#output_splitbitmap and maxscript

[gregvfx]

Hi,

I don't know what to do with #output_splitbitmap,

if I don't set a value the ouput_splitRGB isn't saved, I am struggling.

I am experimenting but a little help would be welcomed...

[vlado]

Look at the "Bitmap values" section of the MaxScript documentation here:
http://help.autodesk.com/view/3DSMAX...09634C1304_htm

First you need to create a Bitmap object, then set its properties (file format etc), and then assign to the output_splitbitmap parameter of the renderer.

Best regars,
Vlado

[gregvfx]

Thanks,

I think I managed something by overwriting over and over the same bitmap .exr format but still don't know if I am saving the proper channels...
I feel stupid for not checking this before as my previous tests were done with me manually setting the output and thinking it would work fine...
All my renders I sent without checking manually the checkbox were rendered without saving...

[gregvfx]

I am facing all these problems after trying to make use of the denoising tools...
I use to use the output raw in exr and it was so easy to setup...
Now I am facing the problem that only RGB is denoised, not the alpha...
Very troublesome for compositing, plus all the multimattes not denoised.
Will there be a sp dealing with all this?

Outputting the full raw is not an option for us as the network is too slow to deal with the huge files it outputs, whatever compression I tried...

[Morne]

Not sure if this will help you, but in one of my older scripts, I used this to save both RAW and Split channels (this was before the Denoiser was implemented)

rc=renderers.current

-- Set Save Location and then Render
function SaveAndRender =
(
    RAWFile = getSaveFileName caption: "Save V-Ray image file" \
    filename: "C:/_VRay RAW Renders/" \
    types:"V-Ray image files (*.vrimg)|*.vrimg"

    if RAWFile!=undefined then
        (
            rc.output_saveRawFile=true
            rc.output_splitgbuffer=true
            rc.output_rawFileName = RAWFile
            RAWSplitChannelFile = (getFilenamePath RAWFile) +  (getFilenameFile RAWFile) + (getFilenameType "*.exr")
            rc.output_splitfilename = RAWSplitChannelFile
            tmpbm = Bitmap 10 10 fileName:RAWFile
            save tmpbm
            rc.output_splitbitmap = tmpbm
            max quick render
            close tmpbm
            free tmpbm
        )
)

[gregvfx]

Thanks a lot!

I came to a very close code, asking the question is usually already getting you closer to the solution!

Appreciate the help!