.. _Movie Capture:

======================
Movie Capture for View
======================

Movie Capture for |presenter| is an |extension_short| for |presenter| that you use to render high-resolution movies and images. This |extension_short| is auto-loaded into |presenter| by default.

Movie Capture Panel
-------------------

With the *Movie Capture* panel, you configure your movie sequences and single-frame captures:

Movie Capture Settings
######################

.. image:: /content/images/ext_movie-capture_view-dialogue.png
   :width: 350px
   :align: center
   :alt: Movie Capture for View panel

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| Setting                                | Description                                                                       |
+========================================+===================================================================================+ 
| Movie Type                             | Selects the type of movie to capture:                                             |
|                                        |                                                                                   |
|                                        |   - **Sequence:** Records a time- or frame-based sequence                         |
|                                        |   - **Sunstudy:** Records the output of a :ref:`Sun Study<Sun Study>`             |
|                                        |   - **Playlist:** Records a :ref:`Playlist<Playlist Manager>`                     |
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| Camera                                 | Selects the camera used for rendering the movie file                              |
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| Frame rate                             | Selects the playback rate in frames per second (Higher is smoother.)              |
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| Movie type-specific options            | Configures movie capture for the selected type:                                   |
|                                        |                                                                                   |
|                                        |   - :ref:`Sequence Options`                                                       |
|                                        |   - :ref:`Sun Study Options`                                                      |
|                                        |   - :ref:`Playlist Options`                                                       |
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| Run __ frames before start             | Runs the specified number of frames before the start frame                        |
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| Capture every __ frames                | Captures frames at the specified interval                                         |
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| Resolution                             | Configures the resolution of the rendered movie file:                             |
|                                        |                                                                                   |
|                                        |   - **Width:** Sets the width in pixels                                           |
|                                        |   - **Height:** Sets the height in pixels                                         |
|                                        |   - **Ratio:** Sets the aspect ratio                                              |
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| Render Style                           | Sets the render style:                                                            |
|                                        |                                                                                   |
|                                        |   - **Shaded mode:** Renders in full color                                        |
|                                        |   - **White mode:** Renders in white mode where all objects use a simple material |
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| Render Preset                          | Sets the render quality of the rendered movie file:                               |
|                                        |                                                                                   |
|                                        |   - **Use Current:** Uses the currently selected viewport render quality          |
|                                        |   - **RTX-Interactive**                                                           |
|                                        |   - **RTX-Real-Time**                                                             |
|                                        |   - **RTX-Accurate (Iray)**                                                       |                   
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| Settle latency                         | Sets the settle latency, which allows path tracing time to resolve                |
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| Queue instance                         | Sets the Queue instance for rendering in the background                           |
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| Start delay                            | Delays the Queue for a specified number of seconds                                |
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| Task comment                           | Associates a comment to the render to help identify it in the Queue dashboard     |
|                                        | (This is optional.)                                                               |
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| Batch count                            | Divides the task into the specified number of batches                             |
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| Path                                   | Sets the destination for the rendered movie file                                  |
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| Name                                   | Sets the name of the output file                                                  |
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| Save Alpha                             | Preserves alpha transparency in the rendered movie file                           |
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| Overwrite existing frame images        | Overwrites existing frame files with frames from the latest movie capture         |
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| Capture Sequence                       | Captures the movie                                                                |
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| Capture Current Frame                  | Captures the current frame                                                        |
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| Submit to Queue                        | Submits the movie capture to the Queue                                            |
+----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+

.. _Sequence Options:

Sequence-specific options
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

.. image:: /content/images/ext_movie-capture_view-sequence_options.png
   :width: 350px
   :align: center
   :alt: Capture settings for the Sequence type

+----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| Option                                 | Result                                                                            |
+========================================+===================================================================================+ 
| Capture Range                          | Sets the boundary attribute for the capture range:                                |
|                                        |                                                                                   |
|                                        |   - **Custom Range – Frames:** Capture the sequence between two frames            |   
|                                        |   - **Custom Range – Seconds:** Capture the sequence between two times            |
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| Start                                  | Sets the start boundary for sequence capture (This will be a frame or number of   |
|                                        | seconds, depending on the capture range you configured.)                          |
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| End                                    | Sets the end boundary for sequence capture (This will be a frame or number of     |
|                                        | seconds, depending on the capture range you configured.)                          |
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| Renumber negative frame numbers from 0 | Shifts the captured frame numbers so that the sequence starts at frame zero       |
|                                        | instead of a negative frame number                                                |
+----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 

.. _Sun Study Options:

|sun_study|-specific options
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

.. image:: /content/images/ext_movie-capture_view-sun_study_options.png
   :width: 350px
   :align: center
   :alt: Capture settings for the Sun Study type

+----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| Option                                 | Result                                                                            |
+========================================+===================================================================================+ 
| Time of Day                            | Selects the time range to use in the |sun_study|:                                 |
|                                        |                                                                                   |
|                                        |   - **Start Time:** Sets the time of day at the beginning of the |sun_study|      |   
|                                        |     capture                                                                       |
|                                        |   - **End Time:** Sets the time of day at the end of the |sun_study| capture      |   
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| Movie Length                           | Duration of the rendered movie file                                               |
+----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 

.. _Playlist Options:

Playlist-specific options
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

.. image:: /content/images/ext_movie-capture_view-playlist_options.png
   :width: 350px
   :align: center
   :alt: Capture settings for the Playlist type

+----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------+ 
| Option                                 | Result                                                                            |
+========================================+===================================================================================+ 
| Playlist                               | Selects the Playlist to capture                                                   |
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