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Actually Kim, I am frantically searching through
all three PPG's and the Render Manager to try and make sure all passes render
with the setings I want and wind up in each their output folder - the latter
seems the most difficult now. This is of course because it is the first time I
really use these PPG's i 6.x and I am in a big hurry because of looming
deadlines. I am sure Kris is right I will get the hang of it and eventually
appreciate the improved functionality but I still think there is some merit in
having PPG's for stuff like this that I can grasp the second time I look at
them, and in this implementation that is not the case.
I hear you Francois - it looks better prepared for
several renderers than in pre 6.x but the UI is still a mess IMHO. Personally I
would like all renderer options to be available in the same PPG popping up when
a particular renderer is selected. Actually I found my self trying to edit the
parameters in the Summary tab because of the good overview there.
- MB
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 4:08
PM
Subject: RE: 6.x rendermanager
Are
you using the render manager?
I do understand the
good parts Kim - I am sure the intentions and functionality are a big
plus. My gripe is the spreading of global and pass specific parameters over
3-4 PPG's. I keep searching for where to set filter type or padding etc. -
that sucks.
I have no idea what
tokens you are talking about!?
----- Original
Message -----
Sent: Wednesday,
August 22, 2007 1:54 PM
Subject: RE: 6.x
rendermanager
I?m
going to jump in and disagree once more. Just to level the playfield.
J
I?ve
nothing but good to say about the way this works. I had to drop back to 5.11
on one job and the difference in the amount of time it took me to set up for
rendering doesn?t even bear thinking about. I just love
it.
Are
you using the tokens for your output paths Morten? That?s a good place to
start making life easier.
From:
owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf Of
Morten Bartholdy
Sent: 22 August 2007 10:09
To:
XSI(at)Softimage.COM
Subject: 6.x
rendermanager
This is my first
production with 6.0x rendering and I just have to get it off my chest - it
just sucks how messy it is now! I can see the virtues of the global stuff
but damn it is hard to make sure I render with a specific filename per pass,
padding and specific output path >:/
I remember the
long thread about this back when 6. was released and I guess I have to
second those that said it was a serious UI
regression!
Morten
Bartholdy
3D & VFX
Artist
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