Rendering to a File

When you are finished with your photo mix, you will want to render it to a file so you can view it in other programs, upload it to your webpage, or email it to a friend. Use the Render Timeline button on the toolbar to render your photo mix.

After you select a folder and enter a file name, make sure you select the type of file you want to render to from the "Save as type" dropdown at the bottom of the Save As window.

It is important to note that saving your layout with the Save option does not do the same thing as rendering with the Render Timeline option .

Save Layout

Your layout is the work you have done so far in Morpheus Photo Mixer. The picture(s) you have loaded, the placement of any dots and lines, and all options you have set in either of the options windows are stored in your layout file when you press the Save Layout button. Morpheus Photo Mixer can only load your layout file if you want to edit your photo mix in the future, and not any other file type. Other programs cannot load, edit, or view the layout files created by Morpheus Photo Mixer, since the layout file format is specific to Morpheus Photo Mixer.

Render Timeline

Rendering the timeline creates a picture file in a standard format which many other programs can load and view. The files rendered by Morpheus Photo Mixer cannot contain information about how you created the picture, such as where you placed the dots, and so you cannot load these files back into Morpheus Photo Mixer for future editing of your photo mix.