# Render your first frame > Go from a saved Blender scene to a verified Superluminal render and downloaded output. - Canonical HTML: https://superlumin.al/docs/getting-started - Markdown endpoint: https://superlumin.al/docs/getting-started.md - Structured page data: https://superlumin.al/docs/getting-started.json - Last updated: 2026-08-04 - Author: Superluminal Engineering ## Related Superluminal Research - [Blender render farm](https://superlumin.al/blender-render-farm): A Blender render farm assigns animation frames to many computers. Learn how nodes share work, what each node needs, and why submission starts inside Blender. - [The Superluminal render interface](https://superlumin.al/interface): A visual tour of Superluminal's Blender add-on, file checks, live job page, previews, and output downloads. - [The best Blender render farms, ranked](https://superlumin.al/compare/blender-render-farms): 4 Blender scenes, 9 render farms, and 43 recorded runs. Compare render-pipeline times, recorded charges, qualified estimates, failures, and workflow outcomes. ## Complete documentation Start with one representative frame. One test frame confirms that scene packaging, render-time add-ons, output settings, and the selected Blender version all work before you pay for a full animation. ## Before you begin You need: - a Superluminal account and organization - a positive [render-credit balance](/docs/web-ui/billing#balance-and-add-credits) - a supported Blender version and the [current Superluminal add-on](/docs/blender-addon/install-and-connect) - a saved `.blend` file that renders locally ### Save first The add-on cannot submit an unsaved Blender file. Save the file to a stable project folder before you configure the upload. ## First-render checklist ### Install the current add-on Download the release ZIP from [superlumin.al/blender-addon](https://superlumin.al/blender-addon), then use Blender's **Install from Disk** flow. Keep the downloaded archive zipped. ### Connect your account Open **Render Properties → Superluminal Render** and choose **Connect to Superluminal**. Complete the browser flow, then return to Blender. ![The Superluminal Render panel before sign-in with the Connect to Superluminal button](https://superlumin.al/docs/images/blender/addon-connect.png) *The panel before sign-in. Password sign-in stays collapsed as a fallback.* - [Annotation 1: Open the browser sign-in flow](/docs/blender-addon/install-and-connect#connect-to-superluminal) - [Annotation 2: Password sign-in fallback](/docs/blender-addon/install-and-connect#if-connection-fails) ### Create or select a project Use the project picker in Blender. If you do not have a project yet, choose **Create Project**, finish that step in the web app, and refresh the picker. ### Fund the organization Open **Billing**, choose **Render Farm**, and add credits. The balance belongs to the selected organization. ### Submit a still Keep **ZIP** selected for the most self-contained first test, choose the intended image format and Blender version, then click **Submit Still** and pick a useful frame. ![The Superluminal Render panel with project, job name, frame range, render pattern, format, and submit actions](https://superlumin.al/docs/images/blender/addon-submit-panel.png) *A configured job seconds before submission.* - [Annotation 1: Project and job name](/docs/blender-addon/job-submission#name-and-project) - [Annotation 2: Frame range and render pattern](/docs/blender-addon/job-submission#frame-range) - [Annotation 3: Image format](/docs/blender-addon/job-submission#image-format) - [Annotation 4: Submit a still or the animation](/docs/blender-addon/job-submission#what-happens-after-you-click-submit) - [Annotation 5: Optional automatic frame download](/docs/blender-addon/manage-and-download#download-output) ### Watch registration and rendering A terminal window opens and reports tracing, packaging, uploading, and registration ([how to read it](/docs/blender-addon/submission-terminal)). Once it reports success, open the job in the browser to inspect frames, previews, timings, and logs. ![The job workspace with header, frame details, frame grid, preview, job details, and charts panels](https://superlumin.al/docs/images/web/job-overview.png) *The job page: frames on the left, preview in the middle, details on the right, charts and logs below.* - [Annotation 1: Job status, progress, and actions](/docs/web-ui/job-details#workspace-panels) - [Annotation 2: Selected-frame details and re-render](/docs/web-ui/job-details#frame-grid-and-selection) - [Annotation 3: Frame grid](/docs/web-ui/job-details#frame-grid-and-selection) - [Annotation 4: Sequence preview](/docs/web-ui/job-details#preview) - [Annotation 5: Job and scene details](/docs/web-ui/job-details#job-and-scene-details) - [Annotation 6: Operations chart and render logs](/docs/web-ui/job-details#charts-and-logs) ### Download the result In Blender, expand **Manage & Download**, select the job, choose a download path, and click **Download job output**. ![Manage & Download with the job list, download path, and the Download job output action](https://superlumin.al/docs/images/blender/addon-manage-downloads.png) *You download original frames from Blender, not the web page.* - [Annotation 1: Job list with status and progress](/docs/blender-addon/manage-and-download#refresh-and-select-a-job) - [Annotation 2: Download path and job output](/docs/blender-addon/manage-and-download#download-output) ## Choose a first test frame A useful test frame uses the same features as the production range: linked files, simulations or caches, geometry nodes, render-time extensions, compositing, view layers, and file-output nodes. Rendering frame 1 proves nothing when those features only appear later. ### Then submit the animation Once the downloaded test output is correct, switch to **Submit Animation**. Confirm the scene or custom range, step, and render order before submitting. ## Where to go next - [Install and connect](/docs/blender-addon/install-and-connect): Local compatibility, farm version choices, upgrades, browser auth, and password fallback. - [Choose an upload mode](/docs/blender-addon/upload-settings): Understand ZIP, PROJECT, project roots, relative paths, and cross-drive limits. - [Configure a job](/docs/blender-addon/job-submission): Still versus animation, image formats, frame ranges, and render order. - [Troubleshoot](/docs/blender-addon/troubleshooting): Fix missing assets, registration delays, frame errors, and downloads.