Batch Rendering Basics

Overview

Batch rendering can save you time, not by shortening render time, but by automating the process so that you don't have to be there to watch the render and save the image. GlowWorm handles all renders as though they're batch renders.

Render

Click this button to begin rendering all jobs on GlowWorm's to-do list. Once the rendering begins, GlowWorm will keep feeding Poser render jobs until either the stop button is hit or there are no more jobs to be rendered. Jobs will be deleted after they are rendered; if the render is interrupted, the job will not be deleted.

Cancel All

Click this button to cancel all jobs on GlowWorm's to-do list.


Stop

Click this button to stop all rendering. Poser may need to finish whatever it's doing at the moment before the jobs can be stopped. You can click the "Cancel" button on Poser's render status dialog, or hit the Escape key to speed up the canceling.

Batch Rendering DO's and DON'T's

Don't let your screen saver turn on while rendering. It's better to disable your screen saver (and automatic standby) and turn off your monitor; otherwise valuable system resources will be used while rendering.

Do close other programs when rendering. If your computer is capable, you can use other software while GlowWorm feeds Poser render jobs, but it will slow down the process and make memory errors more likely.

Don't try to render scenes that have missing files.

Do know what you're rendering. When you're doing a large animation, render one frame in Poser before you have GlowWorm render the whole thing.

Don't minimize Poser while running GlowWorm. If you want to use another application, access it through the Start Menu or Task Bar.

Do be sure that your computer can handle rendering your scene with your chosen render settings.