Saving Custom Photo Render Settings?

[Anonymous]

Is there a way to save customized photo rendering settings in AC9. When I switch between sketch and lightworks, for example, and back again all settings have reverted to factory default. I would really like to save and name different rendering profiles. Especially for sketch (many line settings to tweak).

Thanks....

[Dwight]

You aren't old. Yet.

[Dwight]

That's not fair - when you call a guy a "punk," you'd better have a good reason.

While we think it a good idea, we're not promoting it as TipOfTheMonth, either.

This method is great is because it actually relates to how one might begin to remember dozens of different settings. How many settings does make in a list before they become meaningless? I am preparing a folder where these visual notes will live and look at them in Photoshop's File browser, because what will make me remember is the incidentals rather than the formal.

It will be a photoshop file with the settings pasted on a separate layer in front of the image....

[Anonymous]

Link wrote:
Are you guys kidding? I'm not sure whether you're serious or not.

I for one am not kidding.

1. It's SIMPLE. The average user can do it QUICKLY without any directions other than to learn how to take a screen shot.

2. It's impossible to screw up.

Link wrote:
This method seems blindingly obvious to me, but in this particular case seems very repetitive, and (with all due respect) redundant, given that you can save the settings permanently....

Personally I hadn't thought of doing it that way. You know, Link, you are right; it's repetitive and redundant to have to get out the picture and put back all the settings. It's down & dirty... but see reasons 1 and 2 above.

And, if you look at the screen shot Steve provided, you realize that if you line up the rendering and the Photo Rendering settings dialogue box, you can take a screen shot that will show the settings and results side by side.

No, I'm not kidding.

Cheers,

Woody

[Anonymous]

Link wrote:
I don't know of a way to save Internal Engine or Lightworks Photorender presets.

Further more this can be used to accomplish the above mentioned.

Dwight wrote:
While we think it a good idea, we're not promoting it as TipOfTheMonth, either.

I don't know, Dwight....

Cheers again,

Woody

[Dwight]

I'll hold him.
You give him the twelve punches of ArchiCAD Anonymous.

[Link]

2. It's impossible to screw up.

Nothing's impossible mate

And, if you look at the screen shot Steve provided, you realize that if you line up the rendering and the Photo Rendering settings dialogue box, you can take a screen shot that will show the settings and results side by side.

Sure, and if you're on a PC and have just those two programs active you can right click on your taskbar and tile them vertically to make it even easier, which may be worth noting because you'll be doing it a lot!

Don't take me too seriously - if anyone's a punk it is me!! Today at least. Now I'm off to try panning with my arrow keys. Kidding! Juuuuust kidding!!

Cheers,
Link.