## rendering

Rendering Preferences

Type:
  XSI Object

Spdl File:
  %XSI_HOME%\Application\spdl\C3DPrefsRendering.spdl

Parameter Name | Scriptname | Description | Valid Values | Data Type | Range | UI Range
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
When Render Region Closes | cache_dispose_on_region_close | When the render region gets closed all rendering data will be deleted to save memory. |  | Bool |  |
After Rendering a Pass | cache_dispose_on_pass_finish | When a pass has finished rendering all rendering data will be deleted to save memory. |  | Bool |  |
After Finishing a Preview | cache_dispose_on_preview_finish | When a preview has finished rendering all rendering data will be deleted to save memory. |  | Bool |  |
Management Type | default_image_management_type | Selects the image management type image clips will use when they're first created. |
0 | Load in Memory (ClipFX / image data to render )
1 | Use from disk (no ClipFX / image data to render slaves)
2 | Broadcast (no ClipFX / image path to render slaves)
| Integer |  |
Windows | default_image_source_windows | When an image is missing upon render it will be swapped out by this image (on Windows). |  | String |  |
Unix | default_image_source_unix | When an image is missing upon render it will be swapped out by this image (under Unix workalikes). |  | String |  |
Reload Externally Modified Image Clips On Focus | reload_clips_on_focus |  |  | Bool |  |
When Local Materials Overlap | material_overlap |  |
0 | Prompt user before proceeding
1 | Remove the overlap from the selection
2 | Remove the overlap from the existing cluster(s)
3 | Ignore (allow overlaps)
| Integer |  |
Set Material/Shaders Namespace to Scene (Defaults to Parent Namespace) | material_global_namespace |  |  | Bool |  |
Generate Automatically | generate_proxies_automatically |  |  | Bool |  |
Max Proxy Level | maximum_proxy_level |  |
1 | 2:1
2 | 4:1
3 | 8:1
4 | 16:1
| Integer |  |
Min Proxy Size | minimum_proxy_size |  |
64 | 64 pixels
128 | 128 pixels
256 | 256 pixels
512 | 512 pixels
| Integer |  |
Generate Thumbnail | generate_proxy_thumbnail |  |  | Bool |  |
Generation Behavior | proxy_generation_method |  |
0 | Always generate proxies
1 | Generate only locally
| Integer |  |
Verbose | proxy_verbose |  |  | Bool |  |
Automatically Convert Images to .map Files | auto_convert_images |  |  | Bool |  |
Minimum size | minimum_auto_convert_size |  |  | Integer | 0 - Max | 0 - 2048
Display Mode | region_display_mode |  |
0 | Alpha-Blended RGB
1 | RGB Only
2 | Alpha
3 | Red
4 | Green
5 | Blue
| Integer |  |
Track Selection | region_track_selection |  |  | Bool |  |
Auto Refresh | region_auto_refresh |  |  | Bool |  |
Preview Rendered Image With Pixel Ratio | preview_uses_pixel_ratio |  |  | Bool |  |
renderer | renderer |  |  | String |  |
Output Directory | output_directory |  |  | String |  |
Framebuffer Filename | output_filename |  |  | String |  |
Scene Archive Filename | archive_filename |  |  | String |  |
Object Archive Filename | object_archive_filename |  |  | String |  |
Default Frame Padding | frame_padding |  |
1 | None
| Integer | 1 - 8 |
color_format | color_format |  |  | String |  |
color_datatype | color_datatype |  |  | String |  |
color_bitdepth | color_bitdepth |  |  | Integer |  |
grayscale_format | grayscale_format |  |  | String |  |
grayscale_datatype | grayscale_datatype |  |  | String |  |
grayscale_bitdepth | grayscale_bitdepth |  |  | Integer |  |
depth_format | depth_format |  |  | String |  |
depth_datatype | depth_datatype |  |  | String |  |
depth_bitdepth | depth_bitdepth |  |  | Integer |  |
vector_format | vector_format |  |  | String |  |
vector_datatype | vector_datatype |  |  | String |  |
vector_bitdepth | vector_bitdepth |  |  | Integer |  |
normal_format | normal_format |  |  | String |  |
normal_datatype | normal_datatype |  |  | String |  |
normal_bitdepth | normal_bitdepth |  |  | Integer |  |
label_format | label_format |  |  | String |  |
label_datatype | label_datatype |  |  | String |  |
label_bitdepth | label_bitdepth |  |  | Integer |  |
Show Rendered Images | render_pass_show_rendered_images | When rendering a pass, the rendered images can be drawn to screen for previewing or not to speed up the rendering. |  | Bool |  |
Color Profile | default_image_color_profile | Default color profile to use when creating a new image clip. |
Automatic | Automatic
Linear | Linear
sRGB | sRGB
User Gamma | User Gamma
| String |  |
Gamma | default_image_color_profile_gamma | Default color profile gamma value to use when creating a new image clip. Affects only the User Gamma Color Profile. |  | Double | 0.0 - 10.0 | 0.0 - 3.8

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