Saving render target to .png and exporting

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Hi All,

I’ve never found an answer to this, but how do you export a png file created from a render target that can be opened outside of Unreal Editor?

I can successfully export a render target to a png from my blueprint using ‘Export Render Target’. However, When I try and export it out of UE Editor, the png file in explorer doesn’t have anything in it (even though it does show a file size that suggests there is information in the file).

Has anyone figured out how to create a png file from a render target that will work outside of Unreal Editor?

Thanks!

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i don’t think it always exports a png

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you might wanna set the format of the RT to be RGB8 or simil.

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Thanks. I’m setting it to RGBA8 but no dice. :frowning:

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Have you found a solution to this? I’m trying to save a png and it exports blank.

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Sadly no. I was thinking maybe it only saves to png if done in the editor, not in play mode, but I’m not sure. It’s frustrating though as I don’t understand why it can’t save out to png as that’s literally what the node is designed for.

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Try with these setting, for me it work for in editor and play mode.

RT

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*It from a scene capture component which contain an RT.

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Works like a charm!! Thanks so much!!

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