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Output Options

Once you have determined what to output in the Output list, you can further refine the output parameters in your Action scene. The mode and camera options work together depending on what you selected.

Mode box
  Select a render mode: Stereo, Left, Right, or Mono.

NoteSelecting the Stereo mode and a stereo camera results in a left and right clip on the Desktop. Selecting the Stereo mode and any monoscopic camera results in two identical clips. Selecting Left, Right, or Mono results in a single output, regardless of the camera selected.

Camera box
  Select a camera or rig to output for the selected output.
Type box
  Select an output type.

Select: | To render:
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Comp | Selected objects in the scene with their parameters.
Matte | The matte of the selected objects in the scene.
Media Matte | The matte of the media specified in the Media field.
Z-Depth | The Z-depth of selected objects in the scene.
Normal | The normals of selected objects in the scene.
Emissive | The colours of selected objects in the scene.
Shadow | A white image with greyscale regions that represent the shadow cast coverage.

NoteSome of the following settings differ based on the output type you choose.

Shadow Output Type box
  Select the type of shadow cast to output. Available when Comp or Shadows is selected in the Type box.
Comp box
  Select whether to render the scene over a background or over a colour you choose using the colour picker. Available when Comp is selected in the Type box.
Comp colour pot
  Displays the colour that the comp is rendered over. Available when Comp is selected in the Type box.
Matte Background box (not shown)
  Select whether the object’s matte is rendered on top of a black (default) or white background. Available when Matte is selected in the Type box.
Media field (not shown)
  Displays the number that corresponds to the media in the Media list. Available when Media Matte is selected in the Type box.
Threshold field (not shown)
  Displays the value at which the alpha is included in the depth of the output. Available when Normal, Z-Depth or Shadow is selected in the Type box.
Light box (not shown)
  Select which light to include in a shadow output. Available when Shadow is selected in the Type box.
Filtering field (not shown)
  Displays the amount of smoothing in a shadow output. Available when Shadow is selected in the Type box.
Maximum Z Difference field (not shown)
  Displays the maximum amount of Z depth information to take into account for smoothing a shadow output. Available when Shadow is selected in the Type box.