Frequently Asked Questions

Why are my frames being rendered out of order?

Smedge now allows you to use different "distribution modes" that change the order in which frames are dispatched for rendering. There are three modes currently available:

Forward	Frames are sent in increasing order: 1, 2, 3, ..., 98, 99, 100
Reverse	Frames are send in decreasing order: 100, 99, 98, ..., 3, 2, 1
Sample	About 10 frames are sent from throughout the render range, then the rest of the frames are filled in: 1, 25, 50, 100, 2, 3, 4, ..., 97, 98, 99

No matter which mode you select, all of your frames will be rendered eventually. The current default mode is the "Sample" mode, because this mode gives a better representation of what the render time will be throughout the whole sequence. It also gives you a chance to check frames from the whole sequence early on, so you can find problems that may not show up until later in the scene without having to wait for all of the prior frames to finish rendering.