The problem is that for Zpic, the filename must match the main pic output. Ie. "bob.1.pic" ==> "bob.1.zpic"
This is because Zpic doesn't carry any resolution information with it and must instead get it from the associated pic file. If the filenames (sans the frame number and extension) differ, the FXtree simply won't recognise the Zpic.
So you have to name the main and depth framebuffers the same (eg. drop the [framebuffer] token from both).
- ½
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From: owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM [mailto:owner-xsi(at)Softimage.COM] On Behalf Of ThierryBaret
Sent: 31-Oct-2007 10:06
To: XSI(at)Softimage.COM
Subject: Re: zpic in xsi 6.5?
It seems that in XSI 6.5, Zchannels are broken. The file that comes out of the depth framebuffer when switched to Z pic softimage and float is not a Zpic that XSI can read afterwards in the FxTree or not a Zpic at all...Nice!
Thierry
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From: "ThierryBaret" <baret.thierry(at)neuf.fr>
To: <XSI(at)Softimage.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 2:13 PM
Subject: Re: zpic in xsi 6.5?
> Hello,
>
> I am also trying to render a Z channel with XSI 6.5 (32bits) and the
> surprise is that all the channels have got the right output format as
> defined in the Render Scene option or the override format
> section....Except the z channel which unfortunately seems to be locked at
> 720 X 486. And of course when trying to do a DOF in the FxTree afterwards
> it doesn't work because the zchannel hasn't got the same format than the
> main.
> Any clues on this really annoying "bug"?
>
> Thierry
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andreas Bystrom" <andreas.bystrom.xsi(at)googlemail.com>
> To: <XSI(at)Softimage.COM>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 11:24 AM
> Subject: Re: zpic in xsi 6.5?
>
>
>> hmm
>>
>> i already set the main colour-buffer to pic and the depth-buffer to .zpic
>>
>> is there anything else besides that i need to do? It saves out the
>> .zpic and its around 1.6mb for a PAL frame but the fxtree nor the
>> flipbook can read it..
>> i tried this in xsi 5.11 and it works fine as long as the output format
>> is .pic
>>
>> could you actually try this in xsi to see if it works? I remember
>> seeing other people on xsibase having the same problem but with no
>> solution..
>>
>> On 10/30/07, Luc-Eric Rousseau <lucer(at)softimage.com> wrote:
>>> You need to render by adding the depth channel and selecting .Zpic, not
>>> .zt,
>>> so that the .Zpic values are remapped properly. It's normal for Zpic
>>> values
>>> to be between 0.0 and 1.0 in the fxtree, it's inside the DOF effect
>>> that the values will be multiplied back into softimage units.
>>>
>>> However, ZPic are only avaiable if you also render the color buffer
>>> to softimage .pic, perhaps that is your problem.
>>>
>>> > -----Original Message-----
>>> > From: Andreas Bystrom
>>> >
>>> > hey
>>> >
>>> > i've been using the DOF node in the fxtree for quite some time and in
>>> > some cases it does a much better job than for example lenscare for AFX
>>> > so i'd like to use it for this project..
>>> >
>>> > now, i cant figure out how to render .zpic files the same way you used
>>> > to be in xsi 5 etc..
>>> > i know you can add a depth-channel and set it to .zpic but it doesnt
>>> > work, you can also use .zt files but somehow its not the same as
>>> > before. I think before the zpic used to be all float so they used to
>>> > have a range of several thousands of units but now i can only seem to
>>> > have a range between 0-1, even if i set the depthpass to float :(
>>> >
>>> > can anyone shed any light on this?
>>> >
>>> > thanks
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