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-====== Output ======
+====== Layered Output ======
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 These options define how the output file(s) is named and where it is saved.
 Directories will be created by exrTrader if required.
-===== Output File =====
-This control allows you to select an output file for the buffer saver to write to. Any extension and frame numbers of the selected file will be automatically removed. You can only select an output file if “Use Render Path” is not activated.
+The file names can either be absolute, or relative to the Output Path
-exrTrader also supports special variables in the path name that will be replaced as the image is being saved.
+==== Output Path ====
+This defines the base path for all written images. You can either use the path defined by LightWave 3D or select your own.
+You can only select an output path if **Use Prefs Render Path** is not activated.
+==== Use Prefs Render Path ====
+If you select this option, exrTrader will use the output file defined in the Lightwave3D render globals.
+This option is quite important if used across a render farm in conjunction with the OpenEXR Dummy Saver, described later in this manual.
+===== Layered File =====
+This control allows you to select an output file for the buffer saver to write to. The file name extension will be automatically removed, but is then added when saving. exrTrader supports special variables in the path name that will be replaced as the image is being saved.
 The currently supported variables are:
+^%#% - %########%| The frame number using 1 to 8 digits, zero padded.|
 ^%scene%| Is replaced with the scene name (without the .lws extension)|
+^%sceneversion%| Version number of the scene (the last number in the scene name)|
+^%rendertime%| The time taken for the current render in minutes and seconds|
 ^%camera%| The name of the camera used to render the current image|
-^%layer%| The name of the current layer|
+^%layer% / %buffer%| The name of the current layer, only valid for **Single Layer Files**|
+^%frameheight% / %framewidth%| Height/width of the rendered image in pixels|
+^%fps%| The current frames per second|
+^%time%| The time of the current frame within LightWave in seconds.|
 ^%eye%| If the current camera is rendering in stereo mode, this will be either L or R depending on which eye the currently saved frame represents.|
 ^%dot%| This is just replaced with a single "." \\ It allows you to add a . at the end of the file name in the Output File Control (where it would normally be stripped with any file name extension).|
+^%cryptoname%| The name of the current Cryptomatte, only valid in the Cryptomatte tab.|
 You can use the Review Settings... option to verify if the file names are created as you'd expect them to be.
-===== Use Render Path =====
+===== Single Layer Files =====
-If you select this option, exrTrader will use the output file defined in the Lightwave3D render globals.
+This control allows you to define the output file names for layers saved as separate files. The options are identical to the **Layered Output File**, the %buffer% / %layer% variables contain the name of the current layer.
-This option is quite important if used across a render farm in conjunction with the OpenEXR Dummy Saver, described later in this manual.
-===== Format =====
-This setting defines how exrTrader will append the frame number and file extension to the Output File. These settings are identical to the settings in the Lightwave3D render globals.
+===== Single Layer Files Naming =====
-===== Single File Naming =====
 exrTrader by default saves all buffers into a single OpenEXR image file. You may optionally save single buffers into a separate image file.
-This option defines how these separate image files will be named.
+This option defines how these separate image files will be named. You can use the same variables as you can for the Layered File.
-Output is the file name, as defined by the Output File control, or the render global in Lightwave3D if “Use Render Path” is active.
-^ Layer| is the layer name of the selected buffer, as described below in the documentation. |
-^ ###  | is the frame number, the amount of digits is defined by the Format option. |
-^ _    | The underscores are only added if the Format option contains underscores as well. |
-^ .exr | The file extension is added only if the Format option contains the file extension. |
-  * **Output_Layer_###.exr** \\ This will save the buffer image files into the same directory as the Output File, and append the “Layer” name to the file name.
-  * **Layer/Output_###.exr** \\ This will create a subdirectory named after the “Layer” name where the Output File is written, and write the buffer image into that subdirectory.
-  * **Layer/Output_Layer_###.exr** \\ This will create a subdirectory named after the “Layer” name where the Output File is written, and write the buffer image into that subdirectory appending the “Layer” name to the file name.
-  * **Layer_Output_###.exr** \\ This will save the buffer image files into the same directory as the Output File, and prepend the “Layer” name to the file name.
-  * **Custom_###.exr** \\ This will save the buffer image files into the same directory as the Output File, and use the  “Custom Single Image Name” as the file name.
-===== Custom Single Image Name =====
-If the Single File Naming option is set to Custom_###.exr, the file name for single image files will be constructed from the text entered into this control.
-You may also add slashes or colons (depending on the OS platform) to designate sub-directories. These will be automatically created by exrTrader if needed.
-The currently supported variables are:
-^%scene% |	Is replaced with the scene name (without the .lws extension)|
-^%camera% |	The name of the camera used to render the current image|
-^%layer% |	The name of the current layer (as defined in the per buffer Layer Name option)|
-^%eye% |	If the current camera is rendering in stereo mode, this will be either L or R depending on which eye the currently saved frame represents.|
-==== Examples ====
-To hopefully make this a bit easier to understand, here is an example of how these options work.
-Let's assume we're rendering out to “images/Ninja.exr” as the Output File. The Format we're using is “Name_0001.exr”.
-We want to save the Reflection buffer as a separate image file, the “Layer” name of it is “Specular”.
-These will be the buffer image file written at frame 60, depending on the Single File Naming option:
-|Output_Base_###.exr		|images/Ninja_Specular_0060.exr|
-|Layer/Output_###.exr		|images/Specular/Ninja_0060.exr|
-|Layer/Output_Base_###.exr	|images/Specular/Ninja_Specular_0060.exr|
-|Layer_Output_###.exr		|images/Specular_Ninja_0060.exr|
-In all cases, the main file saved will be the same: images/Ninja_0060.exr
 ===== Compression =====
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