vDenoise Command Line tool Helper (Maxscript UI)

[leo.surrealismo]

vlado, do you men vrimg file?
I saved it as separated exr files.
would that be a problem?

[vlado]

The quotation marks are messing it up; try this instead:

"C:\Program Files\Chaos Group\V-Ray\3dsmax 2016 for x64\tools\vdenoise.exe" -inputfile="D:\Aluna_001_Comercio\Aluna_001_Comercio_.RGB_color.????.exr" -useGpu=0 -frameBlend=3

However by the name of the file name it looks like you didn't save to a multi-channel OpenEXR file?

Best regards,
Vlado

[leo.surrealismo]

lele, sorry for my lack of knowledge with this.
I dont know if I am doing something wrong.
I've done this:
1. change the frame blending to 1 and the problem persists.
2. opened the command line prompt and put exactly this: "C:\Program Files\Chaos Group\V-Ray\3dsmax 2016 for x64\tools\vdenoise.exe -inputfile="D:\Aluna_001_Comercio\Aluna_001_Comerci o_.RGB_color.????.exr" -useGpu=0 -frameBlend=3" and this appears :The filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect.
3. opened the denoise tool, put the same code line and persists: '-inputfile' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

[vlado]

so, 1 frame blending would be enough?

It is usually enough; more frames might be able to resolve some fine details better, but the difference is not that big.

Best regards,
Vlado

[leo.surrealismo]

so, 1 frame blending would be enough?

[^Lele^]

If it prints that line, the problem isn't with the script anymore (you can see it finds and substitutes the numbers with ????).
Try running the denoiser manually in a command window (Copy-paste the line above) so you will see the results.
I've never seen a frame blend of 3 (that's SEVEN frames blended in total: not only unnecessary, but long and ultimately needless), so that may be why.

[leo.surrealismo]

lele,
still not working on my sequence.
this is what the listener prints:
"C:\Program Files\Chaos Group\V-Ray\3dsmax 2016 for x64\tools\vdenoise.exe -inputfile="D:\Aluna_001_Comercio\Aluna_001_Comerci o_.RGB_color.????.exr" -useGpu=0 -frameBlend=3"

[^Lele^]

04-06-2016: Generally Strengthened the file pathing and number detection routine, It now supports network paths and arbitrarily dotted files, provided the numbers in between the dots are ONLY numbers.
f.e.: denoiseMe.RGB_Color.A.Few.More.Dotted.Bits.In.TheI mage.Name.0000.exr will work, while
denoiseMe.RGB_Color.A.Few.More.Dotted.Bits.In.TheI mage.Name.00a00.exr will be considered a single image.

Download the file in the first post of the thread, as usual, and overwrite the previous version.

[^Lele^]

yes, it IS my code.
I stupidly expected at most 2 dots in the filename (ie. filename.0000.ext).
Will fix it asap.

[leo.surrealismo]

on the listener, just appears this: "C:\Program Files\Chaos Group\V-Ray\3dsmax 2016 for x64\tools\vdenoise.exe -inputfile="""

and this is the path: D:\Aluna_001_Comercio\Aluna_001_Comercio_.RGB_colo r.0145.exr

[^Lele^]

lele, I can send you the whole sequence if you want.

The text will do, thankyou: the content aren't an issue right now (the problem seems to happen with some file path or name, or odd character.).

[leo.surrealismo]

lele, I can send you the whole sequence if you want.

[NicoC]

Yes, for the command-line tool, it's just a stupid mistake on my part (I didn't expect digits anywhere except in the frame numbers, which is obviously wrong). Will try to patch this as soon as possible on my side, and the script should be easy to fix.

Best regards,
Vlado

Awesome - thanks Vlado

[^Lele^]

edit: keep downloading the script from the thread-starting post for updates.

[vlado]

Any chance to get this limitation solved soon?

Yes, for the command-line tool, it's just a stupid mistake on my part (I didn't expect digits anywhere except in the frame numbers, which is obviously wrong). Will try to patch this as soon as possible on my side, and the script should be easy to fix.

Best regards,
Vlado