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#Net Que .TGA files & PAR

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#132610From: michael harmonNov 1, 1994 9:57 AM

3DSR3 netque PAR & .TGA I have just spent 19 hours (for the 3rd time) rendering .TGA files in net que and when I try to copy then into my PAR drive.. PAR claims that they are the wrong type or that they are corrupted. If I render these files without net que, they are fine, Note that I use the same project file and PAR software 1.30b .Anybody have a clue?

#132639From: Brian Rudolph [Adesk]Nov 1, 1994 11:05 AM

You will sometimes get this error even if the TGA files are valid if the PAR drive needs to be optimized. Try clearing out the PAR drive and then doing an OPTIMIZE.

#132640From: Brian Rudolph [Adesk]Nov 1, 1994 11:06 AM

Oh yeah, if that fails, a reformat of the PAR drive might be needed.

#132683From: MARTIN G FOSTERNov 1, 1994 2:29 PM

Michael, >> PAR claims that they are the wrong type or that they are corrupted.<< what does file/info say about these files? (bit-depth, width, height). Check both sets of files (rendering the normal way, and then with net queue). I'd guess that the rez would be different because of some display driver overriding your width and height choices.

#132691From: ROBERT RITGERNov 1, 1994 2:42 PM

Mike: A coupla shots if Brian's ideas don't pan out: Make sure the files when net-rendered are not COMPRESSED TGA's. If they are don't sweat it as you could uncompress them with an .IFL directly to the PAR. Make sure that the directory on the PAR to which you are attempting to copy the TGA's has no file which has a name beginning with the same four characters as your new TGA's.

#132824From: Don LandisNov 2, 1994 3:28 AM

Robert: The Par handles compressed tga's just fine. If the buffer isn't at least 1800 the Par won't receive an alpha channel ladened file.

#132845From: ROBERT RITGERNov 2, 1994 8:37 AM

Don: Thanks for enlightening me on the compressed .TGA's. I had it stuck in my mind that I got this error message when I tried it. No doubt it was a compressed .tga with alpha 🙂 Bob

#132717From: Oral FriendNov 1, 1994 4:52 PM

I had that problem when the .TGA files were rendered WITH the alpha channel. WHen I changed that back to 24-bit NO alpha, all was fine.

#132785From: michael harmonNov 1, 1994 11:16 PM

Thanx for the many responses, i checked out all of your ideas and here are the results: 1)by removing the alpha channel, my .TGA files will render directly to the PAR drive…and it doesn't seem to matter if the are compressed or not. 2) I am trying to render the very same files in video post right now… and PAR just accepted it. That seems to solve the problem. Thanx everybody!

#132825From: Don LandisNov 2, 1994 3:28 AM

you need to set your buffer for the alpha file size. (B:1800). Then you can render to Par with alpha. It's in the Par manual! Your right about compression. Par recognizes 3DS compressed tgas.