Final Render Question

[GAngus]

I was doing some final renders with my 'Holidays Image Contest' file and after 1 or 2 first tries I happened to notice a place in the camera properties where the file path and other parameters can be entered, so I tried it.

 

I admit, I probably should have just left these alone, because after I entered the current final render parameters, suddenly, I could not get any out put from the final render anymore.

 

I managed to re-enter the original parameters in there and it allowed me to resume my final render tests ok.

 

When is the proper time, if ever, to enter any info into this area ?

And/Or why would it seem to hamper my final renders ?

 

Thanks

[robcat2075]

And/Or why would it seem to hamper my final renders ?

 

Thanks

 

That I don't know. Something else must be wrong.

 

There is a choice in the Options>Render panel about whether to use the Camera settings. That could be used to recover from a suspected camera setting mishap.

[GAngus]

Thanks Rob, it's OK now. I realized what was happening.

 

Actually, I was not missing any renders at all.

Subsequent renders with the same file/path name just silently 'over-wrote' the previous final render, without any usual dialog (like "Replace File ? etc.).

I only realized this after noticing the File Info - Time, had changed.

 

I don't do too many final renders lately, so i'm still in the learning curve somewhere here.