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|| '''Visual Cue'''
|| '''Narration'''

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|| '''Slide Number 1'''

'''Title Slide '''
|| Welcome to the tutorial on '''Rendering''' '''a Video'''.

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|| '''Slide Number 2'''

'''Learning Objectives'''
|| In this tutorial, we will learn about,

* Render panel and setting
* Resolution, frames per second and key frame
* Setting directory for render
* Video and audio file formats

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|| '''Slide Number 3'''

'''Learning Objectives'''
||* Render a video and create an output file
* Create a render preset for dimensions
* We will also learn about few short cut keys

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|| '''Slide Number 4'''

'''System and Software Requirement'''
|| To record this tutorial, I am using

* '''Ubuntu Linux''' v18.04 OS and
* '''Blender''' 2.90.1

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|| '''Slide Number 5'''

'''Pre-requisites'''

'''https://www.spoken-tutorial.org'''
|| To follow this tutorial, * Learner must be familiar with the '''Blender''' interface.
* For pre-requisite tutorials, please visit this site.

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|| '''Slide Number 6'''

'''Code files'''
||
* Files used in this tutorial are provided in the '''Code files''' link.
* Please download and extract the files.
* Make a copy and then use while practicing.

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|| Open '''blender''' video editing interface.
|| I have opened the '''Blender video editing''' interface.

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|| Click on '''File, Open'''.
|| Click on '''File, Open'''.

I have saved the input project file in my '''Videos''' folder.

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|| Choose '''render.blend''' file from the '''Videos''' folder.

Click on '''Open'''.
|| From the Videos folder choose '''render.blend''' file.

Click on '''Open''' to open the project.

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|| Cursor on the video strip.
|| The project consists of an edited video.

Let’s render it to create an output file.

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|| Hover mouse over '''Side bar'''.
|| Notice the '''Side bar''' or information panel on the right side of the '''Sequencer''' panel.

If you do not see it press the '''N''' key to display it.

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|| In the '''Strips''' tab, scroll down to the '''Source''' section.
|| In the '''Strips''' tab, scroll down to the '''Source''' section.

If needed, click on the arrow on the left to show the options and scroll down.

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|| Cursor next to resolution.
|| Notice the '''resolution''' or pixel size of the input video is shown here.

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|| On the '''Scene''' panel, click on the '''Output properties'''.
|| In the '''Scene''' panel on the top right, click on the '''Output Properties'''.

The name is seen as a tool tip.

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|| Click hold and drag on the side to make the panel larger for recording.
|| I will make the panel a little larger for clarity.

Click hold and drag on the side as seen here.

Learner must familiarize themselves with icon function and tooltip.

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|| Place the cursor on the form to see a two direction arrow.
|| Notice that we can change the resolution while rendering.

Place the cursor on the form to see a two direction arrow.

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|| Click, hold and move to change the value to 888.
|| Click, hold and move to change the value.

I will match the '''resolution''' of the output file to that of the input.

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|| Show entering value 888 in the form.
|| You may also enter a number using the keyboard.

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|| Change Resolution y to 656.
|| Let’s change resolution in x and y dimension as seen here.

They are pixel height and width of the video.

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|| Hover mouse over fps.
|| Scroll down to notice the '''fps''' or frames per second as 2.

I will retain it.

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|| Scroll down to '''Output''' section.
|| Scroll down to the '''output''' section.

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|| Click twice on the arrow on the left of '''Output''' to unfurl it.
|| If needed click on the arrow on the left to see the options.

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|| Point to the folder.
|| Click on the folder icon on the right.

A dialogue box opens.

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|| Choose the home '''Videos''' folder.
|| Navigate to the '''Videos''' folder.

Let’s set the '''output''' file path to home '''Videos''' directory.

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|| Click on '''Accept'''.
|| Click on '''Accept''' to change the output directory.

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|| Click on the box right of the '''File format'''.
|| Click on the box right of the '''File format''' to set the output format.

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|| Choose '''Ffmpeg video'''.
|| I will choose the '''FFmpeg video''' option.

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|| Hover cursor over '''RGB'''.
|| '''Color''' is set to '''RGB'''.

If you choose '''BW''', the output will be in black and white.

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|| Click on the arrow on the left side of '''Encoding'''.
|| Click on the arrow on the left side of '''Encoding'''.

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|| From '''Container''' choose '''MPEG-4'''.
|| From the '''Container''', choose the desired output file format.

I will choose '''MPEG-4''' to make a '''mp4''' type video file.

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|| Hover mouse over the options in the pulldown.
|| The input file in the project was a '''webm''' file.

We can choose to export the edited video in any of these output formats.

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|| Hover mouse over the '''Video codec '''options in the pulldown.
|| In the '''Video codec''' section, I will retain the default '''H 264''',

'''Theora''' and '''webm''' formats are also available.

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|| For Output quality, choose '''Lossless'''.
|| For '''Output quality''', I will choose '''Lossless''' from the default of '''medium quality'''.

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|| Hover mouse over encoding speed.
|| Retrain the '''encoding speed''' as '''good'''.

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|| Hover mouse over '''keyframe interval'''.
|| We can also set the '''keyframe interval''' here.

Right now it is 18 and I will retain it.

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|| In the '''Audio codec''' pull-down, choose '''AAC'''.
|| Next, let’s set the audio properties for the exported video.

In the '''Audio codec''' pull-down, choose '''AAC'''.

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|| Hover mouse over '''sample rate''', '''bitrate''' and '''volume'''.
|| I will retain the default values of '''sample rate''', '''bitrate''' and '''volume'''.

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|| Click on '''render properties'''.

Point to the icon.
|| Now, click on the '''Render Properties''' icon as seen here.

It is the second icon from top.

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|| Hover mouse over '''Eevee'''.
|| Notice the '''Render Engine''' used here is '''Eevee'''.

It is a real time, on the fly rendering engine.

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|| Hover mouse over the options.

Drag the slider to show the options.
|| Notice the several settings that are possible here, including '''indirect lighting'''.

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|| Click on '''Color management'''.
|| Let’s click on '''Color management'''.

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|| Hover mouse over '''Display device'''.
|| I will retain the default for '''display device'''.

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|| Click open '''View transform pull-down'''.
|| Click open the pull-down for '''View transform'''.

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|| Hover mouse over the options.
|| Many of you may use a regular video clip that you have recorded.

If so, you may want to select another option.

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|| Hover mouse over '''Filmic'''.
|| Click on '''Filmic''' and notice the color change in the '''preview''' panel.

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|| Hover mouse over '''standard'''.
|| I will retain the '''standard''' here.

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|| Pause the video, choose the options and notice the changes.

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|| Hover mouse over '''gamma''' and '''exposure'''.
|| We can also change '''gamma''' and '''exposure'''.

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|| Left click, hold and drag to change value.
|| To change the values, left click, hold and drag.

We can also enter a value of choice in the box.

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|| Change to default, 0 and 1.
|| I will change them to the default value.

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|| Click on '''Render, Render Animation'''.
|| Now, let’s '''render''' to make the output file.

Click on '''Render, Render Animation'''.

A new render window opens.

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|| Cursor on '''render''' progress.
|| On the top left side of the render window, notice the progress in frame numbers.

At the last frame, when rendering is completed the progress will stop.

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|| Show the rendering process.
|| As the render progresses, the video frames move to the end in the render window.

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|| Allow the process to be completed.

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|| Cursor on the render screen.
|| My video is only 2 fps and the rendering is a fast process.

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|| '''Slide Number 7'''

'''Rendering time'''
|| Rendering time depends on the fps of the video.

Generally videos are recorded with 25 to 50 fps or more.

Then rendering will take much longer time.

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|| Click on the x sign to close the '''render''' window.
|| I will close the '''render''' window, as seen here.

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|| Click on the '''Output Properties '''and scroll up.
|| Click on the '''Output Properties'''.

Let’s scroll up the panel.

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|| Hover mouse over the three dots to show render presets tool tip.
|| On the top right, next to '''dimensions''', notice the '''list icon'''.

It is for '''render presets'''.

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|| Click on '''render presets'''.
|| Click on it.

We can render videos to dimensions preset formats such as '''PAL''' or '''NTSC'''.

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|| Cursor on the man options in '''render presets'''.
|| We can also save the settings we will be using to a new file.

The dimensions of the render will be saved in this file.

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|| Type '''firstpreset''' in the new preset form.

Click on the plus sign.
|| Click on the form for new preset and type, '''firstpreset'''.

Click on the plus sign next to it.

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|| Show the newly added '''Render preset'''.
|| A new preset gets added to the list.

Users may use this condition, later on, if needed.

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|| Press '''Control+S''' and then press '''Control+Q'''.
|| Now, I will save the project and exit blender.

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|| Open the file manager and go to the '''Videos''' folder.
|| Open the file manager.

Go to the '''videos''' folder, where the rendered file is saved.

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|| Cursor next to the newly rendered file.
|| Notice the rendered '''mp4''' file in the directory.

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|| Show the rendered file icon.
|| We can open the file in a video player or on the web browser.

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|| Show playing the rendered video for few seconds.
|| Play the video and check if any changes are needed.

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|| Close the rendered video.
|| If you wish to make more changes, do them and render again.

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|| '''Slide Number 8'''
'''Shortcut keys'''

Show/hide information N

panel or Sidebar

Copy a strip Shift+N

Effects menu Shift+A

Delete X

Go to current frame Numpad+0
|| Knowledge of shortcut keys are very useful.

Few shortcuts are shown here.

Please study them.

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|| '''Slide Number 9'''

'''Summary'''
|| Now let's summarize. In this tutorial, we, learned about,

* Render panel and setting
* Resolution, fps and Key frame
* Setting the directory for render
* Video and audio file formats

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|| '''Slide Number 10'''

'''Summary'''
|| * Rendered a video and create an output file
* Created a render preset for dimensions
* We also learned about few shortcut keys

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|| '''Slide Number 11'''

'''Assignment'''
|| For assignment activity, please do the following.

Using the video file '''assignment. webm''' provided in the code files link,

* Render and save the video file
* Practice and familiarize with different output formats and settings

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|| '''Slide Number 12'''

'''Assignment'''

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|| The file provided for assignment is downloaded from the site shown here.

You may also use a video of your choice

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|| '''Slide Number 13'''

'''Spoken Tutorial Project'''
|| This video summarises the '''Spoken Tutorial''' Project .

Please download and watch it.

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|| '''Slide Number 14'''

'''Spoken Tutorial workshops'''

|| The '''Spoken Tutorial Project '''team,

* conducts workshops and
* gives certificates.

Please write to us.

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|| '''Slide Number 15'''

'''Forum for specific questions:'''
|| Please post your timed queries in this forum.

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|| '''Slide Number 16'''

'''Acknowledgment'''
|| '''Spoken Tutorial''' Project is funded by '''MHRD, Government of India'''.

More information on this mission is available at this link.

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||
|| This is Rani from '''IIT Bombay'''. Thank you for joining.

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-Place the cursor on the form to see a two direction arrow.
+Place the cursor on the form for resolution x to see a two direction arrow.
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 |-
 || Change Resolution y to 656.
-|| Let’s change resolution in x and y dimension as seen here.
+|| Let’s change the resolution in x and y dimension as seen here.
 They are pixel height and width of the video.
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-It is the second icon from top.
+It is the second icon from the top.
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-It is a real time, on the fly rendering engine.
+It is a real time on-the-fly rendering engine.
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 || Click on it.
-We can render videos to dimensions preset formats such as '''PAL''' or '''NTSC'''.
+We can render videos to preset formats such as '''PAL''' or '''NTSC'''.
 |-
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 Users may use this condition, later on, if needed.
 |-
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 '''Summary'''
-|| * Rendered a video and create an output file
+|| * Rendered a video and created an output file
 * Created a render preset for dimensions
 * We also learned about few shortcut keys
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 || For assignment activity, please do the following.
-Using the video file '''assignment. webm''' provided in the code files link,
+Using the video file '''assignment.webm''' provided in the code files link,
 * Render and save the video file
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 || '''Spoken Tutorial''' Project is funded by '''MHRD, Government of India'''.
-More information on this mission is available at this link.
 |-

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 || Click on '''File, Open'''.
 || Click on '''File, Open'''.
 I have saved the input project file in my '''Videos''' folder.

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- * Files used in this tutorial are provided in the '''Code files''' link.
+* Files used in this tutorial are provided in the '''Code files''' link.
 * Please download and extract the files.
 * Make a copy and then use while practicing.

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 '''Learning Objectives'''
-||* Render a video and create an output file
+||
 * Create a render preset for dimensions
 * We will also learn about few short cut keys
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 || '''Slide Number 5'''
 '''Pre-requisites'''
 '''https://www.spoken-tutorial.org'''
-|| To follow this tutorial, * Learner must be familiar with the '''Blender''' interface.
+|| To follow this tutorial,
 * For pre-requisite tutorials, please visit this site.
 |-
 || '''Slide Number 6'''
 '''Code files'''
 ||