Re: [script] CaptureViewport aborts without error

[André Adam <a_adam(at)49games.de>]

Hi Bernard,

below is a code snippet taken from a more complex capture script of 
mine. Perhaps you can spot a relevant difference compared to your 
approach...

Cheers, and good luck!

   -André


function fCreateView(){
 SetViewCamera ("Camera", 1);
 SetDisplayMode("Camera", "textured");
 SetValue("Camera.camera.std", 0);
 SetValue("Camera.camera.aspect", 1.3333);
 SetValue("Camera.camera.pixelratio", 1);
 SetValue("Camera.camvis.gridvis", true);
 SetValue("Camera.camvis.objlights", false);
 SetValue("Camera.camvis.objcameras", false);
 SetValue("Camera.camvis.objnurbssrf", true);
 SetValue("Camera.camvis.objpolymesh", true);
 SetValue("Camera.camvis.objimpgeometry", false);
 SetValue("Camera.camvis.objcurves", true);
 SetValue("Camera.camvis.objparticles", false);
 SetValue("Camera.camvis.objhair", false);
 SetValue("Camera.camvis.objnulls", false);
 SetValue("Camera.camvis.objctrltransfogroups", false);
 SetValue("Camera.camvis.objctrlchnjnts", false);
 SetValue("Camera.camvis.objctrlchnroots", false);
 SetValue("Camera.camvis.objctrlchneff", false);
 SetValue("Camera.camvis.objctrllattices", false);
 SetValue("Camera.camvis.objctrltextsupp", false);
 SetValue("Camera.camvis.objctrlwaves", false);
 SetValue("Camera.camvis.objctrlother", false);
 SetValue("Camera.camvis.objinstances", false);
 SetValue("Camera.camvis.constructionlevel", false);
 SetValue("Camera.camvis.gridaxisvis", false);
 SetValue("Camera.camdisp.headlight", true);
 SetValue("Camera.camdisp.headlight_intensity", 1);
 SetValue("Camera.camdisp.headlight_azimuth", 0);
 SetValue("Camera.camdisp.headlight_elevation", 15);
}

function fCreateCaptureOptions(oName, oFormat, oAA, oWidth, oHeight, 
oStart, oEnd){
 Dictionary.GetObject("ViewportCapture.FileName").Value = 
"Render_Pictures\\" + oName + oFormat;
 Dictionary.GetObject("ViewportCapture.Padding").Value = "(fn).#(ext)";
 Dictionary.GetObject("ViewportCapture.ImageWidth").Value = oWidth;
 Dictionary.GetObject("ViewportCapture.ImageHeight").Value = oHeight;
 Dictionary.GetObject("ViewportCapture.ImageScale").Value = 1;
 Dictionary.GetObject("ViewportCapture.UserPixelRatio").Value = false;
 Dictionary.GetObject("ViewportCapture.FrameRate").Value = 25;
 Dictionary.GetObject("ViewportCapture.WriteAlpha").Value = true;
 Dictionary.GetObject("ViewportCapture.CaptureAudio").Value = false;
 Dictionary.GetObject("ViewportCapture.Start").Value = oStart;
 Dictionary.GetObject("ViewportCapture.End").Value = oEnd;
 Dictionary.GetObject("ViewportCapture.LaunchFlipbook").Value = false;
 Dictionary.GetObject("ViewportCapture.UseNativePlayer").Value = false;
 Dictionary.GetObject("ViewportCapture.IsMovie").Value = false;
 if(oAA){
   Dictionary.GetObject("ViewportCapture.OpenGLAntiAliasing").Value = 4;
 }
 else{
   Dictionary.GetObject("ViewportCapture.OpenGLAntiAliasing").Value = 1;
 }
 Dictionary.GetObject("ViewportCapture.CustomTimeRange").Value = false;
}

fCreateView();
fCreateCaptureOptions(oParamName, oParamFFormat, oParamAA, oParamWidth, 
oParamHeight, oParamStart, oParamEnd);
CaptureViewport(2);




Bernard Lebel wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Trying to script viewport captures, using the CaptureViewport()
> command. This is done in XSI, not XSIBATCH.
>
> First, I set the parameters, then run the command. The capture
> actually starts, but aborts at the very first frame, without any error
> being logged. This happens no matter if the "interactive" argument is
> true or false.
>
> If I do the exact same thing manually (by selected Start Capture... in
> the camera menu), that is, same parameters, same output, and so on, no
> problem at all.
>
> A colleagues suggested that there might be a UI refresh problem, so I
> tried the Refresh() command, the Desktop.RedrawUI() method, and also
> increasing the scene root dirty count by one. To no avail.
>
> I also tried changing the output location, no success.
>
>
> Any idea?
>
>
> Thanks
> Bernard

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