Integrating 3D models with photography
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# 1 21-05-2009 , 12:51 AM
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Rendering a Maya Project

i have finished making a small movie in Maya and when i try to render the whole thing i get a .tep file. What am i doing wrong. i want to get a file that windows media player can read like an avi. in the settings i have file type set to avi. but it dosent come out that way. can someway give me exact direction on how to do it the right way

# 2 21-05-2009 , 08:59 AM
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set the file type to something like .tiff
then once rendered open the sequence in fcheck and go to file > save as movie

# 3 21-05-2009 , 09:00 AM
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have a look in the "how to render a movie" sticky thread, its a slightly dated now but it will show you what the steps are.


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# 4 21-05-2009 , 10:29 PM
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Originally posted by elephantinc
set the file type to something like .tiff
then once rendered open the sequence in fcheck and go to file > save as movie

Sorry but what is fcheck and how do i get to it?

# 5 21-05-2009 , 10:31 PM
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go to file > open sequence and pick the first picture in your render, and it should open with fcheck (or i think it will on a pc)

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