Movies and image sequences not suported #33596

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Andrew Mac · 2012-12-18T03:10:56+01:00

Andrew Mac commented

2012-12-18 03:10:56 +01:00

%%%It's impossible to render texture that contains a movie via network render because it's impossible to pack movie into a blend file.
Steps:

add some movie as texture
click File->external data->pack into .blend file
you'll receive a such message "...movies and image sequences not supported"%%%

%%%It's impossible to render texture that contains a movie via network render because it's impossible to pack movie into a blend file. Steps: 1. add some movie as texture 2. click File->external data->pack into .blend file you'll receive a such message "...movies and image sequences not supported"%%%

Andrew Mac commented

2012-12-18 03:10:56 +01:00

Changed status to: 'Open'

Ton Roosendaal commented

2012-12-18 09:42:43 +01:00

%%%Yes, we don't support packing movies or sequences - for quite obvious reasons.

I don't know what you call "network render" but if you can copy over a .blend to a render farm, you can also copy the movie file with it. Make sure the movie file uses relative paths in Blender (starting with // means "location of .blend file").%%%

%%%Yes, we don't support packing movies or sequences - for quite obvious reasons. I don't know what you call "network render" but if you can copy over a .blend to a render farm, you can also copy the movie file with it. Make sure the movie file uses relative paths in Blender (starting with // means "location of .blend file").%%%

Ton Roosendaal commented

2012-12-18 09:42:43 +01:00

Changed status from 'Open' to: 'Archived'

Ton Roosendaal closed this issue

2012-12-18 09:42:43 +01:00

Andrew Mac commented

2012-12-18 10:39:05 +01:00

%%%Yes, I use a relative path for movie.

The master - Windows 7 x64
The client is at the same machine
The slave is a Macmini Mac OS 10.7.5

I discovered the two bugs/issues:
If texture is set as image with relative path but the image is not packed into a blend file it will be copied into slave dir but it will NOT be rendered at this slave. IT'S a BUG!
If texture is set as image with relative path and the image is packed into a blend file it will be rendered at the slave. IT'S OK

If texture is set as movie with relative path but the movie is not packed into a blend file it will NOT be copied into slave dir and it will not be rendered at the slave(video size 6GB). IT'S a BUG!

%%%

%%%Yes, I use a relative path for movie. The master - Windows 7 x64 The client is at the same machine The slave is a Macmini Mac OS 10.7.5 I discovered the two bugs/issues: If texture is set as image with relative path but the image is not packed into a blend file it will be copied into slave dir but it will NOT be rendered at this slave. IT'S a BUG! If texture is set as image with relative path and the image is packed into a blend file it will be rendered at the slave. IT'S OK If texture is set as movie with relative path but the movie is not packed into a blend file it will NOT be copied into slave dir and it will not be rendered at the slave(video size 6GB). IT'S a BUG! %%%

Andrew Mac commented

2012-12-18 10:45:55 +01:00

%%%... by "IT will be copied" I mean a texture related file, not a blend file%%%

Ton Roosendaal commented

2012-12-18 10:57:46 +01:00

%%%Explain this further - why do you expect "It will be copied" ? You have to copy the data yourself... you prepare the data on a render system, and things should all go fine.%%%

Andrew Mac commented

2012-12-18 11:24:13 +01:00

%%%It is obvious that all files should be copied to slaves(image texture is copied in fact - see the first bug related sentence above). I don't have to copy them because there could be a lot slaves machines(hundreds). It takes a lot time for coping.%%%

Andrew Mac commented

2012-12-18 11:27:20 +01:00

%%%Sorry... I meant "It will takes a lot time for copying"%%%

Ton Roosendaal commented

2012-12-18 11:35:20 +01:00

%%%Sorry but I cannot follow this. What render farm system are you talking about? The blender add-on script?%%%

Andrew Mac commented

2012-12-18 11:39:51 +01:00

%%%http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/Doc:2.6/Manual/Render/Performance/Netrender%%%

Ton Roosendaal commented

2012-12-18 12:03:04 +01:00

%%%That document doesn't claim that should work what you expect?

Anyway, python script add-ons like this are not being handled in this tracker. These are provided as plugins - by people not working on Blender's sources typically.
http://projects.blender.org/projects/bf-extensions

Netrender development stopped long ago already, the coder isn't active anymore. As the doc says - it's a very simple basic system, with plenty of open todo items.%%%

%%%That document doesn't claim that should work what you expect? Anyway, python script add-ons like this are not being handled in this tracker. These are provided as plugins - by people not working on Blender's sources typically. http://projects.blender.org/projects/bf-extensions Netrender development stopped long ago already, the coder isn't active anymore. As the doc says - it's a very simple basic system, with plenty of open todo items.%%%

Andrew Mac commented

2012-12-18 12:34:28 +01:00

%%%No, it doesn't. At all there is quite poor description.

So... It seems that there is not reason to inform someone about these issues in order to improve netrender add-on?%%%

%%%No, it doesn't. At all there is quite poor description. So... It seems that there is not reason to inform someone about these issues in order to improve netrender add-on?%%%

Andrew Mac commented

2012-12-18 12:36:53 +01:00

%%%..sorry. Not "reason" but sense.%%%

Ton Roosendaal commented

2012-12-18 12:40:51 +01:00

%%%It always makes sense to have this communicated well. At least I know now :)
Almost all of Blender's work is being done via volunteers online, it's an open project where everyone can join to help out. Check "get involved" as linked on blender.org frontpage.
Unfortunately the list of todo items we have is much longer than we have people to work on... typically improvements (especially for scripts like this netrender add-on) come from the people who use it :)%%%

%%%It always makes sense to have this communicated well. At least I know now :) Almost all of Blender's work is being done via volunteers online, it's an open project where everyone can join to help out. Check "get involved" as linked on blender.org frontpage. Unfortunately the list of todo items we have is much longer than we have people to work on... typically improvements (especially for scripts like this netrender add-on) come from the people who use it :)%%%

Andrew Mac commented

2012-12-18 13:19:18 +01:00

%%%BTW I think it's the same bug
http://projects.blender.org/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=25783&group_id=9&atid=498

because I have got also a path inside blend file at slave Mac OS like this job_6/C:\blenderz\folder\texture2.jpg%%%

%%%BTW I think it's the same bug http://projects.blender.org/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=25783&group_id=9&atid=498 because I have got also a path inside blend file at slave Mac OS like this job_6/C:\blenderz\folder\texture2.jpg%%%

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Movies and image sequences not suported #33596