Project setup
Natron will automatically adjust the project settings when importing media using a Read Node or by drag’n’dropping content into the Node Graph.
To access the Project Settings, go to “Display > Show Project Settings” or press “S” on the keyboard.
Output Format
While clicking on Output Format, a dropdown appears with various standard formats to choose from. If the desired format is not in the menu:
Select New Format.
Copy a format from any viewer by selecting the viewer and choose Copy From or define a custom width and height in the w and h fields.
Enter a new for your new format.
Click OK to save the new format, it now appears in the Output Format dropdown menu.
Frame Range and Frame Rate
Define the lenght of the project with Frame Range first and last frames value.
Enter the desired FPS in the Frame Rate field.
GPU Rendering
User can select when to activate GPU rendering for plug-ins. Note that if the OpenGL Rendering parameter in the Preferences/GPU Rendering is set to disabled then GPU rendering will not be activated regardless of that value. Enabled: Enable GPU rendering if required resources are available and the plugin supports it. Disabled: Disable GPU rendering for all plug-ins. Disabled if background: Disable GPU rendering when rendering with NatronRenderer but not in GUI mode.