yet another question on animation...

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I'm pushing VRay with animation these days and learning the best ways to do things - or trying to!

I use the tried and tested method of Incremental Add to Current which seems to work fine.

However[/i], I always check the Autosave feature, which I assumed would save (append) the IRmap data to file once each frame is complete. My last few tests have proved me wrong - I'm on Max 6 with VRay Adv 'm'.

I do seem to get a few crashes and VRay errors (probably down to the old file I am working on), but this Autosave feature should protect me against losing the IRmap data gathered to date...shouldn't it?

Am I doing something wrong?

[cocolas]

Re: yet another question on animation...

but this Autosave feature should protect me against losing the IRmap data gathered to date...shouldn't it?

not if the rendering/ calc. of the imap isn't completed......

paul.

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so it doesn't append the newly calculated data to the map after every frame then?

[RErender]

Pretty sure it doesn't write till it is done with the sequence

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Thats a pity. Any chance you could comment on this Vlado? I think it would be far better if the solution was 'topped up' after every rendered frame. Is this possible?

[Da_elf]

last i checked it does the save when you stop the calculation wither by letting it finish or by hitting cancel