Changing render settingsThe Render Queue window displays the current render settings--either default settings or settings you made when you created the composition. You can change these settings or override the settings for all layers or compositions. When you set the quality and resolution of a composition while editing, it does not necessarily change the quality or resolution of compositions nested within it. When rendering, you can have After Effects automatically adjust the settings of all layers and compositions in your final rendered item. You can change render settings in the Render Queue window by clicking the underlined render settings template name or by selecting a render settings template from the Render Settings pop-up menu. Several basic templates are provided. Use the Draft Settings template for reviewing motion or for testing. The Best Settings template works well for final rendering. To use the composition's current settings, use the Current Settings template. To change render settings, click the underlined settings name. These settings affect the composition and all nested compositions. The Render Settings dialog box has the following options: Quality Determines the quality setting for all layers. Resolution Determines the size and clarity of the rendered composition, relative to the original composition dimensions. Note: When rendering at reduced resolution, set the Quality option to Draft. Rendering at Best quality while reducing resolution does not produce a clear image and takes longer to render than rendering at draft quality. Proxy Use Determines whether proxies will be used when rendering. Current Settings uses the settings for each item. Effects Determines which effects are enabled for the rendered composition. You can choose to use current settings or to turn all effects on or off. If you select All On, all applied effects are used in a composition or a layer. If you select All Off, all effects for the composition are disabled. Frame Blending Determines the frame blending settings for all layers. Use On for Checked Layers to render frame blending only for layers with frame blending enabled in the Switches panel in the Timeline window, regardless of the composition's Enable Frame Blending setting. See Using frame blending. Field Render Determines the field-rendering technique used for the rendered composition. Choose Off if you are rendering for film or for display on a computer screen. For information on determining field order, see Field-rendering considerations and Testing the field-rendering order. For general information on fields, see Interlaced and noninterlaced footage and Using interlaced video in After Effects. 3:2 Pulldown Determines the phase of 3:2 pulldown introduction. See Introducing 3:2 pulldown. Motion Blur Determines when motion blur is applied. Use On for Checked Layers to render motion blur only for layers with motion blur enabled in the Switches panel in the Timeline window, regardless of the composition's Enable Motion Blur setting. See About motion blur. Shutter angle affects the amount of Motion Blur. Select Override Shutter Angle if you don't want After Effects to use the shutter angle selected in the Composition Settings dialog box, and specify a different shutter angle. For more information on how shutter angle affects motion blur, see Adjusting the shutter angle for motion blur. Use Storage Overflow Determines whether rendering continues when the first assigned storage volume overflows. If this option isn't selected, rendering stops when the first assigned volume reaches capacity. See Working with overflow volumes. Time Span Indicates how much of the composition is being rendered. To render the entire composition, choose Length of Comp. To render only the part of your composition indicated by the work-area markers, choose Work Area Only. To render a custom time span, choose Custom or simply click Set, type timecodes in Start, End, and Duration, and then click OK. Frame Rate Determines the sampling frame rate used to render the composition. Select Use Comp's Frame Rate to use the frame rate specified in the Composition Settings dialog box, or select Use this Frame Rate to type in a different frame rate. The actual frame rate of the composition is unchanged. Skip Existing Files When this option is selected, you can rerender part of a sequence of files without wasting time on previously rendered frames. When rendering a sequence of files, After Effects locates files that are part of the current sequence, identifies the missing frames, and then renders only those frames, inserting them where they belong in the sequence. You can also use this option to render single-frame sequences on multiple systems. Note: The current sequence must have the same name as the existing sequence, and the starting frame number, frame rate, and time span must be the same. Related Subtopics: |