Autodesk 12812-051462-9011 User Guide 3 - Page 1170

codec, or choose a different codec. The quality of your output AVI file depends on the type of codec you use and the codec settings, which vary. For the highest visual quality, choose the highest compression quality. The higher the compression quality, the lower the compression, and the larger the resultant file. Custom File Type Outputs the preview to the specified file format. When this option is chosen, and the Create button is clicked, a file selector appears, where you name the file and specify the output file type. For example, you can output the preview as a Quicktime movie by specifying a file name with a .mov extension. If you specify a single-image format, such as .tga, the preview is output as a series of sequentially numbered files. Use Device Lets you output the preview to an external device, such as a digital recorder. The button at right displays the name of the currently assigned device. Click it to either change the settings of the device, or assign a different device. Render Viewport This list shows the names of the currently visible viewports, letting you choose which viewport to render from within the Make Preview dialog. Default=active viewport. View Preview Animation menu > View Preview View Preview displays the Windows-standard Media Player to view the current preview file. When you use Make Preview, 3ds Max stores the output preview in a file called _scene.avi by default. View Preview loads this file. If you want to keep the preview file, use Rename Preview to save it under another file name, otherwise, the next Make Preview will overwrite _scene.avi. The Media Player has its own Help system. Rename Preview Animation menu > Rename Preview Rename Preview renames the _scene.avi preview file. When you use Make Preview, 3ds Max stores the output preview in a file called _scene.avi by default. View Preview loads this file. If you want to keep the View Preview | 6425