Defining Outputs Other than Color

The exact options available in the RenderOutputDefine node’s type parameter depends on the current renderer. Each renderer plug-in is queried for the list of output types it supports.

The table lists the supported outputs for 3Delight, PRMan, and Arnold.

3Delight	PRMan	Arnold	Description
color	color	color	Used for most renders.
	deep	deep	Used for deep .exr creation in RIS workflows, and for deep shadow map creation in legacy REYES workflows.
	raw	raw	Used when no color management is needed.
	script	script	Used to inject a command-line script into the render process that depends on a previous render (usually for txmake, ptfilter, or brickmake commands).
	prescript	prescript	Used to inject a command-line script into the render process that runs before the render is started.
	merge	merge	Used to merge a number of render outputs (usually AOVs) into a single OpenEXR file.
	none	none	Clears the pass, removing it from the output list.