The Render Actions tab in the Project Preferences dialog allows you to edit existing render actions, and define new ones. To define a new render action, right-click in the render actions browser at left, and select "New". Select an existing render action to edit it. Render actions use variables, or tokens, that are replaced with actual values when the action is run.
| Variable | Description |
|---|---|
| <InstallDir> | Composite root installation folder. |
| <BgTaskDir> | Points to the \resources\bgTasks folder of the Composite installation. |
| <PythonExec> | Points to the Python executable used by Composite. |
| <SharedDataDir> | Folder on the network where shared data files are stored. |
| <DestinationPath> | The destination folder specified in the current project's Rendered settings. |
| <CurrentUser> | The current user. |
| <CurrentProject> | The current project. |
| <CompositionPath> | The path to the current composition. |
| <ProjectFolder> | The path of the current project. |
| <Name> | The current composition name. |
| <Date> | The current date. |
| <Time> | The current time. |
| <FilenamePattern> | The file name pattern specified in the current project's Rendered settings. |
| <Custom> | The custom string associated with the current composition. |
| <FrameNo> | The current frame number (only available in the file name Rendered setting). |
| <NbFrames> | The number of frames in the current composition. |
| <StartFrame> | The start frame index for the current composition. |
| <EndFrame> | The end frame index for the current composition. |
| <RenderedResult> | The current rendered result name. |
If you are using the Autodesk Backburner network rendering application, ensure that one Backburner Manager is running on one workstation and one Backburner Server is running on each workstation that is part of the render farm. In addition, each Backburner Server should be connected to the Backburner Manager.