[lee-o]

Hi

I'm currently producing jewellery animation with maxwell render, everything works fine with 2.0 version, but since I jump to 2.1 I'm not able to render animation.

Each time maxwell end a frame and jump to next it save image but not under a different file name

Example.
in the queue direct from Lightwave:
G34PY600.0000.mxs
G34PY600.0001.mxs
G34PY600.0002.mxs
G34PY600.0003.mxs

Result :

G34PY000.mxi
G34PY000.tga
G34PY000_alpha.PNG
G34PY000_material.PNG

I try too to export mxs from Lightwave and to render direct from mr manager, the result is the same, frame are overwritten.

Is this a bug from 2.1 or am I missing something ?

My computer specs:
Vista x64
MR x64
Lightwave 9.6 with 2.0.8 plug in

thx



lee-o

[Bubbaloo]

Hi Lee,

I have had several successful animation renders from the Max plugin, so I think the problem might be a Lightwave exclusive problem. You should post this question in the Lightwave section, maybe someone will be able to help.

In Max, there is a "sequence rendering" checkbox. Maybe there is something like this in the LW plugin?

[lee-o]

Hi Bubbaloo

Yes there is an animation option in lightwave, and it work fine with maxwell 2.0, but doesnt work in 2.0.1, I tryed in maxwell manager and it's the same.

thx

[voxelpictures]

Same thing on Maya 2008 Sp1 here. Via the maya plugin, animation is working fine.
On Network rendering only the first frame renders even if we send 200 frames for animation.

----> Each time maxwell end a frame and jump to next it save image but not under a different file name!!!!

Please HELP!

[Bubbaloo]

Does it write sequential mxi's? As a work around until the issue is settled, there is a script you can run (thanks to Tom) from Maxwell.exe to save out images from all mxi's in a folder. I'll post it tomorrow from work if you want to try.

[voxelpictures]

Hey, could you please send the script ) PLeeeeeeeeaaaase Thanks in advance.

[Bubbaloo]

Code: Select all

var inputFolder = "C:\";
var outputFolder = "C:\";

var mxiCount =  FileManager.getNumberOfFilesInBranch( inputFolder, "*.mxi" );
var mxiList = FileManager.getFilesInBranch( inputFolder, "*.mxi" );

for( i = 0; i < mxiCount; i++ )
{
  Maxwell.openMxi( mxiList[i] );
  Maxwell.saveImage( outputFolder + "\" + FileManager.getFileName( mxiList[i] ) + ".png", 8 );
}

Just change the inputFolder and outputFolder values and run it.

Thanks Tom for this. He wrote it.

[voxelpictures]

Where do we need to run that script....inside maya script editor or thats for the maxwell.exe? HOW?

Thanks

[polynurb]

Where do we need to run that script....

if you start maxwell.exe (what used to be mxcl -d) you get a menu item "scripting" so i suppose you should save the above text to an .ms file and load it from there

[Bubbaloo]

Where do we need to run that script....

if you start maxwell.exe (what used to be mxcl -d) you get a menu item "scripting" so i suppose you should save the above text to an .ms file and load it from there

Yes, what he said.

[voxelpictures]

Thanks Guys...

[giacob]

this bug is really annoying...
can someone explain to me how i can make an animation with maxwell and lw.?.. it write down output till 9 .. then keep overwriteing the 9th file .. the same with maxwell network...
... which is the exact process ?... whic is the exact flow... i must follow?
sorry but can understand how to use the script ... i run it in maxwel exe.. and then... practically ho can make animation work

[giacob]

the script u suggested, Bubba, is useless since lw plugin doesnt even write sequential mxi file....
lets hope for a fast patch

[giacob]

the only work around in can think of is queing in maxwell network manager as many render sequenquences of 9 render frame each as required to cover the animation

[voxelpictures]

In fact, i didn't figured out also how it works...i just gave up!!! for the time being!!!!!
When is the patch release??? can't work with this script in production....Please help.

Thanks and happy new year.