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#Command line rendering..

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#20061From: Yuun-Yih YouJul 26, 1992 10:52 AM
>Video Post is only accessible from inside the program — not from the >command line. But if you want to risk damaging your hardware lock, >you can pull it out once you start rendering and the software won't Hmmm….a little misunderstanding….:) That's not the point. My problem is not that Video Post *need* or *don't need* hardware keylock to work with, the importance is this function must work *interactively* ! In my working house, we use my in-house software to gererate a serial batch files to do the batch rendering; but since the Video Post function can only entry via interactive mode, I cannot write a program to generate any rendering batch file which include Video Post effect! I hope that any rendering function which can be accessed via interactive mode, should have a correspond parameter in the command line rendering option. So we can use our program to generate a batch file, to involve all of rendering functions. I saw many hi-end 3D program did seperate their RENDERer to a stand along program, and let user to do any rendering control via parameter or configuration file. But 3DS do not. (and TOPAS do not yet…:) ps. In face, if the key-point is hardware keylock only, we have many simple way to eliminate this problem. Our technology can duplicate your Rainbow SentinelPro in 3 days, or hack the execution file in one week. But until now, the problem is between the *interactive* and *batch*, not the keylock….:) BTW, would you like to present some thing about 'Yost Group'? I am very interesting to this term. – Ray Tracy –
#20107From: Mike MorrisonJul 27, 1992 10:16 AM
Dude! Is that an overseas CIS ID? If so its "3DS does not." not "3DS do not.". Anyway, small issue. Also the expression is "In fact" not "In face". To answer your question. The Yost Group is the group that produced 3D Studio. Its headed by Gary Yost. As far as your rendering control issue, maybe IPAS will cover the bases for you. -MM PS. Who's Ray Tracey?
#20165From: MARTIN G FOSTERJul 27, 1992 10:55 PM
Ray or Yuun, The Yost Group has gone to Siggraph (big graphics show in Chicago, USA) and I understand your problem about video post not working from the command line. There are other things which do not work either and also some bugs in video post which I reported 6 months ago. The point is we do not live in a perfect world and no software will give you everything you want. Oh well, that's life! <g> Martin