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Blender for Video Production Quick Start Guide

You're reading from   Blender for Video Production Quick Start Guide Create high quality videos for YouTube and other social media platforms with Blender

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Product type Paperback
Published in Nov 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789804959
Length 176 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Allan Brito Allan Brito
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Table of Contents (11) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Blender as a Video Editor for YouTube FREE CHAPTER 2. Editing and Cutting Video Footage in Blender 3. Using Properties to Enhance Video 4. Animated Properties for Video Effects 5. Creating Intro Videos for YouTube with Text and Motion Graphics 6. Using Videos as Textures for 3D Compositions 7. Adding Sound and Voiceover for YouTube 8. Aligning 3D Content with Video Using Virtual Cameras 9. Exporting Video for YouTube 10. Other Books You May Enjoy

Preparing a project for exporting and rendering

Getting to the stage where you are ready to render a project is always exciting because you are close to seeing that big project come to life. However, before you jump into rendering a project, you must do a few things before pressing the Ctrl + F12 shortcut for rendering.

The first task is to ensure we are using the correct renderer. Blender will give you two main options for rendering:

  • Eevee
  • Cycles

In the Render tab of the Properties window, you can choose between them and set up your project rendering. Nowadays, Eevee is the most exciting option for rendering in Blender because it is capable of making real-time graphics. But it is still in development and doesn't support some basic features we need, such as transparent PNG files, as textures in the 3D View.

For that reason, you should choose Cycles to render any project...

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