disable/grey-out all DR related controls when DR disabled

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1

it is too hard to see is DR already enabled or not by just seeing the “enable” checkbox without disabling all related controls.
I often missed the DR because of this.

2

I remember to read somewhere that there may be a DR on/off control directly in the cVFB soon - and the option to switch it on/off (well, at least “on”) even during rendering :smiley: The design of the “new” DR allows this imho. I can be wrong with both though.

Good Luck

3

IIRC it is already possible to switch DR on/off during the rendering.

4

Well at least not with 1.6.x. But what works is to have nodes in the DR list and switching them on while rendering - they chime in (very nice btw.) even without using “search lan during render”. There will be double entries in the DR list though (Mantis #2614).

Good Luck

5

thanks guys but, even though I can turn-on DR during rendering progress but imo it is still more convenient for me if I can see all DR controls is disabled when the “enable” checkbox is disabled.
simply its just like when I uncheck the MtlOverride / LUT / sharpblur / BloomGlare and so on.

6

FYI: Just tried DB2017-08-09 only to check if some bug still exists and YES :smiley: You can turn on/off DR during rendering - what a cool feature…

As for disabling controls: You would not be able to change nodes/nodelist/assignment while rendering without DR, I would not do it.

Good Luck

7

yes frood I see DR is now switchable during rendering. that’s nice :smiley:

if I run render without check “enable DR” and then get out to somewhere, I still able to check the render progress via TeamViewer in my android and switch the DR on. but, what if I run render without check “enable DR” then go to sleep? there is no TeamViewer in my dreams
why didn’t I check “enable DR”? Because I see every DR related controls is enabled with all checked nodeList but I mistakenly don’t see the little one enableDR checkbox is disabled.
thanks for your attention :smiley:

8

I have this on a button in my personal toolbar to toggle DR on/off. I’m a bit bashful to send such stuff escpecially to you :wink: But it helps me a lot. You see at one glance without calling any dialogues if DR is on or off.


macroScript Toggle_Corona_DR
	category:"DragAndDrop"
	toolTip:"Toggle Corona DR"
	icon:#("Systems",3)
(
	callbacks.removeScripts id:#CoronaDRToggle
	callbacks.addScript #renderParamsChanged "updateToolbarButtons()" id:#CoronaDRToggle

	on isEnabled do (
		return hasproperty renderers.current "dr_enable"
	)

	on isChecked do (
		if (hasproperty renderers.current "dr_enable") then (
			return renderers.current.dr_enable
		)
		else return false
	)

	on execute do (
		if (hasproperty renderers.current "dr_enable") then (
			animate off (renderers.current.dr_enable= not renderers.current.dr_enable)
			if renderSceneDialog.isOpen() then renderSceneDialog.update()
		)
	)
)

Good Luck

Edit: Added check for active Auto Key to avoid creation of renderer property controller key(s).
Edit: using animate off instead of toggling auto key

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9

Thats simply a nice idea frood, many thanks!
Never thought of handle this issue with mxs, i think i need more play times for having a consistent brain.