Write File Node Settings

Basic Settings

Basic button

Opens the Basic menu where you set Write File formatting, rendering, and naming settings.

Export Format box

Select the type of clip rendered by the node. RGB-A sets one red RGB input tab and one blue matte tab. Stereo sets two RGB input tabs (one for each eye) as well as two blue matte tabs (one for each eye). Stereo requires a <polarity> token in the Naming field; if there is no <polarity> token, the application automatically adds it to the name of the exported files.

Framerate box

Select the framerate of the output clip.

File Format box

Select the file format of the images to export.

File Extension field

Select the extension for the file type selected in the File Format box. Editable.

Output Depth box

Select the bit-depth of the output clip.

Source Timecode field

Displays the source timecode for the output. Editable.

Record Timecode field

Displays the record timecode for the output. Editable.

Frame Pad field

Displays the padding of the frame ID appended to the file name. "4" indicates that up to four zeros are prefixed to the file name for each frame; frame 1 is written as 0001, frame 22 as 0022, frame 555 as 0555.

Offset field

Displays any timecode offsets that you made in the Render List. For example, if you specify a timecode of 00:00:00:00 and render from frame 10, the first frame of the render has TC 00:00:00:09.

Transfer Characteristics box

Select an option to identify the attributes associated with a particular film or video format, such as resolution, frame rate, or colour space. Active when File Format is set to DPX.

Compress button

Enable to apply compression to the exported file. This results in smaller file size but lower image quality. Available for Tiff, Sgi, and OpenEXR format types.

JPEG Quality field

Displays the degree of quality versus compression for the Jpeg format type. 0 gives the lowest quality (and highest compression). 100 gives the best quality (but applies no compression). Editable.

Create Clip Data button

Enable to create an open clip file, which includes extended clip data with the exported files.

Include Setup button

Enable to include the Batch setup information with the rendered media. This allows someone accessing the open clip file to view and modify the original Batch setup, similar to how you can edit Clip History.

Version button

Enable to version the rendered exports, using an open clip. The resulting open clip has versions accessible through the Clip Versions box in the Read File node. If enabled, it requires a <version> token in the Naming field; if there is no <version> token, the application adds the value of the Version field to the name of the exported files, prefixed by "v_".

Version field

Displays the version identifier, which automatically increases at each subsequently rendered export. Or set the version value manually. Ctrl+click to display the next available value. Using a previously used version value overwrites that version with the new export. Editable.

Version Pad field

Displays the number of zeroes to left-pad the version number with. Editable.

Range From field

Displays the first impacted frame. Editable.

Range To field

Displays the last impacted frame. Editable.

Render Range button

Click to output based on the ranges in the To and From fields.

Burn Range button

Click to burn based on the ranges in the To and From fields.

Name field

Displays how to name the exported media files. Build a dynamic naming scheme using the Add Token menu, as well as use any of the characters allowed in a Linux file name. Create folders using the slash ( / ) character. The application always appends the file ID and the extension of the file format selected for the export. Editable.

Destination Path field

Displays where the exported files are created. The path in bold characters is created by editing the Path field. The text in grey is the content of the Name field. The open clip file (Create Clip Data enabled) is always created in the path in bold. Polarity and Version are automatically added unless specified in the Name field. Editable.

Add Token menu

Inserts in the Name field one of four tokens. <name> for the name of the Write File node. <date> token for the current date, formatted as YYYY_MM_DD. <version> for the value of the Version field; ignored if either Version or Create Clip Data are disabled. <polarity> to differentiate left eye and right eye files in Stereo exports; ignored if Export Format is set to RGB-A.

Load Name button

Click to load a previously saved naming pattern to the Name field.

Save Name button

Click to save the content of the Name field, to be loaded at a later time.

Resize Settings

The Resize settings are the same as when you are using the Resize node in Batch. Click the Active button to activate the Resize settings.

RGB LUT Settings

The RGB LUT settings are the same as when you are using the LUT Editor node in Batch. Click the Active button to activate the RGB LUT settings.

Matte LUT Settings

The Matte LUT settings are the same as when you are using the LUT Editor node in Batch. Click the Active button to activate the Matte LUT settings.