# A simple way to render images without displaying them?
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/a-simple-way-to-render-images-without-displaying-them/5828
**Category:** ParaView Support
**Created:** [November 17, 2020, 5:48pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/a-simple-way-to-render-images-without-displaying-them/5828 "2020-11-17T17:48:23Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author:  [@AhmedSalih3d](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/AhmedSalih3d)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2020, 5:48pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/a-simple-way-to-render-images-without-displaying-them/5828/1 "2020-11-17T17:48:23Z")
I am using pvpython to do some scripting. I am loading a state file and rendering images. Can I do this easily on a windows pc without it showing up?
Kind regards
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2020, 5:50pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/a-simple-way-to-render-images-without-displaying-them/5828/2 "2020-11-17T17:50:55Z")
SaveScreenshot ?
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### Author:  [@AhmedSalih3d](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/AhmedSalih3d)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2020, 5:53pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/a-simple-way-to-render-images-without-displaying-them/5828/3 "2020-11-17T17:53:59Z")
It is an animation though, sorry, I was not clear enough. I am using:
```
# save animation
SaveAnimation(save_folder_name, renderView1, ImageResolution=[3840, 2160],
FrameRate=60,
FrameWindow=[0, 10])#endframe_n])
```
Would saving individual screenshots be better? This just seems like the right thing to do, I hoped there was a switch like, “render graphics, but don’t shown on screen”
Kind regards
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### Author:  [@AhmedSalih3d](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/AhmedSalih3d)
#### Post date: [November 17, 2020, 7:16pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/a-simple-way-to-render-images-without-displaying-them/5828/4 "2020-11-17T19:16:23Z")
Kind of found it:
But I wondered if I could pass this from a python script instead
Kind regards