Learning Blender: A Hands-On Guide to Creating 3D Animated Characters

Output

If you’re rendering an animation, another important thing you must do is set up the output folder and format so as a frame is rendered, Blender automatically saves it. With a single image, you don’t need to set up an output path and format because after it’s rendered, you can save it manually from the UV/Image Editor (F3).

In the Output panel of the Render tab, in the Properties Editor, you can select the output folder to which the renders will be saved and the format of the exported images.

Tip

You can save the animation as a video, but that is only recommended for quick render tests. If you expect the render to take a few hours (or even days!), it’s usually better to export the animation in an image sequence. Instead of a video, what ...