Chose a Video Type: avi, mpg*, wmv, ogv or mp4.In the *Bongo Render Animation dialog box, under Video Output, check Create Video File.From the Bongo menu, choose Render Animation.Individual codecs will recommend a certain data rate to achieve a reasonable level of quality. Size (kilobytes) = Data Rate x Run Time (in seconds)

The size of the output file can be estimated by this formula: In general, higher quality is possible only with increased size. These are the three factors to consider when choosing a codec: quality, file size, compatibility. In addition to quality factors, you may need to take into account the size of the resulting file (determined mainly by the data rate) and the likelihood of it working on another computer. If you are writing to avi, you will need to consider carefully how to compress the video.Ĭhoosing a codec is tricky. MPG uses MPEG-1 compression that is very compatible and produces reasonable quality at a small size. If you are writing to an mpg file, you will not have to worry about choosing a codec. The quality of the output depends a great deal on the quality and type of the codec and the data rate (the speed the information is read from the file) and can vary from extremely poor to virtually perfect. Codecs compress images into a single file removing information until they are small enough to be played at the correct speed. There are many different codecs available and your computer will have many installed already. To produce an avi or mpg file from a sequence of stills, Bongo uses a codec (compressor/de-compressor). Render an animation with the Create video file option enabled, the Video Encoder dialog box appears when all of the animation images have been rendered and automatically compiles the video file. The encoder will determine which type of compression options to display depending on this type. The file extension must be either avi, mpg, wmv or ogv. In the Video dialog box, enter the full path to the output file.From the Bongo menu, choose Video Encoder.To use the video encoder to create a video from rendered frames: This guide builds on concepts found in the Render the Animation guide.īongo comes with a separate integrated video encoder application that can combine a sequence of rendered images into a single video file.

Bongo rhino render settings