I need HELP with playblast

#1

I want to playblast and I get this message on the script editor all the time: “Warning: playblast can not create movies larger than the active view. Clamping values”.

I want to export the AVI file with 640X480 ratio, but I can’t because then when I check the ratio it’s actually 640x422. I don’t understand why, since I put everything correct in the render settings and the playblast options.

I have Maya 2011
PC: Windows Home Basic
I have 280 GB free in HD (I say this because some people told me that I would need more space).

This never happened before, but now it happens for all the scenes, new and empty. It doesn’t matter.

I hope anybody knows how to get through this.

#2

playblasting all depends on the active window you are using in the viewport. if it is smaller than said resolution you will get that warning.

#3

Go to the playblast option box and, click on compression, change the video type to Microsoft video

This should work

#4

As mentioned above, this is clamping due to the active window size which is what Playblast uses, it’s basically a screnn capture from hardware. If you’re in quad modelling view then the active window will not allow you to get to 640*480 unless you’ve scaled the ui. Just use single persp view to stop it.

#5

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