to a file to use on another computer.

To set the default render settings templates:

  1. Choose Edit > Templates > Render Settings.
  2. To select a default template to be used when rendering movies, select a template from the Movie Default pop-up menu. To select a default template to be used when rendering a single frame, select a template from the Frame Default pop-up menu.

To create a new render settings template:

  1. Choose Edit > Templates > Render Settings.
  2. Click New.
  3. Specify the render settings you want and click OK.
  4. Type a name for the new template and click OK.

To edit an existing render settings template:

  1. Choose Edit > Templates > Render Settings.
  2. Select a template from the Settings Name pop-up menu.
  3. Click Edit.
  4. Specify the render settings you want and click OK.
  5. Click OK to close the Render Settings Templates dialog box.
  6. Note: Changes to an existing template do not affect render items that are already in the render queue.

To save all currently loaded templates to a file:

  1. Choose Edit > Templates > Render Settings.
  2. Click Save.
  3. Select a location for the file, type a filename, and then click OK.
  4. Click OK to close the Render Settings Templates dialog box.

To load a saved template file:

  1. Choose Edit > Templates > Render Settings.
  2. Click Load.
  3. Select the template file, and then click Open.
  4. Click OK to close the Render Settings Templates dialog box.