I have a problem with rendering to folders/files with danish characters (æ,å,ø), I haven’t noticed this before, so could it be a bug?
I have the following error message
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Error Message
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Exception during render: An error occurred in RenderTasks(): RenderFrame: Exception caught in 3ds max: Invalid UTF-8
at Deadline.Plugins.ScriptPlugin.RenderTasks(String taskId, Int32 startFrame, Int32 endFrame, String& outMessage)
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Slave Log
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0: Task timeout is disabled.
0: Loaded job: Biped_walkcycle_test (999_050_999_1274433f)
0: INFO: StartJob: initializing script plugin 3dsmax
0: INFO: About: 3dsmax Plugin for Deadline
0: INFO: Start Job called - starting up 3dsmax plugin
0: INFO: Rendering with 3dsmax Design version: 2012
0: INFO: Build of 3dsmax to force: 64bit
0: INFO: Rendering with executable: C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max Design 2012\3dsmax.exe
0: INFO: Checking registry for 3dsmax language code
0: WARNING: Language code could not be found. Defaulting to 409 (English)
0: INFO: Language code string: enu
0: INFO: Fail on existing 3dsmax process: 0
0: INFO: Load 3dsmax timeout: 1000 seconds
0: INFO: Start job timeout: 1000 seconds
0: INFO: Progress update timeout: 8000 seconds
0: INFO: Progress update timout disabled: 0
0: INFO: Slave mode enabled: 1
0: INFO: Silent mode enabled: 0
0: INFO: Local rendering enabled: 1
0: INFO: Strict 3dsmax check enabled: 1
0: INFO: Verifying installation of 3dsmax 2012 at C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max Design 2012
0: INFO: Version of core.dll: 14.2.0.375
0: INFO: Ensuring 3dsmax install is valid
0: INFO: Running 3dsmaxcmd workaround
0: INFO: 3dsmaxcmd.exe returned: P30-05-2012 10:25:39; Error opening scene file: "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max Design 2012\"
0: INFO: 3dsmax start up file: C:\Users\js\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline\slave\Ws-js\plugins\deadlineStartupMax2012.max
0: INFO: Using user profiles: 1
0: INFO: Using 3dsmax ini file: C:\Users\js\AppData\Local\Autodesk\3dsMaxDesign\2012 - 64bit\enu\3dsmax.ini
0: INFO: Network log file: C:\Users\js\AppData\Local\Autodesk\3dsMaxDesign\2012 - 64bit\enu\Network\Max.log
0: INFO: Plugin ini file: C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max Design 2012\plugin.ini
0: INFO: Including user profile plugin ini: C:\Users\js\AppData\Local\Autodesk\3dsMaxDesign\2012 - 64bit\enu\Plugin.UserSettings.ini
0: INFO: Lightning connection plugin: C:\Users\js\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline\slave\Ws-js\plugins\lightning64Max2012.dlx
0: INFO: 3dsmax socket connection port: 49889
0: INFO: Creating startup script: C:\Users\js\AppData\Local\Temp\lightning_startup.ms
0: INFO: Copying C:\Users\js\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline\slave\Ws-js\plugins\lightning64Max2012.dlx to C:\Users\js\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline\temp\lightning\lightning.dlx
0: INFO: Copying dl.ini to C:\Users\js\AppData\Local\Autodesk\3dsMaxDesign\2012 - 64bit\enu to workaround a problem with version 2012
0: INFO: If this fails, make sure that the necessary permissions are set on this folder to allow for this copy to take place
0: INFO: Starting monitored managed process 3dsmaxProcess
0: INFO: Any popup windows with titles matching the regular expression ".*Brazil Console.*" will be ignored
0: INFO: Any popup windows with titles matching the regular expression ".*MSP Acceleration.*" will be ignored
0: INFO: Any popup windows with titles matching the regular expression ".*FumeFX.*" will be ignored
0: INFO: Any popup windows with titles matching the regular expression ".*FumeFX Dynamics:.*" will be ignored
0: INFO: Any popup windows with titles matching the regular expression "FumeFX\s*$" will be handled by pressing "Yes"
0: INFO: Any popup windows with titles matching the regular expression ".*Maxwell Translation Window.*" will be ignored
0: INFO: Any popup windows with titles matching the regular expression ".*Import Multilight.*" will be ignored
0: INFO: Any popup windows with titles matching the regular expression ".*New updates are available - Craft Director Tools.*" will be ignored
0: INFO: Any popup windows with titles matching the regular expression "Hair Farm" will be ignored
0: INFO: Any popup windows with titles matching the regular expression "Batch Render In Progress" will be ignored
0: INFO: Any popup windows with titles matching the regular expression "Pencil" will be ignored
0: INFO: Any popup windows with titles matching the regular expression ".*VRay authorization.*" will be handled by pressing "Cancel"
0: INFO: Any popup windows with titles matching the regular expression ".*V-Ray warning.*" will be handled by pressing "OK"
0: INFO: Any popup windows with titles matching the regular expression ".*File Load: Units Mismatch.*" will be handled by pressing "Adopt the File's Unit Scale?;OK"
0: INFO: Any popup windows with titles matching the regular expression ".*File Load: Gamma & LUT Settings Mismatch.*" will be handled by pressing "Adopt the File's Gamma and LUT Settings?;OK"
0: INFO: Any popup windows with titles matching the regular expression ".*3ds Max.*" will be handled by pressing "Yes"
0: INFO: Any popup windows with titles matching the regular expression ".*Frame Rate Change.*" will be handled by pressing "OK"
0: INFO: Any popup windows with titles matching the regular expression ".*MAXScript Auto-load Script Error.*" will be handled by pressing "OK"
0: INFO: Any popup windows with titles matching the regular expression ".*Render history settings.*" will be ignored
0: INFO: Any popup windows with titles matching the regular expression ".*Render history note.*" will be ignored
0: INFO: Any popup windows with titles matching the regular expression ".*Warning - the software has encountered a problem.*" will be handled by pressing "Don't show me this error again;Continue"
0: INFO: Any popup windows with titles matching the regular expression ".*Frantic Films FPS Watchdog.*" will be handled by pressing "OK"
0: INFO: Any popup windows with titles matching the regular expression ".*Missing Dlls.*" will be handled by pressing "Cancel"
0: INFO: Any popup windows with titles matching the regular expression "Brazil r/s Rio Warning" will be handled by pressing "OK"
0: INFO: Any popup windows with titles matching the regular expression "3D Studio MAX" will be handled by pressing "OK"
0: INFO: Any popup windows with titles matching the regular expression ".*New updates are available - Craft Director Tools.*" will be handled by pressing "Cancel"
0: INFO: Any popup windows with titles matching the regular expression ".*Pop-up Note.*" will be handled by pressing "OK"
0: INFO: Any popup windows with titles matching the regular expression ".*Tablet Version Mismatch.*" will be handled by pressing "OK"
0: INFO: Any popup windows with titles matching the regular expression ".*Tablet Driver.*" will be handled by pressing "OK"
0: INFO: Any popup windows with titles matching the regular expression ".*Gather error.*" will be handled by pressing "OK"
0: INFO: Any popup windows with titles matching the regular expression ".*Image I/O Error.*" will be handled by pressing "Retry"
0: INFO: Any popup windows with titles matching the regular expression ".*Important nPower Plug-in Messages.*" will be handled by pressing "OK"
0: INFO: Any popup windows with titles matching the regular expression ".*glu3D.*" will be handled by pressing "OK"
0: INFO: Any popup windows with titles matching the regular expression ".*glu3D Warning!.*" will be handled by pressing "OK"
0: INFO: Any popup windows with titles matching the regular expression ".*Bitmap Filter Error.*" will be handled by pressing "OK"
0: INFO: Any popup windows with titles matching the regular expression ".*Maxwell Plug-in Update Notification.*" will be handled by pressing "Don't notify me about this version automatically;Close"
0: INFO: Any popup windows with titles matching the regular expression ".*RealFlow Plug-in Update Notification.*" will be handled by pressing "Don't notify me about this version automatically;Close"
0: INFO: Any popup windows with titles matching the regular expression ".*Learning Movies.*" will be handled by pressing "Show this dialog at startup;Close"
0: INFO: Any popup windows with titles matching the regular expression ".*Obsolete File.*" will be handled by pressing "Don't display this message.;OK"
0: INFO: Any popup windows with titles matching the regular expression ".*Error Loading.*" will be handled by pressing "OK"
0: INFO: Any popup windows with titles matching the regular expression ".*IO Error.*" will be handled by pressing "OK"
0: INFO: Any popup windows with titles matching the regular expression ".*Error.*" will be handled by pressing "OK"
0: INFO: Any popup windows with titles matching the regular expression ".*Loading of custom driver failed.*" will be handled by pressing "OK"
0: INFO: Any popup windows with titles matching the regular expression "Warning" will be handled by pressing "OK"
0: INFO: Any popup windows with titles matching the regular expression ".*Welcome To Vue 8 xStream!.*" will be handled by pressing "Don't show this dialog again;Close"
0: INFO: Any popup windows with titles matching the regular expression ".*Vue 8 xStream.*" will be handled by pressing "OK"
0: INFO: Any popup windows with titles matching the regular expression ".*3ds Max Performance Driver.*" will be handled by pressing "OK"
0: INFO: Any popup windows with titles matching the regular expression ".* Autodesk Customer Involvement Program.*" will be handled by pressing "OK"
0: INFO: Any popup windows with titles matching the regular expression ".*nPower Software Plugin Product Selection Dialog.*" will be handled by pressing "Solids Bundle (Solids + Translators);OK"
0: INFO: Any popup windows with titles matching the regular expression ".*Exception.*" will be handled by pressing "OK"
0: INFO: Any popup windows with titles matching the regular expression ".*DbxHost Message.*" will be handled by pressing "OK"
0: INFO: Stdout Handling Enabled: False
0: INFO: Popup Handling Enabled: True
0: INFO: Using Process Tree: True
0: INFO: Hiding DOS Window: False
0: INFO: Creating New Console: False
0: INFO: Render Executable: "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max Design 2012\3dsmax.exe"
0: INFO: Render Argument: -p "dl.ini" -q -s "C:\Users\js\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline\slave\Ws-js\plugins\deadlineStartupMax2012.max"
0: INFO: Startup Directory: "C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max Design 2012"
0: INFO: Process Priority: BelowNormal
0: INFO: Process Affinity: default
0: INFO: Process is now running
0: INFO: Waiting for connection from 3dsmax
0: STDOUT: Dark
0: INFO: Connected to 3dsmax plugin version Lightning 5.1.0.47014 Apr 11 2012 11:42:39 R
0: INFO: Scene file to render: "C:\Users\js\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline\slave\Ws-js\jobsData\BMan0013-Phone_walkup.max"
0: INFO: Camera: "Camera001"
0: INFO: Restarting renderer after each frame: 1
0: INFO: Showing frame buffer: 0
0: INFO: Overriding render output: "X:\produkt\deadline_UTF8_prøve\More_UTF8_danish_æøå_letters_.png"
0: INFO: Frame number base: 0
0: INFO: Remove padding from output filename: 0
0: INFO: Ignore missing external file errors: 1
0: INFO: Ignore missing UVW errors: 1
0: INFO: Ignore missing XREF errors: 1
0: INFO: Ignore missing DLL errors: 0
0: INFO: Disabling Multipass: 0
0: INFO: Loading 3dsmax scene file
0: INFO: [filename]
[format]
[size] 640x480
[aspect] 1
0: INFO: Executing script: C:\Users\js\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline\slave\Ws-js\plugins\customize.ms
0: INFO: Applying customizations to max file...
0: INFO: >Adding scene path 'C:\Users\js\AppData\Local\Thinkbox\Deadline\slave\Ws-js\jobsData' to session paths
0: INFO: >General Renderer Settings:
0: INFO: +Render Width set to 1200
0: INFO: +Render Height set to 1200
0: INFO: +Pixel Aspect set to 1.0
0: INFO: +Atmospherics set to true
0: INFO: +Effects set to true
0: INFO: +Displacements set to true
0: INFO: +Area Lights/Shadows As Points set to false
0: INFO: +Force 2-Sided set to false
0: INFO: +Render Hidden Geometry set to false
0: INFO: +Video Color Check set to false
0: INFO: +Super Black set to false
0: INFO: +Render To Fields set to false
0: INFO: +Skip Existing Frames set to false
0: INFO: >Bitmap Pager Settings:
0: INFO: +Not overriding Bitmap Pager setting
0: INFO: >Render Environment Settings:
0: INFO: +Background Color set to (color 255 255 255)
0: INFO: +Use Environment Map set to false
0: INFO: +Ambient Color set to (color 0 0 0)
0: INFO: +Global Light Tint Color set to (color 255 255 255)
0: INFO: +Global Light Level set to 1.0
0: INFO: >V-Ray detected as current renderer.
0: INFO: +Enabled VRay silent mode
0: INFO: +fixedRate_subdivs set to 1
0: INFO: +twoLevel_baseSubdivs set to 1
0: INFO: +twoLevel_fineSubdivs set to 8
0: INFO: +adaptiveSubdivision_minRate set to -1
0: INFO: +adaptiveSubdivision_maxRate set to 2
0: INFO: +adaptiveSubdivision_threshold set to 0.1
0: INFO: +adaptiveSubdivision_rand set to true
0: INFO: +imageSampler_outline set to false
0: INFO: +imageSampler_normal set to false
0: INFO: +imageSamper_normal_threshold set to 0.05
0: INFO: +filter_on set to true
0: INFO: +filter_size set to 2.0
0: INFO: +options_displacement set to true
0: INFO: +options_lights set to true
0: INFO: +options_hiddenLights set to true
0: INFO: +options_shadows set to true
0: INFO: +options_defaultLights set to 1
0: INFO: +options_reflectionRefraction set to true
0: INFO: +options_limitDepth set to false
0: INFO: +options_maxDepth set to 2
0: INFO: +options_maps set to true
0: INFO: +options_filterMaps set to true
0: INFO: +options_transpMaxLevels set to 50
0: INFO: +options_transpCutoff set to 0.001
0: INFO: +options_dontRenderImage set to false
0: INFO: +options_overrideMtl_on set to false
0: INFO: +options_showGIOnly set to false
0: INFO: +options_ray_bias set to 0.0
0: INFO: +options_glossyEffects set to true
0: INFO: +gi_on set to true
0: INFO: +gi_reflectCaustics set to false
0: INFO: +gi_refractCaustics set to true
0: INFO: +gi_saturation set to 1.0
0: INFO: +gi_contrast set to 1.0
0: INFO: +gi_contrast_base set to 0.5
0: INFO: +gi_saveMapsPerFrame set to true
0: INFO: +gi_irradmap_minRate set to -3
0: INFO: +gi_irradmap_maxRate set to -2
0: INFO: +gi_irradmap_subdivs set to 75
0: INFO: +gi_irradmap_interpSamples set to 55
0: INFO: +gi_irradmap_colorThreshold set to 0.3
0: INFO: +gi_irradmap_normalThreshold set to 0.1
0: INFO: +gi_irradmap_distThreshold set to 0.1
0: INFO: +gi_irradmap_blurGI set to 0.0
0: INFO: +gi_irradmap_showCalcPhase set to true
0: INFO: +gi_irradmap_showDirectLight set to false
0: INFO: +gi_irradmap_showSamples set to false
0: INFO: +adv_irradmap_calcInterpSamples set to 10
0: INFO: +adv_irradmap_randomize set to true
0: INFO: +adv_irradmap_checkSampleVisibility set to false
0: INFO: +adv_irradmap_dontDelete set to true
0: INFO: +adv_irradmap_useCurrentPassSamples set to true
0: INFO: +adv_irradmap_autoSave set to false
0: INFO: +adv_irradmap_switchToSavedMap set to false
0: INFO: +photonMap_bounces set to 10
0: INFO: +photonMap_autoDist set to true
0: INFO: +photonMap_searchDist set to 0.2
0: INFO: +photonMap_maxPhotons set to 30
0: INFO: +photonMap_multiplier set to 1.0
0: INFO: +photonMap_maxDensity set to 0.0
0: INFO: +photonMap_convert set to false
0: INFO: +photonMap_interpSamples set to 10
0: INFO: +photonMap_convexHullEstimate set to false
0: INFO: +photonMap_storeDirectLight set to true
0: INFO: +photonMap_retraceCorners set to 0.0
0: INFO: +photonMap_retraceBounces set to 10
0: INFO: +photonMap_dontDelete set to true
0: INFO: +photonMap_autoSave set to false
0: INFO: +photonMap_switchToSavedMap set to false
0: INFO: +lightcache_subdivs set to 200
0: INFO: +lightcache_sampleSize set to 0.02
0: INFO: +lightcache_filter_type set to 1
0: INFO: +lightcache_filter_size set to 0.04
0: INFO: +lightcache_bounces set to 100
0: INFO: +lightcache_showCalcPhase set to 1
0: INFO: +lightcache_storeDirectLight set to 1
0: INFO: +lightcache_scale set to 0
0: INFO: +lightcache_mode set to 0
0: INFO: +lightcache_interpSamples set to 10
0: INFO: +lightcache_prefilter_on set to false
0: INFO: +lightcache_prefilter_samples set to 10
0: INFO: +lightcache_dontDelete set to true
0: INFO: +lightcache_autoSave set to false
0: INFO: +lightcache_switchToSavedMap set to false
0: INFO: +lightcache_useForGlossyRays set to false
0: INFO: +lightcache_numPasses set to 8
0: INFO: +caustics_on set to false
0: INFO: +caustics_multiplier set to 1.0
0: INFO: +caustics_searchDist set to 0.05
0: INFO: +caustics_maxPhotons set to 60
0: INFO: +caustics_maxDensity set to 0.0
0: INFO: +caustics_dontDelete set to true
0: INFO: +casutics_autoSave set to false
0: INFO: +caustics_switchToSavedMap set to false
0: INFO: +environment_gi_on set to true
0: INFO: +environment_gi_color set to (color 230 243 255)
0: INFO: +environment_gi_color_multiplier set to 0.75
0: INFO: +environment_gi_map_on set to true
0: INFO: +environment_rr_on set to false
0: INFO: +environment_rr_color set to (color 0 0 0)
0: INFO: +environment_rr_color_multiplier set to 1.0
0: INFO: +environment_rr_map_on set to true
0: INFO: +colorMapping_type set to 6
0: INFO: +colorMapping_darkMult set to 1.0
0: INFO: +colorMapping_brightMult set to 1.0
0: INFO: +colorMapping_affectBackground set to true
0: INFO: +colorMapping_clampOutput set to false
0: INFO: +camera_type set to 0
0: INFO: +camera_overrideFOV set to false
0: INFO: +camera_fov set to 45.0
0: INFO: +camera_cyl_height set to 400.0
0: INFO: +camera_fish_autoDistance set to true
0: INFO: +camera_fish_distance set to 2.0
0: INFO: +camera_fish_curve set to 1.0
0: INFO: +dof_on set to false
0: INFO: +dof_shutter set to 0.05
0: INFO: +dof_bias set to 0.0
0: INFO: +dof_distance set to 2.0
0: INFO: +dof_getFromCamera set to false
0: INFO: +dof_sides_on set to false
0: INFO: +dof_sides_num set to 5
0: INFO: +dof_sides_rotation set to 0.0
0: INFO: +dof_anisotropy set to 0.0
0: INFO: +dof_subdivs set to 6
0: INFO: +moblur_on set to false
0: INFO: +moblur_duration set to 1.0
0: INFO: +moblur_intervalCenter set to 0.5
0: INFO: +moblur_bias set to 0.0
0: INFO: +moblur_prepassSamples set to 1
0: INFO: +moblur_geometryParticles set to false
0: INFO: +moblur_geomSamples set to 2
0: INFO: +dmc_earlyTermination_amount set to 1.0
0: INFO: +dmc_earlyTermination_threshold set to 0.01
0: INFO: +dmc_timeDependent set to true
0: INFO: +dmc_earlyTermination_minSamples set to 8
0: INFO: +dmc_subdivs_mult set to 0.01
0: INFO: +displacement_overrideMax set to true
0: INFO: +displacement_edgeLength set to 4.0
0: INFO: +displacement_viewDependent set to true
0: INFO: +displacement_maxSubdivs set to 256
0: INFO: +displacement_tightBounds set to true
0: INFO: +displacement_amount set to 1.0
0: INFO: +displacement_relative set to true
0: INFO: +system_raycaster_maxLevels set to 80
0: INFO: +system_raycaster_minLeafSize set to 0.0
0: INFO: +system_raycaster_faceLevelCoeff set to 1.0
0: INFO: +system_region_x set to 64
0: INFO: +system_region_y set to 64
0: INFO: +system_region_meaning set to 0
0: INFO: +system_region_sequence set to 4
0: INFO: +system_region_sequence_reverse set to 0
0: INFO: +system_previousRender set to 0
0: INFO: +system_frameStamp_on set to false
0: INFO: +system_frameStamp_string set to %filename | render time: %rendertime
0: INFO: +system_frameStamp_fullWidth set to true
0: INFO: +system_frameStamp_justify set to 0
0: INFO: +system_workInCameraSpace set to true
0: INFO: +system_instancedObjects set to 2
0: INFO: +system_checkForMissingFiles set to false
0: INFO: +system_optimizedAtmospherics set to false
0: INFO: +system_lowThreadPriority set to false
0: INFO: +system_vrayLog_show set to false
0: INFO: +system_vrayLog_level set to 3
0: INFO: +system_raycaster_memLimit set to 4800
0: INFO: +system_vrayLog_file set to c:\VRayLog.txt
0: INFO: +output_on set to true
0: INFO: +output_useram set to true
0: INFO: +output_getsetsfrommax set to true
0: INFO: +output_width set to 640
0: INFO: +output_height set to 480
0: INFO: +output_aspect set to 1.0
0: INFO: +output_saveRawFile set to false
0: INFO: +output_genpreview set to false
0: INFO: +output_splitgbuffer set to false
0: INFO: +output_splitRGB set to true
0: INFO: +output_splitAlpha set to true
0: INFO: +Image Sampler set to Adaptive QMC
0: INFO: +Primary Bounces GI Engine set to Quasi-Monte Carlo
0: INFO: +Primary Secondary GI Engine set to Quasi-Monte Carlo
0: INFO: +Adv.Irradiance Map Interpolation Type set to Least squares fit (good/smooth)
0: INFO: +Adv.Irradiance Map Sample Lookup set to Density-based (best)
0: INFO: +Region Sequence set to Triangulation
0: INFO: +Frame Stamp Justify set to Left
0: INFO: >Performing XREF workaround...
0: INFO: >Scanning Renderer Paths...
0: INFO: >Done Scanning Renderer Paths.
0: Plugin rendering frame(s): 0
0: INFO: Render Tasks called
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Error Type
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RenderPluginException
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Error Stack Trace
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at Deadline.Plugins.Plugin.RenderTask(String taskId, Int32 startFrame, Int32 endFrame)
at Deadline.Slaves.SlaveRenderThread.RenderCurrentTask(TaskLogWriter tlw)