Expand the Performance header in the Render Properties panel. If “Auto-Detect” is selected for “Threads Mode,” Blender will autodetect your CPUs and display how many threads will be used. It’ll be the maximum amount by default, which ensures the animation will render the fastest, leaving you little power to do much else. If you want to keep using your computer during rendering, select Fixed as the Threads Mode, and enter a fewer number of threads. For example, if the Auto-Detect detected 8 threads, decreasing it to 6 will allow you to still get work done while rendering.
To increase or decrease by percentage, click the default percentage value (100%) and change it to a different value. 100% should be fine for most people.
Click the icon of two folders to select the directory you want to save the files to. Select the directory where you want to create your output directory. Click the button with a folder and a plus sign on it to create a new directory. Type a name for the directory, such as “Render” or “Animation. " Select your new directory and click Accept. The new directory name will then appear as the Output directory.
As images: The default output format is PNG. If you keep the default or select another format under “Image,” Blender will first render the animation as individual images, which you can then quickly convert to video using the Video Sequence Editor. Blender recommends this choice for rendering animations. [2] X Research source If you have to stop the rendering process or your computer loses power while rendering, you won’t lose your progress, because you’re creating individual image files. You’ll also be able to edit any of the images individually before processing into a movie. If you have a transparent background, select RGBA as the “Color” value. Otherwise, you can use “RBG” for a smaller file size. As a video: If you choose one of the “Movie” formats, Blender will immediately render the animation to the selected video type. This is sometimes a better choice for much smaller or lower-resolution animations, but you’ll run the risk of having to restart rendering if your computer (or Blender) crashes or loses power. If you choose a movie file, select FFmpeg, as it will give you the best quality without a massive file size. You should also leave the Video Codec as H. 264.
If you have to stop the rendering process or your computer loses power while rendering, you won’t lose your progress, because you’re creating individual image files. You’ll also be able to edit any of the images individually before processing into a movie. If you have a transparent background, select RGBA as the “Color” value. Otherwise, you can use “RBG” for a smaller file size.
If you have to stop the rendering process or your computer loses power while rendering, you won’t lose your progress, because you’re creating individual image files. You’ll also be able to edit any of the images individually before processing into a movie. If you have a transparent background, select RGBA as the “Color” value. Otherwise, you can use “RBG” for a smaller file size.
If you choose a movie file, select FFmpeg, as it will give you the best quality without a massive file size. You should also leave the Video Codec as H. 264.
If you’re rendering as a video file, be very careful not to close the preview window during the rendering process or you will corrupt the file and have to start over again. If you’re rendering as images first, you can stop the rendering process at any time by closing this window. You can then restart the rendering process where you left off. To do so: Click the Output Properties panel. Remove the checkmark from “Overwrite” below the output directory. Click the Render menu and select Render Animation again.
If you rendered as a video, you’re done! Your rendered video is saved to the output directory you created in the Output Properties panel. If you rendered as images, you’re very close to done—keep reading!
If you rendered as a video, you’re done! Your rendered video is saved to the output directory you created in the Output Properties panel. If you rendered as images, you’re very close to done—keep reading!
If you rendered as a video, you’re done! Your rendered video is saved to the output directory you created in the Output Properties panel. If you rendered as images, you’re very close to done—keep reading!
If you want to add sound to the animation, click Add and select Sound, then import the desired sound.
If the sidebar doesn’t open to the Strip tab automatically, click the Strip tab on it’s upper-right corner to switch to it now.
The default Encoding settings should work fine for most people, but you can choose a different container and codec if you wish.
The default Encoding settings should work fine for most people, but you can choose a different container and codec if you wish.
The default Encoding settings should work fine for most people, but you can choose a different container and codec if you wish.
