Output Queue

Use the output queue to add, remove, and reorder operators and outputs in the queue. Outputs are rendered from first (top) to last (bottom).

Preferences

Click to access the Render Queue Preferences dialog and set the preferences. For more information, see Setting Preferences.

Quick Setup

Click to access the Quick Setup dialog and set the output options. The options you set in this dialog are applied to all enabled outputs. For more information, see Using Quick Setup.

Name Column

Displays all the operators and outputs waiting to be rendered. Click the yellow box next to an operator or output name to disable it (turn it off). Disabled operators or outputs will not be rendered.

If you disable an operator, all its outputs are disabled. If you disable all the outputs for an operator, the operator is disabled.

Quality Column

Displays the Quality settings for each output. For information on setting this option, see Specifying Video Output Settings.

Status Column

Displays the status of each output. Status can be Ignored (if disabled), Queued, Rendering, Rendered, Failed, or Aborted. When an output is rendered, it remains in the queue unless you remove it.

Render Queue Context Menu

Use this context menu to manage the outputs in the queue.

Note: In the stand-alone Render Queue, the menu also appears at the top of the window.

To access the context menu:

Right-click (Windows) or Ctrl-click (Macintosh) an item in the output queue.

The context menu options for the output queue are described as follows.

Note: The keyboard shortcuts for these menu options are found in Working with Operators and Outputs.

Add Output

Adds an output to the selected operator in the queue.

Duplicate Output

Duplicates the selected output in the queue.

Rename Output

Opens a dialog so you can rename the selected output.

Remove Output

Removes the selected output from the queue.

Add Operator

Adds an operator to the queue. Use the Operator Picker dialog that appears to add any element in the workspace to the queue.

Remove Operator

Deletes the selected operator from the queue.

Move Up

Moves the selected output or operator to a higher position in the queue. Items at the top of the list are rendered first.

Move Down

Moves the selected output or operator to a lower position in the queue. Items at the bottom of the list are rendered last.

Optimize Render Order

Resets the operators to the default rendering order, which is the order in which they appear in the Workspace panel. The outputs for each operator are not rearranged.