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Rendering to an Image File
Video by Neal Hirsig
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- Click on Render Context icontab in the Properties Editor window
- Dimensions: The size of the render is by default set to 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution,
- and to 25% scale, which means the actual rendered image is sized 480 x 270 pixel
- Press NUMpad 0 to display the camera view in your 3D Viewport window
- This is an HDTV letterbox preset
- Change the resolution size - or choose from Presets dropdown
- To render, either click the image button, or press F12
- To save the image press F3, or click the Image button on the menu (bottomheader) and select "Save as", defaut is png
- Select folder and name in the file browser,
- You do not need to set the extension, but press save as button twice
Render Settings
Tutorial by Mason Pelt
Render Slots
Video by Neal Hirsig
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- Blender offers a temporary storage are, where you can store the outcomes of the Blender Render engine for later comparism of rendered images, called "Slots" ( 10 images)
- By default the render outcome is set to "Full Screen" ( render context icontab)- and rendered to or displayed in the UV Image editor
- One of the buttons in the UV Image editor (bottom)header is named "Slot 1", thedefault rendering slots
- Click this dropdown to choose another slot to render to for the next render (Slot 2) - go back to your 3D editor (ecabe or "Back to Previous button", adjust and render
- View the difference between the renders by going to the slots by dropdown, or:
- J key cycles through all the render slots that contain render outputs
- video sets render slot 3 and makes further adjustments
- Render Slots are session dependent, you can save and the renders will be available
- But once you quit Blender, the stored images are lost, so save images before quitting
Rendering with a background image
In earlier Blender versions you had the option to enable a background image in the render panel.
Now you use the node editor:
See this video by Jonathan WIlliamson on blendercookie - it is a good way to loose your fear of the node editor too.
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