A composition can support multiple output nodes which provide simultaneous renders from different points in the dependency graph. This characteristic of the composition lets you link to a composition at different points in the dependency graph.
An output node cannot be muted, however, intermediate results can be enabled on output nodes and output nodes can be grouped at any level. There's no restriction on the presence of an output node at the highest group level (the composition level).
Each output node has its own format (resolution, pixel aspect ratio, rate, channels and depth) and it crops its input image according to its format.
An output node has the following editable values. You can reset the values back to their defaults in the Tool Options area (Reset button):
| Value: | Description: |
|---|---|
| Name | Initialized to Output (#). |
| Description | Of arbitrary length, empty by default. |
| Image Format | Width, height, pixel aspect ratio and rate. Primary output is initialized from the composition project settings, additional outputs from the primary output. |
| Pixel Format | Channels and depth. Primary output is initialized from the composition project settings, additional outputs from the primary output. |
| Start | Start frame index. Primary output is initialized from the composition project settings, additional outputs from the primary output. |
| End | End frame index, exclusive. Primary output is initialized from the composition project settings, additional outputs from the primary output. |
| Duration | End – Start. |
| Poster | Frame used for Proxies, defaults to start value. |
| As Primary Output Image Format | Whether the width, height, pixel ratio and rate values follow the primary output values. Always off on primary output. On by default on additional outputs. |
| As Primary Output Pixel Format | Whether the channels and depth values follow the primary output values. Always off on primary output. On by default on additional outputs. |
| As Primary Output Time | Whether the start, end and poster values follow the primary output values. Always off on primary output. On by default on additional outputs. |
| Rendered on/off | Whether the output is rendered upon a render command, on by default. |
| Render mode | Render mode used upon a render command. Set by the composition render mode project setting by default. |