Does C4D R20 work in Deadline 10.0.24?

Deadline
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I’m on windows and I can’t seem to get any frames to render. I can render it locally via command line. The errors that it’s throwing aren’t very helpful either:

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Log

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2019-05-28 12:08:25: 0: Loading Job's Plugin timeout is Disabled

2019-05-28 12:08:26: 0: Loaded plugin Cinema4DBatch

2019-05-28 12:08:26: 0: Executing plugin command of type 'Sync Files for Job'

2019-05-28 12:08:26: 0: All job files are already synchronized

2019-05-28 12:08:26: 0: Plugin Cinema4DBatch was already synchronized.

2019-05-28 12:08:26: 0: Done executing plugin command of type 'Sync Files for Job'

2019-05-28 12:08:27: 0: Executing plugin command of type 'Initialize Plugin'

2019-05-28 12:08:27: 0: INFO: Executing plugin script 'C:\Users\render\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline10\slave\render01\plugins\5ced86f6301540637c1c087b\Cinema4DBatch.py'

2019-05-28 12:08:27: 0: INFO: About: Cinema 4D Batch Plugin for Deadline

2019-05-28 12:08:27: 0: INFO: Render Job As User disabled, running as current user 'render'

2019-05-28 12:08:27: 0: INFO: The job's environment will be merged with the current environment before rendering

2019-05-28 12:08:27: 0: Done executing plugin command of type 'Initialize Plugin'

2019-05-28 12:08:27: 0: Start Job timeout is disabled.

2019-05-28 12:08:27: 0: Task timeout is disabled.

2019-05-28 12:08:27: 0: Loaded job: C4D-Test (5ced86f6301540637c1c087b)

2019-05-28 12:08:27: 0: Successfully mapped O: to \\optimus.viscira.local\optimus

2019-05-28 12:08:27: 0: Executing plugin command of type 'Start Job'

2019-05-28 12:08:27: 0: INFO: Executing global asset transfer preload script 'C:\Users\render\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline10\slave\render01\plugins\5ced86f6301540637c1c087b\GlobalAssetTransferPreLoad.py'

2019-05-28 12:08:27: 0: INFO: Looking for AWS Portal File Transfer...

2019-05-28 12:08:27: 0: INFO: Looking for File Transfer controller in C:/Program Files/Thinkbox/S3BackedCache/bin/task.py...

2019-05-28 12:08:27: 0: INFO: Could not find AWS Portal File Transfer.

2019-05-28 12:08:27: 0: INFO: AWS Portal File Transfer is not installed on the system.

2019-05-28 12:08:27: 0: INFO: Start Job called - starting up Cinema 4D Batch plugin

2019-05-28 12:08:27: 0: INFO: Not enforcing a build of Cinema 4D

2019-05-28 12:08:27: 0: INFO: [g_additionalModulePath] set to: C:\Users\render\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline10\slave\render01\plugins\5ced86f6301540637c1c087b

2019-05-28 12:08:27: 0: INFO: Cinema 4D socket connection port: 63040

2019-05-28 12:08:27: 0: INFO: Parameters: -nogui -noopengl -redshift-log-console Debug "-DeadlineConnect 63040 437076049376 'C:\Users\render\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline10\slave\render01\jobsData\5ced86f6301540637c1c087b\importTest_temp06elz0\importCheck.txt'"

2019-05-28 12:08:27: 0: INFO: Starting monitored managed process Cinema4DProcess

2019-05-28 12:08:27: 0: INFO: Stdout Redirection Enabled: True

2019-05-28 12:08:27: 0: INFO: Stdout Handling Enabled: True

2019-05-28 12:08:27: 0: INFO: Popup Handling Enabled: True

2019-05-28 12:08:27: 0: INFO: QT Popup Handling Enabled: False

2019-05-28 12:08:27: 0: INFO: WindowsForms10.Window.8.app.* Popup Handling Enabled: False

2019-05-28 12:08:27: 0: INFO: Using Process Tree: True

2019-05-28 12:08:27: 0: INFO: Hiding DOS Window: True

2019-05-28 12:08:27: 0: INFO: Creating New Console: False

2019-05-28 12:08:27: 0: INFO: Running as user: render

2019-05-28 12:08:27: 0: INFO: Executable: "C:\Program Files\MAXON\CINEMA 4D R20\Commandline.exe"

2019-05-28 12:08:27: 0: INFO: Argument: -nogui -noopengl -redshift-log-console Debug "-DeadlineConnect 63040 437076049376 'C:\Users\render\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline10\slave\render01\jobsData\5ced86f6301540637c1c087b\importTest_temp06elz0\importCheck.txt'"

2019-05-28 12:08:27: 0: INFO: Full Command: "C:\Program Files\MAXON\CINEMA 4D R20\Commandline.exe" -nogui -noopengl -redshift-log-console Debug "-DeadlineConnect 63040 437076049376 'C:\Users\render\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline10\slave\render01\jobsData\5ced86f6301540637c1c087b\importTest_temp06elz0\importCheck.txt'"

2019-05-28 12:08:27: 0: INFO: Startup Directory: "C:\Program Files\MAXON\CINEMA 4D R20"

2019-05-28 12:08:27: 0: INFO: Process Priority: BelowNormal

2019-05-28 12:08:27: 0: INFO: Process Affinity: default

2019-05-28 12:08:27: 0: INFO: Process is now running

2019-05-28 12:08:28: 0: WARNING: Monitored managed process Cinema4DProcess is no longer running

2019-05-28 12:08:28: 0: Done executing plugin command of type 'Start Job'

2019-05-28 12:08:28: 0: An exception occurred: Error: Cinema 4D startup: Error getting connection from Cinema4D: Monitored managed process "Cinema4DProcess" has exited or been terminated.

2019-05-28 12:08:28: at Deadline.Plugins.PluginWrapper.StartJob(String& outMessage, AbortLevel& abortLevel) (Deadline.Plugins.RenderPluginException)
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Hey BerkyJay,

What renderer is the scene using?
Have you tried submitting the scene without C4D Batch Plugin enabled in the submitter? Does that produce a different error?

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I think it’s whatever the default renderer is. I asked one of our C4D artists to give me a basic test scene. I’ll have to double check with him once he’s back in the office. I’ve tried rendering both with batch and non-batch rendering and I get the same error with both.