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# Processing Outputs from Action

Use the multi-pass rendering capabilities of Action's Output menu to manage your outputs. Options are available to help you set up and prepare many different types of outputs, much as you would with render passes in a 3D application. You can process multiple outputs at once, from your complete Action scene, to specific Shadow or Z-Depth outputs, for example.

Action Output Workflow

When using the Action Output menu, you usually follow the options from left to right.

Step: | Action:
--- | ---
1 | Use the Outputs List to add, copy, delete, and rename outputs.
2 | Set Output and Render options per output in the Output List.
3 | Select objects to output.
4 | Process your outputs from Action (using the options in the Process button and dropdown list). See below for processing settings.

To access the Output menu, click the Output button.

Action Processing Settings

Regardless of the output or outputs that you select in the Action Output menu, there are a few settings that can help you preview and process your Action scene.

Process button
  Click to process the Action output or outputs back to the main work area.

Process dropdown list
  Select the Action processing method to use when clicking Process.

Preview button
  Not shown. Click to preview the Action scene.

Step Process field
  Displays the frame number interval to be processed (to see intermediate results, for example). Editable.

Processed Delete button
  Click to delete the last processed Action clip from the main work area.

Processed Player button
  Click to play the last processed Action clip.

#### Topics in this section

- Outputs List
- Output Options
- Render Options
- Selecting Objects to Output