.imsq file generation...

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Has anyone written a post render script that generates a .imsq file with full path names? We are trying to send an .imsq file to a cleaner xl watch folder to automatically generate movie files after a deadline render is completed. This would act in place of the quicktime generation tool found in Deadline that requires DF be installed. It would also allow us to create many flavors of video out of one clip and have them automatically upload to an ftp site. thanks.

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Hi Chad,



Sorry for the delayed reply. From what I understand, you’re just

creating the .imsq file and saving it in a particular folder correct?

The post render script should be able to handle that. However, is this

something that you want to do after every frame is rendered, or after

the entire job has completed? The post render script is executed after

each frame.



If you can post the syntax of the .imsq file you are creating, as well

as any additional details about where the file is saved to, we could try

to find a solution for you, or at least get you started on the right

path. Cleaner XL does provide a trial period, so with your help, we

could look at integrating it with Deadline in the new year.



Kind regards,

  • Ryan
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Ryan,



Thanks for the email. What we are trying to do is have the .imsq file

that Max generates include a full path name, then send that file to our

Cleaner XL watch folder and then Cleaner does the rest.



So the post render script would do something like the following:


  1. Take full path name of rendered sequence
  2. Insert full path name into already generated .imsq file (max auto

    generates this file, but it does not include the full path name)
  3. Copy .IMSQ file to Cleaner watch folder
  4. Done.



    As for syntax, if you look under the max 8 render globals you can

    generate one and check it out. It’s fairly simple tho.

    BTW, the tool only needs to happen only after the job has completed.



    let me know if that makes sense,



    Chad Ashley

    SOMERsault







    Frantic_Deadline Listmanager wrote:


From: “Ryan Russell” (rrussell@franticfilms.com

mailto:rrussell@franticfilms.com)



Hi Chad,



Sorry for the delayed reply. From what I understand, you’re just

creating the .imsq file and saving it in a particular folder correct?

The post render script should be able to handle that. However, is this

something that you want to do after every frame is rendered, or after

the entire job has completed? The post render script is executed after

each frame.



If you can post the syntax of the .imsq file you are creating, as well

as any additional details about where the file is saved to, we could try

to find a solution for you, or at least get you started on the right

path. Cleaner XL does provide a trial period, so with your help, we

could look at integrating it with Deadline in the new year.



Kind regards,

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Hi Chad,



I apologize for the delayed response. I’ve been looking into this feature, and with Deadline’s currently functionality, it is rather difficult to implement cleanly.



We’re adding some basic vbscript scripting functionality into Deadline, and part of the plan is to add pre/post frame scripting, as well as pre/post job scripting capabilities.



Deadline currently lacks in the post job scripting capabilities that would make adding the imsq feature rather simple. The current 3dsmax scripting feature is only designed for pre/post frame execution, not post job execution.



What you’ll eventually be able to do is create a vbscript and submit it with the job that gets the full output path name from some Deadline scripting functions, generate the imsq file, and copy it to the specified folder.



Kind regards,

  • Ryan