Hi, I’m trying to create a smoke asset for use in AE, and I’ve achieved the look I want in the 3d view, however, the render time takes forever and I actually lose some of the detail in the render. My question is this: Is there any way to export exactly what I see in the 3d view as an animation without rendering? I see people doing it in making of videos, but I can’t seem to figure it out. =/
On the 3d header use the ‘OpenGL Render Active Viewport’ buttons for stills and animation renders (last to buttons on the far right).
Make sure you turn on “Only Render” in the display setting in the N panel as well.