vDenoise Command Line tool Helper (Maxscript UI)

[leo.surrealismo]

it worked with the new version! thanks!!

[vlado]

Ok, we released 3.40.02 just recently and it contains some fixes in that regard - can you try that?

Best regards,
Vlado

[leo.surrealismo]

hi vlado,
3.40.01

[vlado]

was running the script, and this error appeared.

Which V-Ray version?

Best regards,
Vlado

[leo.surrealismo]

was running the script, and this error appeared.

[^Lele^]

mind you, the minimum command line is

vdenoise -inputfile="mysequence.????.exr"

for sequences, so it's entirely scriptable with deadline or similar, or simple windows batch files.

But aye, it needs a bit more love on the ease of use, as soon as the algo work settles.

[Sbrusse]

Great,
Definitely looking forward for sequences a that's our main output type that needs denoising.

Perfect workflow would be to be able to select the first image of a sequence, select in the shell and have the sequenced denoised.

Doing that through our GPU node will make this inanely easy and fast as when we force the GPU=2 it uses multithreading images on all the available GPUs (so this setting should be in reg as well)

Thanks Lele

[^Lele^]

Stan, more like between a rock and a hard place. ^^
I can't figure out how to make it work for sequences, right now.
Next iteration, though, we'll get it polished properly.

[Sbrusse]

You rock mate!

[^Lele^]

quick and dirty hack for shell integration done.
This works ONLY if you have installed pdPlayer (the demo will do.) at least once, as it will register the .vrimg and .exr file formats.
Further, you WILL have to edit the .reg file provided to match the denoiser path (the reg file expects it for max 2016, in the default install location).

Other than that, doubleClick the reg file, go through the security dialogs (knowing your secrets will be mine!), and once it's done, right click on either a Vrimg, or an Exr file/sequence, and choose "vDenoise It!".

Should you wish to pass more options as default, simply edit the command string appending them after the %1 (and a space!), and re-run the reg file.

little update: it now works also with spaces in the filenames.
vDenoiseIt.zip

[^Lele^]

Even better, a way to have that integrated in the windows explorer shell? Right click on a file or sequence, select denoise in the shell and boom there it goes...

This ought to be a "simple" registry hack.
Let me look into it.

In any case, note the denoiser will print the full command line in the max listener, for you to copy/paste into a command shell.
That's if you have max at all, ofc.

[vlado]

Any chances we would get a GUI (exe) that would work from outside max?

Yes, will get to that...

Best regards,
Vlado

[Sbrusse]

Any chances we would get a GUI (exe) that would work from outside max?
And with a ini so we could just drag and drop a file sequence on it and it would start the denoise without the GUI?
Even better, a way to have that integrated in the windows explorer shell? Right click on a file or sequence, select denoise in the shell and boom there it goes...

That would be awesome!

[vlado]

would that be a problem?

The denoiser only works with multi-channel OpenEXR files and .vrimg files, unfortunately.

Best regards,
Vlado

[^Lele^]

Script Update:
07-06-2016:Now uses the variable "VRAY_OSL_PATH_3DSMAX20XX_x64" to build the denoiser path, safer than the max installation one (Thanks Blago).