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Direct to Video Rendering Dialog

Applies to:
Fractal Architect
Serendipity - Triangle Editor Option
Serendipity - Keyframes Option
Serendipity - Cross-Breeder Option

This dialog allows you to create a video using the settings that you choose.

See also: Quick-Spin Animation     Cross Breeder Animation

Render Direct to Video


First choose the size of the video from the size lists for either 4X3 or 16X9 aspect ratio.

video sizes - 4x3

Standard video sizes - 4X3 aspect ratio

video sizes - 4x3

Standard video sizes - 16x9 aspect ratio

video sizes - 16x9


Next choose the rendering quality, quality scaling adjustment, and other renderer settings.

video quality settingsc

Quality
Renderer Quality - better images with higher quality, but takes longer to render.
Small videos can use a quality of 50 or so.
Quality Scaling Adjustment
If you have used viewport scaling (zooming) to zoom into the image, this is an optional quality multiplier.
Super Sample Width
Controls anti-aliasing (jagged line edges).

Next choose the size of the video frame rate and codec

framerate & codec

Video Frame rates (frames per second)

video frame rates

Video Codecs

video codecs


Finally press the Render! button, choose a place to save the video file, and wait for your render to finish.
When it is finished, a Video player will open with your new movie.

video render buttons

Hiqh Quality Video shown in QuickTime X Player

Rendered Video