AHP Playblast & HUD – Render Viewport in Blender
AHP Playblast & HUD is a professional Blender add-on designed to streamline your animation workflow. It enables quick and synchronized viewport rendering with customizable HUD and audio support – helping you communicate your shots clearly and professionally.
Whether you're working solo or in a studio pipeline, this tool makes it easy to create high-quality playblasts with all the necessary on-screen information like scene naming, frame range, artist name, timecode, audio, and more.
🔹 Key Features:
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🟢 Fast Playblast with Audio Sync
Add audio directly to your Blender scene for synced playback in your previews. -
🟢 Customizable HUD Display
Show important scene metadata like shot names (e.g.EP01_SC01_SH01), artist name, timecode, resolution, and more. -
🟢 Temporary Frame Range Override
Set a custom frame range for your playblast without affecting your actual timeline. -
🟢 Multiple Output Formats
Export to video (MP4, MOV, MKV) or image sequences (PNG, JPEG) with FFmpeg support. -
🟢 Smart File Naming & Save Paths
Auto-generate filenames and neatly organize your output files. -
🟢 Image Safe Area Integration
Optionally load your own safe area overlay image for better framing. -
🟢 Quick Visibility Toggle
Show/hide your HUD and safe area with one click – useful during preview or final render. -
🟢 Simple UI, Studio-Level Results
Designed to be beginner-friendly but powerful enough for production environments.
This tool is a must-have for animators, storyboarders, previs artists, and anyone working on animation production who needs to preview work with precision and clarity.

