Export

Export image

Node Data
IoCompose
Display name
Export
Internal name
Node_Export
Inheritances
node
node_export
Inputs
node_export
surface	Surface
path	Paths
text	Template
enum	Type
int	Template Guides
bool	Loop
bool	Frame Optimization
float	Color Merge
int	Framerate
enum	Format
float	Quality
int	Sequence Begin
slider	Frame Range
enum	Subformat
int	Frame Step
bool	Custom Range
bool	Export On Save
Outputs
node_export
surface	Preview

Export node is one of the most important node in Pixel Composer. It allows you to export surface to different formats, it also allows Pixel Composer project to be run in headless mode.

Output Format

There're 3 types of output:

Export Path

The exported file location is control by Paths. However, you can add extra formatting using Template.

Export Template

Template is used with a defined Paths. Template will replace special token with the actual value in the Paths.

The available tokens are:

For example, if the Paths is set to foo/bar/file.png then these templates will returns:

Note that the extension will be remove and re-added automatically based on the selecting Format.

Format Properties

.png

.png format comes with extra Subformat for file optimization.

.jpg

.jpg format comes with Quality, the lower the quality, the smaller the file size.

.gif

.gif comes with Frame Optimization for reducing file size and Color Merge that combine similiar into one for even smaller file.

.mp4

.mp4 file has Quality (crf value) slider for controlling quality of the output. The higher the CRF value, the lower the quality.

Animation Properties

For animation type, there're extra properties for controlling the animation.