VFB file save options

[francomanko]

Just a tiny thing, but would be nice if when saving images from VFB, it either allowed you to specify what file type to save and to remember that and not revert back to png everytime. Also, and im not sure if this is windows or vray option, but to remember the last folder you saved in.

[yolov]

It's on the to-do list. I'll see if I can bump it up a bit.

[francomanko]

awesome thanks

[oglu]

+ 500 please make it happen.

[yolov]

I actually checked up on that and it turns out that currently we default to the maya project folder.

There's some implications, though, and I'll need your help to figure out the best behavior. Please read the below carefully and provide me with as much thoughts on this as you can:

*) if we remembered the last used format - should the default be
a) from the render settings or
b) some other default
(for example - regardless of render settings - always default to PNG but if something else is used - remember that choice for the future).
c) something else?
---> if there's a default and we change it to 'last used' - how long should we remember it? - until maya is restarted? -- between sessions?

*) if we remembered the last used path, should we default to the maya project path (if specified, as it currently is the case), then remember the last path if it is changed?
But again, there's more questions:
- what if you change the maya project path during the same session - what do we show in the VFB?
Imagine this case:
1. you save from VFB and it defaults to your maya project path
2. you change the path and we remember it
3. you change the maya project and save from VFB again - what do we do?

- same question as for the format - how long do we remember the last path - until maya is restarted or between sessions?

Any other comments are welcome.

[oglu]

Format should be the one from from the maya rendersettings.

The path should be the last during one maya session.
It does get lost after a restart.

[yolov]

Question - if the maya render settings has 'deep exr' - we won't be able to save that from the VFB - what should we do then? Shouldn't we default the 'save from VFB' to JPG/PNG - as it's what people most often do - they just want to quickly grab what's in the buffer (correct me if I'm wrong).

[oglu]

The fallback from deep would be multichannel EXR. Here for us.