Autodesk 12812-051462-9011 User Guide 3 - Page 1169

Preview Range group Specifies the frames to be included in the preview, either the active time segment on page 7898 or a custom range of frames. Frame Rate group Specifies the playback frame rate on page 7987 in frames per second. Use Every Nth Frame to preview a regular sampling of the animation. For example, a value of 8 includes only every eighth frame in the preview. Image Size group Sets the resolution of your preview as a percentage of the current output resolution. You set the output resolution on the Render Setup dialog. For example, if the rendering output resolution is 640x480, and you set Percent Of Output to 50, the preview resolution is 320x240. NOTE The size of the preview image is limited by the size of the viewpanel region (the region that contains the viewports). The setting is clamped to the maximum value that allows the preview image to fit in the viewpanel region. Display in Preview group Specifies the types of objects to include in the preview. Frame Numbers prints a frame number in the upper-left corner of each frame of the AVI file. Background includes the assigned viewport background in the preview. Camera View group Specifies whether the preview should include multi-pass rendering effects on page 6227. Rendering Level group Rendering Level drop-down list Specifies the viewport rendering method on page 7819 to use in the preview. Output group Specifies the preview output format. AVI When chosen, the preview is output as an AVI file. The button to the right displays the current AVI codec on page 7936. Click it to adjust the assigned 6424 | Chapter 20 Rendering