Adobe AFTER EFFECTS CS3 PROFESSIONAL User Manual page 598

See also
"Work with composition settings" on page 114
"Layer switches and columns in the Timeline panel" on page 151
Change render settings
• To change render settings for a render item, click the underlined render settings template name next to the Render
Settings heading in the Render Queue panel, and choose settings in the Render Settings dialog box.
• To apply a render settings template to selected render items, click the triangle next to the Render Settings heading
in the Render Queue panel, and choose a template from the menu. You can choose a custom render settings
template or one of the preset render settings templates:
Often used for rendering to final output.
Best Settings
Often appropriate for reviewing or testing motion.
Draft Settings
Similar to Best Settings, but with Field Rendering turned on, set to Lower Field First.
DV Settings
Similar to Best Settings, but with Storage Overflow set to Off.
Multi-machine Settings
Note: The default render settings template is assigned to a render item when it is created. To change which render settings
template is the default, hold down Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac OS) as you choose a render settings template from
the menu.
Create, edit, and manage render settings templates
You perform the following tasks in the Render Settings Templates dialog box. To open the Render Settings Templates
dialog box, choose Edit > Templates > Render Settings, or click the triangle next to the Render Settings heading in
the Render Queue panel and choose Make Template.
• To make a new render settings template, click New, specify render settings, and click OK. Enter a name for the new
template.
• To edit an existing render settings template, choose a template from the Settings Name menu, click Edit, and
specify render settings.
Note: Changes to an existing template do not affect render items that are already in the render queue.
• To specify a default render settings template to be used when rendering movies, individual frames, pre-rendered
movies, or proxies, choose a template from a menu in the Defaults area of the Render Settings Templates dialog box.
• To save all currently loaded render settings templates to a file, click Save All.
• To load a saved render settings template file, click Load, select the render settings template file, and then click Open.
Render settings
Each of these settings overrides composition settings, project settings, or layer switch settings.
The quality setting to use for all layers. (See "Layer image quality" on page 154.)
Quality
Resolution of the rendered composition, relative to the original composition dimensions. (See
Resolution
"Resolution" on page 132.)
Note: If you render at reduced resolution, set the Quality option to Draft. Rendering at Best quality when reducing
resolution produces an unclear image and takes longer than Draft quality.
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