Pixlmonky
07-22-2008, 03:32 AM
I have found some wierd things with command line rendering. If I turn off my render layers in the Maya file and try to access them thru command calls, I get some wierd results.
- Rendered Maya file, command line, with render layers on (in the file)
.... renders fine
- Rendered Maya file, command line, with render layers off, calling specific render layers
.... renders much slower
what is the proper syntax?
- render -s 1 -e 1 -l renderlayerA -l renderLayerB -l renderLayerC E:\myMayaFile.ma
that really only works if I already have those layers turned on in the Maya file.
if I don't have any render layers on, it will not render anything.
- render -s 1 -e 1 -rl renderlayerA -rl renderLayerB -rl renderLayerC E:\myMayaFile.ma
allows me to specifically pick the render layers I want without changing the Maya file,
but renders slower. I am guessing it is reloading everything this way (per frame)?
Some useful info....
Maya 8.5, WinXp, Quad Core
some layers are Maya Software, some are MR
there are layer overrides for specific render options
there are some texture overrides for one layer
I do still have the problem when I only render the "same" layers (no overrides at all)
cheers
pixlmonky
- Rendered Maya file, command line, with render layers on (in the file)
.... renders fine
- Rendered Maya file, command line, with render layers off, calling specific render layers
.... renders much slower
what is the proper syntax?
- render -s 1 -e 1 -l renderlayerA -l renderLayerB -l renderLayerC E:\myMayaFile.ma
that really only works if I already have those layers turned on in the Maya file.
if I don't have any render layers on, it will not render anything.
- render -s 1 -e 1 -rl renderlayerA -rl renderLayerB -rl renderLayerC E:\myMayaFile.ma
allows me to specifically pick the render layers I want without changing the Maya file,
but renders slower. I am guessing it is reloading everything this way (per frame)?
Some useful info....
Maya 8.5, WinXp, Quad Core
some layers are Maya Software, some are MR
there are layer overrides for specific render options
there are some texture overrides for one layer
I do still have the problem when I only render the "same" layers (no overrides at all)
cheers
pixlmonky