Re: 6.x rendermanager

["Morten Bartholdy" <xsi(at)colorshopvfx.dk>]

Thanks for explaining Alan. I do think tokens and global management of 
parameters common between passes is good, and to some degree automagical 
creation of output folders too - it just makes things more complicated for 
me when I want to replace a specific previous rendered sequence, using same 
filename_V01,2 etc. and make sure it happens in a particular folder on a 
particular server location. We usually create empty folder trees in which 
all usual passnames are used per folder, and since we have XSI, Maya and Max 
we need to stick with a structure all of these can deal with so we can find 
our way around.

I'd defiantely second your suggestion - I too think we need individual pass 
parameters.

Beware of the Islandic though - if they dont put a contract out on you they 
will borrow money in a big bank and buy the town where you reside.

- MB



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan Jones" <skyphyr(at)gmail.com>
To: <XSI(at)Softimage.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 10:20 PM
Subject: Re: 6.x rendermanager


> Hi Morten,
>
> For the render manager you've got a couple of ways to do this.
>
> You could have the scene name as a folder created in render pictures.
> In which case each time you save a new version you'd automatically get
> a new directory for the renders.
>
> Or you can change the base RenderPictures path yourself so it only
> updates when you want it to.
>
> The RenderPictures path is global for the scene so either of these
> allow you to change it in one plus. As well you can have all your
> framebuffers set to [pass]/[pass]_[framebuffer].###
>
> This means you've got everything automagically created as you add
> passes, potentially as you save scenes, or if you prefer by changing
> the base RenderPictures variable in one place rather than going
> through even single pass and creating the directory structure.
>
> I'm afraid I'm one of the people who think it's very cool too, but the
> problem is that I think you should be able to localize individual
> parameters to a pass rather than the whole batch as it is now. Though
> I think Halfy just about put a hit out on me when I suggested that.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Alan.
>
> On 8/22/07, Morten Bartholdy <xsi(at)colorshopvfx.dk> wrote:
> > This is nice, but I often want to use a premade folder structure for 
> > output
> > in to specific folders, and I also often want to browse to existing 
> > images
> > to select their filenames and change version number or append pass 
> > specific
> > labels. I can't see how to do that in the Render Manager.
> >
> > - MB
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: kim aldis
> > To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2007 5:52 PM
> > Subject: RE: 6.x rendermanager
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > One of the beauties of the new front end is that you don't need to 
> > create
> > folders. Just set the outputs and the folders are created for you.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf 
> > Of
> > David Auner
> > Sent: 22 August 2007 16:18
> > To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
> > Subject: Re: 6.x rendermanager
> >
> >
> >
> > At 17:08 22.08.2007, you wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
> > Hi Morten ,
> >
> > will you need to create these folders? If so try this piece of script:
> >
> > dim scn, vers
> > scn = "scenename" 'Scene Name
> > vers = "1a"  'Scene/Render Version
> >
> > Dim FSO
> > Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
> > FSO.CreateFolder("M:\finals\"&scn)
> > FSO.CreateFolder("M:\finals\"&scn&"\shadows")
> > FSO.CreateFolder("M:\finals\"&scn&"\reflections")
> > FSO.CreateFolder("M:\finals\"&scn&"\reflection_matte")
> >
> > Adjust the path names to your needs...
> >
> > And then use this piece set them filenames and paths all at once:
> >
> > SetValue "Passes.Default_Pass.Main.Filename",
> > "finals\"&scn&"\"&scn&"_beauty_f"&vers&".####.tif"
> > SetValue "Passes.Shadow.Main.Filename",
> > "finals\"&scn&"\shadows\"&scn&"_shadow_f"&vers&".####.tif"
> > SetValue "Passes.Reflection.Main.Filename",
> > "finals\"&scn&"\reflections\"&scn&"_reflection_f"&vers&".####.tif"
> > SetValue "Passes.Reflection_Matte.Main.Filename",
> > "finals\"&scn&"\reflection_matte\"&scn&"_reflection_matte_f"&vers&".####.tif"
> >
> > Cheers, Dave
> >
> >
> >
> > David Auner
> >
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