Batch render a still or animation

You can batch render in two ways: from within Maya or via the command line renderer. See Render from the command line.

To batch render from within Maya

By default, Maya renders the current frame of your scene. To render an animation, you must specify the start and end frames of the animation you want to render in the Render Settings window.

On Linux, you can select a remote host on which to render the current scene.

1. Do any of the following:
   • Click Render > Batch Render to batch render.
   • To cancel the render, click Render > Cancel Batch Render.
   • To show the image being rendered, click Render > Show Batch Render.
     Note:

     • To set batch render options, select Render > Batch Render > to open the Batch Render window. For a description of the batch render options, see Batch Render Options.
     • When using the Maya Batch Renderer on a remote machine the User Account information (i.e. username) must be consistent between the machines to ensure that User Authentication will function correctly.
     • If your renders come out black, but work in the Render Current Frame window, delete any unused nodes in the Hypershade window. See Delete Unused Nodes in the Hypershade Edit menu.

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