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    [Plugin] Animator - v4.5a - 22 Jul 25

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    • J Offline
      jamesmeng
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      hi I installed the animator latest version, and open it why it have note that let me to update the newest version of animator?

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        fredo6
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        Can you be more precise on the message.

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          bahman00 Newcomers
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          @fredo6 said in [Plugin Beta] Animator - v4.3d - 17 Mar 25:

          Can you be more precise on the message.

          hi to all
          this version expire 31may25
          when appear new trial?

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            jamesmeng
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            I already installed the newest version of Animator V4.3D, When I try to open it, it said " this version of animator has expired please upgrade to the latest version....." I open the link of sketchucation, but it is still for V4.3D download. however I already install it.

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              kws
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              Will the expiration date be extended from 31may 25 as is no longer plays etc

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                Nicole_M_W Newcomers @fredo6
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                @fredo6

                Hello i am having the same problems after the update as James. I have allready reinnstall everything, including Sktechup it didnt help. Is there a soultion to this?

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                  fredo6
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                  New Release: Animator - v4.4a - 01 Jun 25

                  Requirement: LibFredo6 v15.2


                  Animator 4.4a is a maintenance release for:

                  • Extension of Validity

                  See plugin home page of Animator for Download of RBZ from the PluginStore.

                  See Main Post of the Animator thread for more information.

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                    jamesmeng @fredo6
                    last edited by

                    @fredo6 hello everything ok now after I download and install 4.4a
                    your animator is so important for me so please pay attension to expiration date of your animator version.
                    animator is the very important reason I still use sketchup.
                    and I believe 99% people in this world still not realized how important animator useful.

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                      Dave R @jamesmeng
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                      @jamesmeng said in [Plugin Beta] Animator - v4.4a - 01 Jun 25:

                      your animator is so important for me so please ...

                      Have you made a donation to Fredo6 for his great work on this free extension?

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                        kws
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                        Hi Fredo
                        I have Version 23 of sketchup i still cant get the latest update to work i have uninstalled & Reinstalled but not joy
                        I have tried putting an earlier version (IE 4.1 etc ) this loads with toolbars but warning states it need updating
                        is it possible to have an earlier versoin with extended period if this does not work

                        Thanks

                        Kev

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                          fredo6
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                          What exactly does NOT work?

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                            kws
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                            sorry fredo , i had appologised & thought replied to my post saying i had got it working it once period extended (it was down to having an earlier version of your reference tool )

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                              Nilmadi Newcomers
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                              Hi,

                              I'm using Fredo6 Animator in SketchUp Pro 2022 along with V-Ray 5 to render an animation of about 5000 frames.

                              The problem is that with every rendered frame, the RAM usage increases slightly, and it never goes down. After around 500 frames, the memory usage gets so high that the process slows down significantly or crashes altogether.

                              I have plenty of RAM, so the issue doesn't seem to be hardware-related. I suspect the memory is not being released properly after each frame is rendered.

                              Is there any way to force Fredo6 or V-Ray to release memory after each frame? Or maybe a known workaround or setting that helps avoid this memory buildup during long renders?

                              Any help or guidance would be really appreciated!
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                                fredo6
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                                Animator has no control over VRay inner processing. Anyway, it's not surprising that the memory usage increases for a long job.

                                I would suggest you render by piece, say 100 frames. This feature is available in the latest version of Animator, with VRay 6 or 7. You may also use the cloud rendering.

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                                  alexpacio2013 @fredo6
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                                  @fredo6 Is it possible with Animator to perform an automatic batch that automates the rendering with V-Ray 7 of all active scenes, including the transition between scenes?

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                                  • fredo6F Offline
                                    fredo6
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                                    Not in the current version. However, I think VRay has this function by default

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                                      alexpacio2013
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                                      I haven't found this function in the V-Ray batch command. Basically, the batch function follows the renders of all active scenes but not the transition between them.

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                                      • fredo6F Offline
                                        fredo6
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                                        Did you look in the Animation settings?

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                                          alexpacio2013 @fredo6
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                                          @fredo6 Yes, the option you're referring to is only for SketchUp exports of images, including the transitions between scenes, but not for V-Ray batch.
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                                            alexpacio2013 @fredo6
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                                            @fredo6 Looking more carefully in the manual, I found how to create scene animations from V-Ray, but it doesn't include object animation—only the transition between scenes. It would be nice to have the transitions in batch with Fredo Animator.
                                            link --->>

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