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Batch script doesn't start rendering
Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 12:51 pm
by Lorenz25
I tried the preset script for batch rendering, and detected that it doesn't render. The first scene gets loaded, the image path is set, but this is it. I have to start the rendering by hand. I couldn't find a mistake in the script, it just have to start 'Maxwell.startRender()'.
Someone here with the same issue, or better not?
Edit: Just discovered, that the shortcut for render(ctrl+alt+r) doesn't work, too.
Re: Batch script doesn't start rendering
Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 4:11 pm
by tom
It just works here. Both the script and the key shortcut.
Do you see something in the console? What's your OS?
Re: Batch script doesn't start rendering
Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 7:24 pm
by Lorenz25
I'm using Vista 64, and in a second analyse I found out, that the shortcut is not working on my primary keyboard layout, but no problem on US. Tested the script with this change, too, but no luck.
Re: Batch script doesn't start rendering
Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 7:38 pm
by tom
Are you sure you're setting the paths correctly?
Code: Select allvar inputFolder = "C:\input";
var outputFolder = "C:\output";
Also, did you see the scene is loaded at least?
Code: Select allvar i = 0;
var isRendering = 0;
for( i = 0; i < mxsCount; i++ )
{
renderScene();
Because at this point, it should start rendering the first scene.
Re: Batch script doesn't start rendering
Posted: Sat Nov 14, 2009 4:39 pm
by Lorenz25
Yes and yes. The only thing I miss besides is, when I press render after it loads the scene, it doesn't load the next scene after the rendering has finished.
Re: Batch script doesn't start rendering
Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 2:51 am
by tom
Lorenz25 wrote:...when I press render...
You should press "Run Script", not "Render".
Re: Batch script doesn't start rendering
Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 12:00 pm
by Lorenz25
OK, here is what I'm doing.
-Open Maxwell Render
-Go into the scripting menu at the top, and load the batch_render script
-Then in the now opened script window I modify the in- and output paths
-Now I press the play button in the script window
The scene gets loaded and it doesn't start to render.
Is there a system variable I must set?
Re: Batch script doesn't start rendering
Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 5:39 pm
by tom
Lorenz25 wrote:it doesn't load the next scene after the rendering has finished.
Lorenz25 wrote:-Now I press the play button in the script window
The scene gets loaded and it doesn't start to render.
Sorry, I'm confused. First, you said it doesn't render at all. Then you said, it renders the first scene but doesn't load the second one. And now you say it doesn't render the first loaded scene. Could you please record a screencast and send? (Here's a free tool which will help in this process
http://www.jingproject.com/)
Re: Batch script doesn't start rendering
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 2:55 pm
by Lorenz25
Here it is.
http://xn--lorenz-schmann-psb.de/batch-test.zip
I don't know if there is a context, but the render in Maxwell
Studio only starts in the default layout. As soon as I remove the viewport, or replace it with a new one I can not send the scene to Maxwell Render.
Re: Batch script doesn't start rendering
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 5:29 pm
by tom
Lorenz25 wrote:I don't know if there is a context, but the render in Maxwell Studio only starts in the default layout. As soon as I remove the viewport, or replace it with a new one I can not send the scene to Maxwell Render.
Yes, it's because you don't have an active camera without a viewport.
Re: Batch script doesn't start rendering
Posted: Tue Nov 17, 2009 7:04 pm
by tom
OK, it seems like some or all of the required resources (textures etc) are not reachable. Please create a new empty folder. Copy the cornell_v2.mxs (\Next Limit\Maxwell 2\library\scenes) under this new folder and try batching using this folder to see if this simple scene will start to render.