.. for help on writing/extending this file, see the reStructuredText cheatsheet http://github.com/ralsina/rst-cheatsheet/raw/master/rst-cheatsheet.pdf Preview and rendering ===================== Preview ------- While working in Natron you can preview your work in many ways: - connect the input of the viewer node to the node you want to look * pick the input arrow of the viewer node * select the node to view then use shortcuts ``0`` to ``9`` - select the quality of the render (full/proxy) - start playing - the images are rendered in memory - when the preview render is finished all memories are storeed in the memory cache and the playback becomes realtime and plays in loop .. image:: _images/TheNodes-Various/node_viewer_nodetree.gif See :doc:`The Viewer ` section for more information. rendering --------- When you want to get the result of your nodetree as image file(s) on disk: - create a write node (shortcut ``w``) - connect the write node to the last node of your NodeTree .. image:: _images/TheNodes-Image/node_image_write_nodetree.jpg - start the render with the render button in the Write node properties .. image:: _images/TheNodes-Image/node_image_write_render.gif See :doc:`The Write node ` section for more information.