Series Tab - Render Series & Export Movie Settings

Series Tab

Here you can create render series of individual views, which you can later view and export as a movie. The tab contains different control elements depending on the Render Series type. The following parameters are the same for all render series types: Render Series section, Stored section, Apply button and Fixed Resolution checkbox.

Parameter		Description
Render Series		Here you can select the desired series mode. Depending on the chosen render series type, different parameters are displayed.
-	Turn Around X	Define the start/stop angle and the rotation direction around the X axis.
-	Turn Around Y	Only visible in the 3D view. Define the start/stop angle and the rotation direction around the Y axis.
-	Turn Around Z	Define the start/stop angle and the rotation direction around the Z axis.
-	Start/Stop	Define the angle and zoom settings for the start and end position of your series. The intermediate positions are interpolated evenly.
-	Position List	Define any number of positions. The positions can each have completely different rotation, zoom and illumination settings.
-	Over Time	Only visible in the 2.5D view. Define the start time point and end time point for a series. All other settings (rotation, zoom, etc.) remain unchanged.
Apply		Calculates the series. A new image document is opened in the Center Screen Area. You can view the series by clicking on the Play button in the Dimensions tab.
Stored		Only visible if Show All is activated. Here you manage your series settings. Via the dropdown list you can select a saved settings file.
Options		Clicking on the button opens a shortcut menu with the following options:
-	New	Creates a new settings file (*.czsht). This file can be found in the user's local document path (e.g. \My Documents\Carl Zeiss\ZEN\Documents, in a corresponding subfolder).
-	Delete	Deletes the selected settings file.
-	Rename	Opens a dialog to rename the selected settings file.
-	Save As	Saves a copy of the currently selected settings file under a different name.
-	Save	Saves changes to a currently selected settings file.
-	Import	Imports a setting files from the hard disk.
-	Export	Exports a setting files to the hard disk.
Preview		Shows a preview of the series to be created. Use the Play/ Stop button to start or stop the preview.
Frames		Sets the number of individual frames that the series consist of after the calculation. The more individual images that you specify here, the more fluidly the scene transitions will be displayed later. Select predefined values from the dropdown list (e.g. 20 or 100 frames).
Fixed Resolution		Only visible if Show All is activated. As a rule, the image series is calculated using the current screen resolution. If you want to set a different format for the series, activate the checkbox. In the input fields that are now visible you can enter the width and height in pixels with which you want the series to be created.

The following parameters are only available if you have selected Turn Around X/Y/Z under Render Series:

The X rotation, Y rotation and Z render series types all have the same control elements and differ only in the axis around which the rotation is calculated.
The preview function is not available for these types of series.

Parameter		Description
360° Panorama		Select 360° panorama, if you want to generate a complete rotation series.
Partial Panorama		If you select partial panorama, you can specify the starting angle and stopping angle that you want to use for the series. To do this, enter the desired values in the input fields or adjust it in the graphical representation of the rotation circle at the right of the input fields.
-	Start Angle	Determines the starting angle.
-	Stop Angle	Determines the stop angle.
-	Direction	Determines the direction of rotation.
-	Angle Definition	When you are configuring a partial panorama, the desired angles can also be determined easily using the circular control element: Grab the white start/stop points with the mouse and position these accordingly on the circle. The number of individual images is also displayed here.

The following parameters are only available if you have selected Start/Stop under Render Series:

Parameter	Description
Start Position	You can position the volume in the image area as required using the mouse. The geometric parameters are displayed in the input fields. You can also determine the Camera Position and the Look At parameters for X, Y or Z and the angle directly using the input fields or the slider. All changes are displayed immediately in the image area.
Stop Position	You can position the volume in the image area as required using the mouse. The geometric parameters are displayed in the input fields. You can also determine the Camera Position and the Look At parameters for X, Y or Z and the angle directly using the input fields or the slider. All changes are displayed immediately in the image area.

Parameter

Description

Start Position

You can position the volume in the image area as required using the mouse. The geometric parameters are displayed in the input fields.

You can also determine the Camera Position and the Look At parameters for X, Y or Z and the angle directly using the input fields or the slider. All changes are displayed immediately in the image area.

Stop Position

You can position the volume in the image area as required using the mouse. The geometric parameters are displayed in the input fields.

The following parameters are only available if you have selected Position list under Render Series:

Parameter		Description
Add		Adds the current position to the position list.
Insert		Inserts a new position between two existing positions.
Position list		Each position is displayed in the list with its X, Y, Z angle and zoom level. Using the control elements at the bottom of the list you can change the order of the positions (Arrow buttons), cut positions (Scissors icon) or copy and paste them again at another position (Copy/Paste icons). If you want to delete all positions, click Clear List.
Additional Parameters		You can determine which of the following parameters you want to be taken into consideration when the series is calculated. To do this, activate the corresponding checkbox:
-	Light	Includes illumination parameters.
-	Transparency	Includes transparency settings (not active in Surface mode).
-	Background	Includes color and distance of the background.
-	Time	Includes time series parameters (only active for time series images).
-	Camera	Includes camera settings, e.g. viewing angle (from the 3D/virtual camera).
-	Planes	Includes planes settings (not active in Shadow mode).
-	Surface	Includes surface settings (only active in Surface and Mixed mode).