
To specify a default render settings template to be used when rendering movies, individual frames, pre-rendered movies, or proxies, choose a template from a menu in the Defaults area of the Render Settings Templates dialog box. To edit an existing render settings template, choose a template from the Settings Name menu, click Edit, and specify render settings.Note: Changes to an existing template do not affect render items that are already in the render queue. To make a new render settings template, click New, specify render settings, and click OK. To open the Render Settings Templates dialog box, choose Edit > Templates > Render Settings, or click the triangle next to the Render Settings heading in the Render Queue panel and choose Make Template. You perform the following tasks in the Render Settings Templates dialog box. To change which render settings template is the default, hold down Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac OS) as you choose a render settings template from the menu. Note: The default render settings template is assigned to a render item when it is created.

Similar to Best Settings, but with Field Rendering turned on, set to Lower Field First.Often appropriate for reviewing or testing motion.Often used for rendering to final output.You can choose a custom render settings template or one of the preset render settings templates: To apply a render settings template to selected render items, click the triangle next to the Render Settings heading in the Render Queue panel, and choose a template from the menu. To change render settings for a render item, click the underlined render settings template name next to the Render Settings heading in the Render Queue panel, and choose settings in the Render Settings dialog box. but will only affect the output of the render item with which they’re associated the composition itself is not affected. Render settings apply to the root composition for a render item, as well as all nested compositions. However, you can modify the render settings for each render item to override some of these settings. By default, the render settings for a render item are based on the current project settings, composition settings, and switch settings for the composition on which the render item is based. Render settings apply to each render item and determine how the composition is rendered for that specific render item.

There are two main settings dropdown menus which allow the user to qucikly change how an item renders based on set templates. The render Queue will list items waiting to be rendered.
