How To Batch Render Multiple Blender Files (I'm Not Dead)
Commands Explained
cd : This command is used to change the directory. We type it to change the default folder CMD open's in to the blender folder.
blender : This is a command to use the blender.exe file
-b : This flag tells blender to not open the interface but run in the background.
-f : Determines a frame or frame range to render (eg. 1 or 1-30)
-a : Tells blender to render out all the frames determined in the file
cmd /k : Tells CMD to not close after finishing the script
The quotation marks tell the computer that the space doesn't mean a command has ended but has a space in the name.
To sum things up. This is what the commands are saying:
GO TO THIS FOLDER
cd "C:\Program Files\Blender Foundation\Blender X.X"
USE BLENDER.EXE IN THE BACKGROUND TO OPEN THIS FILE AND RENDER ALL THE FRAMES
blender -b "C:\Users\TheUser\The Folder\The Blender File.blend" -a
_TIME_
0:00 Where I've been
0:41 What We're doing
1:30 Setting up the Scene Files
2:41 Batch Render Tutorial
7:14 Outro - I'm not dead
