Padding problem

Deadline
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Hi
This job was set to save files as “K+D_004_” in Cinema. But it seems that Deadline truncates the “_” after the version number “004” when compiling the list of finnished images. Is there a way i can name files from cinema so this doesnt happen?

Cheers
Bonsak
Deadline version 5.1.0.46114 all os x slaves

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Hi Bonsak,

I tried setting the output to “K+D_004_”, but I couldn’t reproduce the problem. However, I then tried setting the output to “K+D_004” (without the trailing underscore). In this case, C4D automatically appended the underscore prior to the padding, which resulted in Deadline’s path being incorrect. I guess C4D detects if the output ends with a number and appends an underscore if that’s the case. Can you confirm if you’re setting your output to “K+D_004_” or “K+D_004”?

Thanks!

  • Ryan
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Thats it!, Cinema appends a trailing underscore when i end filenames with numbers. “K+D_004_” or “K+D_004” produces the same filename on disk "K+D_004_####.png.

Your right. The above problem only happens when i omit the trailing underscore in the output filename in Cinema.
I guess its all trailing underscores from here then :slight_smile:

Cheers
Bonsak

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Thanks for confirming! I’ve attached an updated C4D submission script that should handle this special case correctly. We simply check if the last character of the output path is a digit, and if it is, we manually append the underscore.

To install, go to \your\repository\submission\Cinema4D and make a back up of SubmitC4DToDeadline.py. Then unzip the attached file to the same folder. Restart C4D on the submitting machine and try submitting a job that has the output set to “K+D_004”. It should now have the underscore when viewed through the Monitor.

Cheers,

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Sweet! Works like charm.
Thanks a lot.

Cheers
Bonsak