[Bf-cycles] Output Cycles viewport preview as image/movie?

[gandalf3]

Assuming you have identical sample settings etc. between viewport and 
final render, there shouldn't really be any performance difference.
There is nothing inherently faster about viewport rendering

On 03/17/2016 12:42 PM, nja59 at outlook.com wrote:
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> But how can I render a 2000 frame animation like that?  If it is 
> possible to save a screenshot, then surely it would be possible to add 
> a function to extend this feature so Blender could save out 
> animations, just like using the 'Open GL render animation' button?
>
> Nick
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> On Thu, Mar 17, 2016 at 3:47 AM -0700, "Cezary Kopias" 
> <cezary.kopias at gmail.com <mailto:cezary.kopias at gmail.com>> wrote:
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> ​you can just hit space bar and type "save screenshot" (or just hit 
> ctr+f3​)
> and save your 3d preview
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> On 17 March 2016 at 11:41, N Adams <nja59 at outlook.com 
> <mailto:nja59 at outlook.com>> wrote:
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>     In the 3D viewport the 'OpenGL render active viewport' buttons
>     provide a very fast way to output a preview image or movie. Using
>     Blender Internal and GLSL shading it is possible to output some
>     very good looking images in almost no time.
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>     For Cycles users, could a similar function be provided when using
>     the viewport's Cycles preview render (Shift+Z), by capturing the
>     viewport image? This function would allow users to save high
>     quality, but very fast, Cycles preview renders just like saving
>     OpenGL renders. This would be incredibly useful for providing
>     samples to end customers so they can see the overall look of an
>     animation in Cycles quality, without having to wait hours for
>     a full F12 render to finish.
>
>     Nick
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