render scene dialog - output size presets ?

[lucpet]

A script I've been playing with recently has tackled this
eg
case rdoSize.state of
(
1: [renderWidth = 1920, renderHeight = 1080]
2: [renderWidth = 1280, renderHeight = 720]
3: [renderWidth = 720, renderHeight = 576]
4: [renderWidth = 240, renderHeight = 192]
)

I had to set each size as I didn't find the presets. But that's not to say it wasn't there I
just gave up after finding "an" answer.
In the code above I placed it in radio buttons as I didn't need a lot of settings, I just used pal and HD
Hope this helps
Good luck

[skunk184]

thanks Luke,

I was thinking I may have to do something like this but seems a little strange there is no command with an integer switch for this(atleast I cant find it). It makes me wonder where max is calling this from.

thanks again for your suggestion,

Craig

[lo]

It's calling it from 3dsmax.ini

you can use standard setIniSetting command to change it:

[PresetOutputSize0]
PresetWidth=320
PresetHeight=240
PresetAspect=1.000000
[PresetOutputSize1]
PresetWidth=256
PresetHeight=243
PresetAspect=1.265625
[PresetOutputSize2]
PresetWidth=512
PresetHeight=486
PresetAspect=1.265625
[PresetOutputSize3]
PresetWidth=640
PresetHeight=480
PresetAspect=1.000000
[PresetOutputSize4]
PresetWidth=720
PresetHeight=486
PresetAspect=0.900000
[PresetOutputSize5]
PresetWidth=800
PresetHeight=600
PresetAspect=1.000000

[lucpet]

It's calling it from 3dsmax.ini

you can use standard setIniSetting command to change it:



Thanks lo
It never even occurred to me to look there.
I don't suppose you could share some code on how to access it and put it back into a dropdownlist, it would help me greatly with another project I'm working on.

[lo]

this will return the 6 presets as point3 values consisting of width, height, and pixel aspect ratio.

fn getSizePresets =
(
local f = getMAXIniFile()
local headerStr = "PresetOutputSize"
local presetWidthStr = "PresetWidth"
local presetHeightStr = "PresetHeight"
local presetAspectStr = "PresetAspect"
local sizes = for i = 0 to 5 collect
(
local header = headerStr+(i as string)
local width = getIniSetting f header presetWidthStr
local height = getIniSetting f header presetHeightStr
local aspect = getIniSetting f header presetAspectStr
[width as integer,height as integer,aspect as float]
)
)

[lucpet]

Thanks lo
An old Aussie saying "Your bloods worth bottling"

[denisT]

Thanks lo
An old Aussie saying "Your bloods worth bottling"
for any not Australian as me for an easier reading: :)
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[lucpet]

hahaha well done denisT

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