Specifying the Destination for Local Render Files

The render files are saved in the location specified in the Renders Full Home or Renders Half Home, in the Project Settings. The sub-folders are named according to the render mode used, (i.e. Normal, One Sequence, etc.), which Lustre automatically creates when you render your first shots.

You can use the default path structure defined in the RenderNaming section of the init.config file. Or you can customize your renders by modifying the fields in the Render Naming menu, in the Project settings.

See

Recommended Directory Structure for Projects.

Render Naming Settings

Note: Dust removal render files created using the Rendering controls in the Dust menu are not saved with the rendered files. See Rendering the Result.

You can specify how you want render files to be organized using the Render Place controls in the Render Local menu.

(a) Render Place controls  

These controls affect the naming scheme of the render files, the location where they are saved, and the way that multiple instances of the same shot in the timeline are saved. For example, when Normal is selected, Lustre saves all the render files of each given shot to an individual folder based on the original filename and grade.

To set how render files are organized:

Note: The following explains the render modes when using the DEFAULT render naming structure.
1. Enable Normal, No ShotID, One Sequence, or Src Grade.

Normal

Individually graded shots are rendered to a folder called "Normal", in the Renders Home location and the UID is included in the filename.

Default render structure for Normal mode (ignore any line breaks):

[RENDERS_HOME]/Normal/[SCENE]/[GRADE_NAME]/[REEL_NAME]/
[RESOLUTION]/[UID]_[ORIGINAL_FILENAME]_[GRADE_NAME]

Black frames are rendered out to a separate folder in the Renders Home location.

No ShotID

Individually graded shots are rendered to a folder called "NoShotID", in the Renders Home location.

Default render structure for No ShotID (ignore any line breaks):

[RENDERS_HOME]/NoShotID/[SCENE]/[GRADE_NAME]/[REEL_NAME]/
[RESOLUTION]/[ORIGINAL_FILENAME]_[GRADE_NAME]

Black frames are rendered to a separate folder in the Renders Home location.

One Sequence

Individually graded shots are rendered as a single sequence in the Renders Home location. Black frames are rendered to the same single sequence in the same scene folder.

Default render structure for One seq mode (ignore any line breaks):

[RENDERS_HOME]/OneSequence/[SCENE]/[GRADE_NAME]/[RESOLUTION]

Src Grade

Individually graded shots are rendered to a folder called "SrcGrade" in the Renders Home location and UID is included in the filename.

When used locally, this render mode bypasses dissolve transitions and retime parameters. Dissolves become hard cuts and retimes are rendered with a default value of 100%.

This render mode is also used in Interoperability workflows. When rendering with a Wiretap path, Src Grade will retain transition effects and Timeline FX.

Black frames are rendered to a separate folder in the Renders Home location.