Using VRayScene files as assets - Black frames on farm

[Morbid Angel]

So I just tested with maya 2016 sp6, vray_40303_28410 and deadline 10 and all renders as the camera is seeing it in maya viewport. So a few questions - are you picking the actual camera when you are submitting to deadline in deadline submitter? Also I noticed you are submitting to one machine, does it happen to all machines on the farm?
Lastly, try export camera as alembic and bring back, make sure you select it from list of cameras in deadline.

[brobins]

Hi

To answer your questions, I am selecting the camera in the deadline submitter and also selecting it in the common rollout as the Renderable Camera - I have tried various combinations here with the same results.

Same results across the entire farm with the same versions of Maya and V-Ray as the machine submitting the job.

However, deadline aside, I get the same results when just doing a local Maya Batch Render so I am not sure it has anything to do with deadline anymore.

I will try the alembic camera, that is a good idea.

Thanks

[brobins]

Update - Alembic camera didn't work for me unfortunately

[Morbid Angel]

I mean this is really basic to render animated camera its what maya / mayabatch and vray meant to do. Can you show me what you get? How did you render animated cams before?

[brobins]

I know right!?

Just to set the picture a little bit, I have 15 years experience working in the Automotive and TVC industries, have lead teams at The Mill, Framestore, Nexus Productions and RealtimeUK - Just in case you think that I might be a bit wet behind the ears

I have rendered animated cameras every way imaginable and possible, this is a new issue here since updating to Next in our setup.

Its really bamboozling.

I really appreciate your help and suggestions.

Thanks

[Morbid Angel]

ok so just to trouble shoot a bit more, I am also running latest next in maya, so I doubt its vray to blame. Can you try rendering this with another renderer? Additionally, can you try rendering on your local machine / mayabatch?

[brobins]

Good idea.

The camera renders absolutely fine with Maya Software Renderer as a Batch Render.

[Morbid Angel]

I get the same results with 4.04.01 and 4.04.02

what is the exact build number (would show up in output window) Did you get it from official download section or nightly?

[brobins]

build number is in my OP

V-Ray Next for Maya, hotfix 1 version 4.04.02.00010 - from official download section.

I have attached another scene file and 1 frame as rendered from the VFB and one frame as rendered with mayabatch with the same camera. Both frames can also be found below.

[Morbid Angel]

I'm not sure what that 00010 means? its not a proper build number. Do you have access to nightlies? If so, get most recent. If not try to get 403, I just tried with vray_40402_28695 and it rendered fine.

[brobins]

Its quite literally what is printed in the output window and the log file

[2018/Dec/6|18:40:28] V-Ray: V-Ray Next for Maya, hotfix 1 version 4.04.02.00010 from Nov 19 2018, 21:35:32
[2018/Dec/6|18:40:28] V-Ray: V-Ray core version is 4.04.02

I dont have access to the nighties. do you have the official version that I am using which can be download from the official download section?

[brobins]

Ah, turns out I do have access to the nighties! Downloading the latest few now to try

[Morbid Angel]

lets talk through gchat silhouetteimages@gmail.com

[Morbid Angel]

you should see something like this:

[2018/Dec/6|10:44:31] V-Ray: V-Ray Next for Maya, hotfix 1 version 4.04.02.28695, revision 28695 from Nov 14 2018, 08:33:44
[2018/Dec/6|10:44:31] V-Ray: V-Ray core version is 4.04.02

where the is a build number after the version number

[yolov]

brobins Sorry to jump in so late in the thread.

Are you using V-Ray for Maya installed with the regular installer, or from a .zip install (a.k.a. 'archive')? More specifically - on any machine where you have this issue.
Do you have other versions of V-Ray installed at the same time (at different locations)?