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You can preview your render interactively via RenderMan's Image Tool (it) or Render View.
Using 'it' for Linux
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Pressing Render to MPlay will output your framebuffer directly to RenderMan's Image Tool (it).
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The advantage of rendering to 'it' is prman outputs directly to the frame buffer without going through Houdini's imdisplay. So you will notice the render updating is faster than rendering in Render View. However, there may be some limitations, please consult the release notes for more information. |
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To create a crop window, shift+left mouse drag to create the box. This currently only works in Render View.