This returns the value in the Output Folder field, which is a path to the images folder. Unfortunately, the frames are located in a folder inside of ‘images’. I can probably query the Maya scene file, but I am hoping that to avoid that.
Well, ideally the job properties have the output paths since that’s what drives things such as Draft and the ‘View Output’ in the Monitor. The overrides that we use in the Maya plugin should actually live in the PluginInfo section. Here’s an example from one of my Maya jobs:
Was that job submitted from within Maya or through the monitor? Right now, we have our artists working through the monitor. It’s a user experience they are used to.