Record Selected Frames

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Opens the Record Selected Frames dialog box, which is used to record selected frames from the open script, typically to render selected high resolution images from the animation or to render some low resolution “test shots.” For test shots, however, simply recording the sequence to low resolution with “skip frames” set to a non-zero value might be easier/better.

Record Selected Frames dialog box

1. In the Animation Preview tool box, select the Record Selected Frames tool.
   The Record Selected Frames dialog box opens.


2. From the View option menu, choose the source view for the animation.


3. From the Shading option menu, choose the desired rendering method.


4. In the Frames field, key in the numbers of the frames to be recorded. Frames can be selected as follows:
   3-27 — selects frames 3 through 27
   30,45 — selects frames 30 and 45
   3-27,30,45 — selects frames 3 through 27 as well as individual frames 30 and 45
   each frame, or group of frames must be separated by a comma.


5. (Optional) Click the Record Image File icon to select a different file name, path, and/or file format for the sequence.


6. (Optional) Adjust other recording settings as required.


7. Click the OK button.
   The selected animation file(s) are created. A preview window opens, in which each frame is shown as it is rendered.

Key-in: ANIMATOR SCRIPT SELECTED