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Render to File captures the live output of a running visual and exports it as a video file or an image sequence — straight from the launcher, no screen recorder needed.

Rendering a visual's output to a file

Video (MOV) rendering currently works on Windows only.

Rendering a visual

1

Open the visual you want to export

Rendering captures the visual’s live output, so open the visual first and set its controls the way you want them to look in the export.
2

Open the Export panel

Click Export in the top-right corner. The render options appear above the control panel: Video duration, Current resolution, a format dropdown, and a Render button.
Render panel with duration, resolution, format, and Render button

The Export render panel

3

Set the duration and format

  • Video duration — how many seconds of output to capture.
  • Current resolution — read-only; it matches the main window resolution. Change it in Display before rendering if you need a different size.
  • Format — pick the MOV video format or an image sequence (PNG or JPG). MOV video is available on Windows only.
4

Click Render and choose where to save

Click Render. A save dialog opens — choose a folder and a file name.
  • For a video format, xRLive writes a single file (for example, Video-render.mov).
  • For an image sequence, xRLive writes numbered frames (Render.0001.png, Render.0002.png, …) into the folder you pick.
5

Wait for the render to finish

A progress bar shows the current frame, elapsed time, and remaining time while the viewport displays a Rendering label. Rendering runs frame by frame, so longer durations and higher resolutions take more time.
6

Find your output

When the render finishes, your file is waiting in the location you chose — a single video file, or a folder of numbered images for a sequence.
The export uses the current window resolution, so set your output size in Display before you render.