Re: Eternal flipbook

["peterb" <peter_b(at)skynet.be>]

No, had it on windows using a windows server too.

amount of files is the main factor,

going across the network doesnt help, especially if you are a lot to want to access the same disk all the time (and using it to render and composite and... at the same time) 

the size of the files can influence a bit too,

 

if you put each sequence into a folder of its own you speed up the browsing enormously.

(but thats not allways how you want to organise)

 

windows explorer is usually faster to show the contents of the folder, so when it gets unpleasantly slow,

I copy and paste the path from explorer to flipbook, type the image name and padding and such, without browsing.

If you make no errors, you get to see your sequence instantly.

 

I use the "launch flipbook" from the rendersettings or FXtree output pretty often now to avoid browsing.

 

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Adrian Wyer

To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM

Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 3:56 PM

Subject: Re: Eternal flipbook

as todd says the number of files in the folder you're browsing to really impacts performance

afterfx seems to have the same problem

 

not sure if this is peculiar to windows boxes browsing a linux server........?

a

adrian wyer
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----- Original Message -----

From: Todd Alan Peleg

To: XSI(at)softimage.com

Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 2:43 PM

Subject: Re: Eternal flipbook

browsing the network is usually the problem.. especially if there are a LOT of files on the network directory....

todd

Bernard Lebel wrote:

Hello,

When using the flipbook, for me and most of the folks here, when we
click on the (...) button to browse on disk, it can take from 30
seconds to several minutes (some reported 10) before we actually get
the file browser. As I write this, I have been waiting for over 3
minutes now.

Some may point at the number of projects, but I only keep the
XSI_SAMPLE project in my list of project.

On some other times, the file browser loads right away.


Any idea?


Cheers
Bernard

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