Hi Does anyone have a script to list all output frames maya would produce when batch rendering ? Smth that would take filename prefix like '%s/%l_%c/%l_%s', enabled renderlayers and cameras and produce list of output files.
This is easy to write, but I'm lazy and perhaps someone has already done it.
thanks !
PS. is it possible to use envvars or, better, commands in file prefix in renderglobals ? This way I could dynamically set output paths.
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Julian Mann
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Regarding the file prefix in render globals, there are some variables already available. You have to put them in angle brackets.
foo_<Camera>_<RenderLayer>_<Scene>
To evaluate commands you would have to override the script that resolves the name. I think its in mayaBatchRenderProcedure.mel
For example, check to see if the whole string is surrounded by backticks, and if so, remove the backticks and then use
$imageName = eval($imageName) ;
Do that after the bit where it substitutes the angle brackets - then you could enter in the filename field:
`buildTheImageNameMyWay(<Scene>)`
thanks Julian, I’ll have a look at mayaBatchRenderProcedure.mel I got used to 3delight’s way of deadling with paths, now I need smth. similar in maya/mray