Set file name syntax

For information on the file name syntax, see Subfolders and names of rendered images.

Note: You can also set the file name of rendered files when you render from a shell or command line, using Render and the -im option.

See About command line rendering for information about command line rendering.

To set the file name (syntax) for rendered images

  1. In the File Output section of the Render Settings window, set the following:
    • File name prefix, (for example, rocket):
      Option Example
      name rocket
      name.ext rocket.iff
      name.#.ext rocket.1.iff
      name.ext.# rocket.iff.1
      name.# rocket.1
      name#.ext rocket1.iff
      Attention:
      • If you select an option that does not contain #, Maya renders a single frame.
      • If you select an option that does contain#, Maya renders an image sequence (animation). The top of the Render Settings window provides feedback for the output files.

To use a custom file format extension for rendered images

  1. The file format extension is the standard file format extension for the current Image Format setting. To change that, in the File Output section of the Render Settings window, turn on Use Custom Extension and type the extension you want to use.