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    • fredo6F Offline
      fredo6
      last edited by

      New Release: Animator - v2.6a - 12 Jan 20

      Requirement: LibFredo6 v9.5

      Minor release

      • New instructions for FFmpeg installation
      • 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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        stopping
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        Hi there,

        thank you for this incredible plugin! I've been using it for about half a year now creating animation films and it's truly one of the greatest SU plugins out there.

        However, since yesterday afternoon I'm experiencing a few bugs.

        1. Animations aren't previewed in the editor
        2. I can't select a specific time in my timeline any more. On mouseover it hovers in turquoise, however, nothing happens upon clicking. When I temporarily exit to SU and return to Animator it has then selected the moment I wasn't able to select previously. However, it doesn't show the animations that should have happened up to this point.
        3. When I proceed to "Generate a Video for the Film" it does not show a pop up window. It just hides all menus and displays a red frame around the editor.

        All these issues occured from one moment to the other. It was fine yesterday morning but started behaving like this in the afternoon. I tried to reinstall both the animator as well as the lib but it didn't help. I then proceeded to try the plugins in SU17 - same issues here.

        I'm using Win 10 Pro 64 Bit, SU19.2.222, Lib 9.5g, Animator 2.6a

        Here are the lines from the Ruby Console upon opening the animator:

        Error; #<ArgumentError; wrong number of arguments (given 2, expected 3)>
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6spline.rbe;46;in `evaluate'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6oscillation.rbe;291;in `bezier'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6oscillation.rbe;260;in `call'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6oscillation.rbe;260;in `double'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6oscillation.rbe;246;in `block in standard_function_calculate'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6oscillation.rbe;254;in `standard_function_calculate'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6oscillation.rbe;214;in `standard_interpolate'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6oscillation.rbe;61;in `interpolate'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_animator/animatoranimal.rbe;988;in `animal_apply_easing_oscillation'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_animator/animatoranimal.rbe;920;in `animal_calculate_ratio'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_animator/animatoranimal.rbe;852;in `block in animal_animate_contribution'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_animator/animatoranimal.rbe;845;in `each'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_animator/animatoranimal.rbe;845;in `animal_animate_contribution'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_animator/animatoranimal.rbe;638;in `animal_animate_processing'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_animator/animatoranimal.rbe;574;in `animal_animate_film'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_animator/animatorclipmanager.rbe;1356;in `clip_animate'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_animator/animatorclipmanager.rbe;1534;in `notify_from_clip_animation'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6animationengine.rbe;239;in `call'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6animationengine.rbe;239;in `notify_event'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6animationengine.rbe;447;in `perform'
        ...
        

        And this is what I get when I try to select a specific time from the timeline:

        Error; #<ArgumentError; wrong number of arguments (given 2, expected 3)>
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6spline.rbe;46;in `evaluate'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6oscillation.rbe;291;in `bezier'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6oscillation.rbe;260;in `call'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6oscillation.rbe;260;in `double'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6oscillation.rbe;246;in `block in standard_function_calculate'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6oscillation.rbe;58;in `interpolate'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_animator/animatoranimal.rbe;988;in `animal_apply_easing_oscillation'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_animator/animatoranimal.rbe;927;in `animal_calculate_ratio'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_animator/animatoranimal.rbe;852;in `block in animal_animate_contribution'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_animator/animatoranimal.rbe;845;in `each'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_animator/animatoranimal.rbe;845;in `animal_animate_contribution'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_animator/animatoranimal.rbe;638;in `animal_animate_processing'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_animator/animatoranimal.rbe;574;in `animal_animate_film'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_animator/animatorclipmanager.rbe;1356;in `clip_animate'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_animator/animatorclipmanager.rbe;1534;in `notify_from_clip_animation'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6animationengine.rbe;239;in `call'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6animationengine.rbe;239;in `notify_event'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6animationengine.rbe;447;in `perform'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6animationengine.rbe;317;in `rewind'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6animationengine.rbe;466;in `goto_time'
        ...
        

        This is the result from selecting "Generate a Video for the Film":

        RENDERING INIT
        Status natural = {}
        Status thea = ;not_supported
        Status ambient_occlusion = ;not_supported
        Status sketchFX = ;not_supported
        Status twilight = ;not_supported
        
        VRAY Init
        Status vray = ;not_supported
        Error; #<ArgumentError; wrong number of arguments (given 2, expected 3)>
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6spline.rbe;46;in `evaluate'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6oscillation.rbe;291;in `bezier'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6oscillation.rbe;260;in `call'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6oscillation.rbe;260;in `double'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6oscillation.rbe;246;in `block in standard_function_calculate'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_!libfredo6/body_lib6oscillation.rbe;58;in `interpolate'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_animator/animatoranimal.rbe;988;in `animal_apply_easing_oscillation'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_animator/animatoranimal.rbe;920;in `animal_calculate_ratio'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_animator/animatoranimal.rbe;852;in `block in animal_animate_contribution'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_animator/animatoranimal.rbe;845;in `each'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_animator/animatoranimal.rbe;845;in `animal_animate_contribution'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_animator/animatoranimal.rbe;638;in `animal_animate_processing'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_animator/animatoranimal.rbe;574;in `animal_animate_film'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_animator/animatorclipmanager.rbe;1356;in `clip_animate'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_animator/animatorclipmanager.rbe;1340;in `clip_animate_rewind'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_animator/animatordialogvideogeneration.rbe;582;in `assign_clip'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_animator/animatordialogvideogeneration.rbe;559;in `build_list_clips'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_animator/animatordialogvideogeneration.rbe;363;in `dialog_invoke'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_animator/animatortool.rbe;2206;in `movie_dialog'
        c;/users/steff/appdata/roaming/sketchup/sketchup 2019/sketchup/plugins/fredo6_animator/animatortool.rbe;2176;in `movie_clip_generation'
        ...
        
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        • fredo6F Offline
          fredo6
          last edited by

          Thanks for signaling.

          It should normally be fixed with LibFredo6 9.5h, just published.

          Fredo

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          • S Offline
            stopping
            last edited by

            @fredo6 said:

            Thanks for signaling.

            It should normally be fixed with LibFredo6 9.5h, just published.

            Fredo

            Excellent, Thanks for the quick reply! That actually solved it!

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              Emersonvip
              last edited by

              any chance to work with Enscape?

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              • fredo6F Offline
                fredo6
                last edited by

                @emersonvip said:

                any chance to work with Enscape?

                No for the time being. I would need to liaise with the Enscape developers to see if something can be done.

                Fredo

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                  Emersonvip
                  last edited by

                  That would be wonderful.

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                  • MechaHercM Offline
                    MechaHerc
                    last edited by

                    Hi guys, i got problem with new version, am i missing something here?

                    the exploded filter not working in vray rendered..


                    Vray Rendered


                    Sketchup Animation

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                    • C Offline
                      Chelle
                      last edited by

                      Hi,

                      I love the animator and it works great for creating spinning camera angles of my building designs however I've found an issue when rendering animations involving movement and kinetics of doors.

                      The animation works fine within Sketchup and in Animator. It also shows on the interactive render within Vray.
                      However when it comes to creating the MP4, it is only rendering the first image of the closed doors on repeat and not creating an animation.

                      This is the video which I am trying to render using Vray Next (working when just using Sketchup):

                      This is an example of the videos I have been creating where it has worked fine and rendered in Vray:

                      Please help as I am loving the software so far and would like the animated door videos to match the showcasing of the model.

                      Versions I am using:
                      Sketchup - Sketchup Pro 2020
                      Vray - Vray Next 4.20.01 Feb 18 2020
                      Fredo6 Animator - 2.6c - 19 Mar 20

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                      • fredo6F Offline
                        fredo6
                        last edited by

                        Could you post or PM the model.

                        Difficult to find out without.

                        Also, when you run the video generation, could you leave the Ruby Console open. There are traces showing the processing of frames. And there may be errors as well.

                        Thanks

                        Fredo

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                        • C Offline
                          Chelle
                          last edited by

                          Hi,

                          Thanks for replying.

                          I've attached the model as well for you to look at.

                          Ruby Console was showing the following, however I was having the same issue where it was rendering the first frame on repeat/no movement :

                          RENDERING INIT
                          Status natural = {}
                          Status thea = ;not_supported
                          Status ambient_occlusion = ;not_supported
                          Status sketchFX = ;not_supported
                          Status twilight = ;not_supported
                          
                          VRAY Init
                          Status vray = nil
                          ;beg_time => 0
                          ;end_time => 6.0
                          ;frame_rate => 15
                          ;speed_factor => 1.0
                          ;reversed_play => nil
                          ;transparent => false
                          ;dimX => 1440
                          ;dimY => 864
                          ;dim_mode => "r5_3"
                          ;filter => {
                          }  (;filter)
                          ;root_dir => (Don't want to post this bit publicly)
                          ;movie_dir => "Cedar Garden Room Doors - 12-Apr-2020 10-18-12"
                          ;movie_name => "Door Move"
                          ;date_modified => 1586615101.854707
                          ;movie_formats => {
                             ;mp4 => true
                             ;mov => false
                          }  (;movie_formats)
                          ;rendering_method => ;vray
                          MOVIE PX = 1440 PY = 864 transpa = false
                          
                          VRAY Movie frame 1 animation time = 0.00s 
                          Path = U1586683108_Image01.png
                          AFTER launching Rendering and Timer; status = true
                          VRAY Status check - status = 6
                          VRay rendering not finished yet elapsed = 2.00s
                          VRAY Status check - status = 6
                          VRay rendering not finished yet elapsed = 4.00s
                          VRAY Status check - status = 6
                          VRay rendering not finished yet elapsed = 5.99s
                          VRAY Status check - status = 6
                          VRay rendering not finished yet elapsed = 8.46s
                          VRAY Status check - status = 4
                          VRAY Finished after 10.47s
                          
                          VRAY Movie frame 2 animation time = 0.07s 
                          Path = U1586683108_Image02.png
                          AFTER launching Rendering and Timer; status = true
                          VRAY Status check - status = 6
                          VRay rendering not finished yet elapsed = 1.99s
                          VRAY Status check - status = 6
                          VRay rendering not finished yet elapsed = 3.99s
                          VRAY Status check - status = 6
                          VRay rendering not finished yet elapsed = 5.99s
                          VRAY Status check - status = 6
                          VRay rendering not finished yet elapsed = 7.99s
                          VRAY Status check - status = 4
                          VRAY Finished after 9.99s
                          
                          VRAY Movie frame 3 animation time = 0.13s 
                          Path = U1586683108_Image03.png
                          AFTER launching Rendering and Timer; status = true
                          VRAY Status check - status = 6
                          VRay rendering not finished yet elapsed = 2.01s
                          VRAY Status check - status = 6
                          VRay rendering not finished yet elapsed = 4.01s
                          VRAY Status check - status = 6
                          VRay rendering not finished yet elapsed = 6.01s
                          VRAY Status check - status = 6
                          VRay rendering not finished yet elapsed = 8.02s
                          VRAY Status check - status = 4
                          VRAY Finished after 10.01s
                          
                          VRAY Movie frame 4 animation time = 0.20s 
                          Path = U1586683108_Image04.png
                          AFTER launching Rendering and Timer; status = true
                          VRAY Status check - status = 6
                          VRay rendering not finished yet elapsed = 2.00s
                          VRAY Status check - status = 6
                          VRay rendering not finished yet elapsed = 4.02s
                          VRAY Status check - status = 6
                          VRay rendering not finished yet elapsed = 6.02s
                          VRAY Status check - status = 6
                          VRay rendering not finished yet elapsed = 8.02s
                          VRAY Status check - status = 4
                          VRAY Finished after 10.02s
                          
                          VRAY Movie frame 5 animation time = 0.27s 
                          Path = U1586683108_Image05.png
                          AFTER launching Rendering and Timer; status = true
                          VRAY Status check - status = 6
                          VRay rendering not finished yet elapsed = 1.99s
                          VRAY Status check - status = 6
                          VRay rendering not finished yet elapsed = 3.99s
                          VRAY Status check - status = 6
                          VRay rendering not finished yet elapsed = 5.99s
                          VRAY Status check - status = 6
                          VRay rendering not finished yet elapsed = 7.99s
                          VRAY Status check - status = 4
                          VRAY Finished after 9.99s
                          
                          VRAY Movie frame 6 animation time = 0.33s 
                          Path = U1586683108_Image06.png
                          AFTER launching Rendering and Timer; status = true
                          VRAY Status check - status = 6
                          VRay rendering not finished yet elapsed = 2.00s
                          VRAY Status check - status = 6
                          VRay rendering not finished yet elapsed = 4.00s
                          VRAY Status check - status = 6
                          VRay rendering not finished yet elapsed = 5.99s
                          VRAY Status check - status = 6
                          VRay rendering not finished yet elapsed = 8.01s
                          VRAY Status check - status = 6
                          VRay rendering not finished yet elapsed = 10.02s
                          VRAY Status check - status = 4
                          VRAY Finished after 12.03s
                          
                          VRAY Movie frame 7 animation time = 0.40s 
                          Path = U1586683108_Image07.png
                          AFTER launching Rendering and Timer; status = true
                          VRAY Status check - status = 6
                          VRay rendering not finished yet elapsed = 1.99s
                          VRAY Status check - status = 1
                          VRAY Error or Time out
                          
                          VRAY Movie frame 8 animation time = 0.47s 
                          Path = U1586683108_Image08.png
                          AFTER launching Rendering and Timer; status = true
                          INTERRUPT true
                          VRAY STOP timer = 31539
                          VRAY STOP timer = 
                          

                          I stopped the render at this point as this is when there is a gap in the door which is easily visible to see if it is working.

                          Thanks.


                          Model I'm Using

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                          • S Offline
                            Serge73
                            last edited by

                            @fredo6 said:

                            Could you post or PM the model.

                            Also, when you run the video generation, could you leave the Ruby Console open. There are traces showing the processing of frames. And there may be errors as well.

                            Fredo

                            The problem appears on any primitive model. For example, rectilinear movement of a cube.

                            The problem with SketchUP 2020 and V-REY 4.20.01
                            Render only the first frame. The clip consists of the same frames, the duration is not important.

                            there is a problem on the forum

                            ;beg_time => 0
                            ;end_time => 2.0
                            ;frame_rate => 25
                            ;speed_factor => 1.0
                            ;reversed_play => false
                            ;transparent => false
                            ;dimX => 740
                            ;dimY => 416
                            ;dim_mode => "r16_9"
                            ;filter => {
                            }  (;filter)
                            ;root_dir => "C;/TEMP/Animator Videos"
                            ;movie_dir => "test - 14-Apr-2020 23-57-29"
                            ;movie_name => "Film 1"
                            ;date_modified => 1586890168.103433
                            ;movie_formats => {
                               ;mp4 => true
                               ;mov => false
                            }  (;movie_formats)
                            ;rendering_method => ;vray
                            MOVIE PX = 740 PY = 416 transpa = false
                            
                            VRAY Movie frame 1 animation time = 0.00s 
                            Path = U1586890672_Image01.png
                            AFTER launching Rendering and Timer; status = true
                            VRAY Status check - status = 4
                            VRAY Finished after 1.99s
                            
                            VRAY Movie frame 2 animation time = 0.04s 
                            Path = U1586890672_Image02.png
                            AFTER launching Rendering and Timer; status = true
                            VRAY Status check - status = 4
                            VRAY Finished after 1.99s
                            
                            VRAY Movie frame 3 animation time = 0.08s 
                            Path = U1586890672_Image03.png
                            AFTER launching Rendering and Timer; status = true
                            VRAY Status check - status = 4
                            VRAY Finished after 2.00s
                            
                            
                            ......cut out........
                            
                            
                            VRAY Movie frame 49 animation time = 1.92s 
                            Path = U1586890672_Image49.png
                            AFTER launching Rendering and Timer; status = true
                            VRAY Status check - status = 4
                            VRAY Finished after 2.00s
                            
                            VRAY Movie frame 50 animation time = 1.96s 
                            Path = U1586890672_Image50.png
                            AFTER launching Rendering and Timer; status = true
                            VRAY Status check - status = 4
                            VRAY Finished after 1.99s
                            
                            VRAY Movie frame 51 animation time = 2.00s 
                            Path = U1586890672_Image51.png
                            AFTER launching Rendering and Timer; status = true
                            VRAY Status check - status = 4
                            VRAY Finished after 2.00s
                            VRAY STOP timer = 
                            
                            Command FFmpeg for mp4 = "C;/Program Files/ffmpeg/bin/ffmpeg.exe" -framerate 25 -i "U1586890672_Image%02d.png" -c;v libx264 -pix_fmt yuv420p -q;v 1  "Film 1.mp4" 2> FFmpeg_log_mp4.txt
                            ===> Status FFmpeg for mp4 = true
                            
                            Command FFmpeg for mov = "C;/Program Files/ffmpeg/bin/ffmpeg.exe" -i "Film 1.mp4" -acodec copy -vcodec copy -f mov "Film 1.mov" 2> FFmpeg_log_mov.txt
                            ===> Status FFmpeg for mov = true
                            
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                            • T Offline
                              TonyAU
                              last edited by

                              Hi,
                              Before I get into my issue I would like to thank Fredo for the hard work in creating this plug-in, it's awesome!!
                              Now I just need to check if anyone else is having issues with animating camera views, For some reason in this release the camera's seem to be glitching.. If I save a camera view in the animator, they start in the correct position then jump out to an unexpected view then finish on the correct location.. There's no fluidity to the movement, not sure if it's something I'm doing wrong though.. It definitely could be.. 😄

                              Let me know your thoughts

                              Cheers..


                              Capture.PNG

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                              • fredo6F Offline
                                fredo6
                                last edited by

                                @tonyAU

                                It would help to have the model.

                                Do you use only ONE camera or several?

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                                  TonyAU
                                  last edited by

                                  Hi Fredo,
                                  File attached, I think it happens on all my files so don't know if it's my end or yours.. I can live without it, I just thought I would put it out there and give you the heads up.

                                  cheers for all your hard work..


                                  Animator Cam test.skp

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                                  • fredo6F Offline
                                    fredo6
                                    last edited by

                                    @TonyAU,

                                    Thanks for the model.

                                    It helped me to realize that there was a bug in the interpolation of cameras when they are in Parallel projection.

                                    I fixed it and it will go in LibFredo6 v10.1.

                                    Fredo

                                    Film 1.gif

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                                      TonyAU
                                      last edited by

                                      Your a legend..

                                      Thank you Fredo

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                                        serland
                                        last edited by

                                        Hi all,

                                        Sorry but the problem persits, with LibFredo 10.1 and lastest Animator ver. when the VRay mode is selected it only renders the first frame in the final video.

                                        I attach the skp file and the video.

                                        Natural Animation
                                        
                                        ;beg_time => 0
                                        ;end_time => 1.0
                                        ;frame_rate => 25
                                        ;speed_factor => 1.0
                                        ;reversed_play => nil
                                        ;transparent => false
                                        ;dimX => 1498
                                        ;dimY => 856
                                        ;dim_mode => "viewport"
                                        ;filter => {
                                        }  (;filter)
                                        ;root_dir => "C;/Users/serland/Desktop/Animator Videos"
                                        ;movie_dir => "Sin título - 29-Apr-2020 12-08-02"
                                        ;movie_name => "Film 1"
                                        ;date_modified => 1588154844.373782
                                        ;movie_formats => {
                                           ;mp4 => true
                                           ;mov => false
                                        }  (;movie_formats)
                                        ;rendering_method => ;natural
                                        MOVIE PX = 1498 PY = 856 transpa = false
                                        
                                        NATURAL image 1 time = 0s Image01.png frame = 1 res = 1498x856
                                        
                                        NATURAL image 2 time = 0.04s Image02.png frame = 2 res = 1498x856
                                        
                                        NATURAL image 3 time = 0.08s Image03.png frame = 3 res = 1498x856
                                        
                                        NATURAL image 4 time = 0.12s Image04.png frame = 4 res = 1498x856
                                        
                                        ... cut ...
                                        
                                        NATURAL image 24 time = 0.9200000000000003s Image24.png frame = 24 res = 1498x856
                                        
                                        NATURAL image 25 time = 0.9600000000000003s Image25.png frame = 25 res = 1498x856
                                        
                                        NATURAL image 26 time = 1.0s Image26.png frame = 26 res = 1498x856
                                        
                                        Command FFmpeg for mp4 = "D;/FFMPEG/bin/ffmpeg.exe" -framerate 25 -i "Image%02d.png" -c;v libx264 -pix_fmt yuv420p -q;v 1  "Film 1.mp4" 2> FFmpeg_log_mp4.txt
                                        ===> Status FFmpeg for mp4 = true
                                        
                                        Command FFmpeg for mov = "D;/FFMPEG/bin/ffmpeg.exe" -i "Film 1.mp4" -acodec copy -vcodec copy -f mov "Film 1.mov" 2> FFmpeg_log_mov.txt
                                        ===> Status FFmpeg for mov = true
                                        
                                        VRay Animation
                                        ;beg_time => 0
                                        ;end_time => 1.0
                                        ;frame_rate => 25
                                        ;speed_factor => 1.0
                                        ;reversed_play => nil
                                        ;transparent => false
                                        ;dimX => 1498
                                        ;dimY => 856
                                        ;dim_mode => "viewport"
                                        ;filter => {
                                        }  (;filter)
                                        ;root_dir => "C;/Users/serland/Desktop/Animator Videos"
                                        ;movie_dir => "Sin título - 29-Apr-2020 12-09-18"
                                        ;movie_name => "Film 1"
                                        ;date_modified => 1588154844.373782
                                        ;movie_formats => {
                                           ;mp4 => true
                                           ;mov => false
                                        }  (;movie_formats)
                                        ;rendering_method => ;vray
                                        MOVIE PX = 1498 PY = 856 transpa = false
                                        
                                        VRAY Movie frame 1 animation time = 0.00s 
                                        Path = U1588154971_Image01.png
                                        AFTER launching Rendering and Timer; status = true
                                        VRAY Status check - status = 6
                                        VRay rendering not finished yet elapsed = 1.99s
                                        VRAY Status check - status = 6
                                        VRay rendering not finished yet elapsed = 3.99s
                                        VRAY Status check - status = 4
                                        VRAY Finished after 6.00s
                                        
                                        VRAY Movie frame 2 animation time = 0.04s 
                                        Path = U1588154971_Image02.png
                                        AFTER launching Rendering and Timer; status = true
                                        VRAY Status check - status = 6
                                        VRay rendering not finished yet elapsed = 1.99s
                                        VRAY Status check - status = 6
                                        VRay rendering not finished yet elapsed = 3.99s
                                        VRAY Status check - status = 4
                                        VRAY Finished after 5.99s
                                        
                                        ... cut...
                                        
                                        VRAY Movie frame 26 animation time = 1.00s 
                                        Path = U1588154971_Image26.png
                                        AFTER launching Rendering and Timer; status = true
                                        VRAY Status check - status = 6
                                        VRay rendering not finished yet elapsed = 2.00s
                                        VRAY Status check - status = 6
                                        VRay rendering not finished yet elapsed = 4.00s
                                        VRAY Status check - status = 6
                                        VRay rendering not finished yet elapsed = 6.00s
                                        VRAY Status check - status = 4
                                        VRAY Finished after 8.00s
                                        VRAY STOP timer = 
                                        
                                        Command FFmpeg for mp4 = "D;/FFMPEG/bin/ffmpeg.exe" -framerate 25 -i "U1588154971_Image%02d.png" -c;v libx264 -pix_fmt yuv420p -q;v 1  "Film 1.mp4" 2> FFmpeg_log_mp4.txt
                                        ===> Status FFmpeg for mp4 = true
                                        
                                        Command FFmpeg for mov = "D;/FFMPEG/bin/ffmpeg.exe" -i "Film 1.mp4" -acodec copy -vcodec copy -f mov "Film 1.mov" 2> FFmpeg_log_mov.txt
                                        ===> Status FFmpeg for mov = true
                                        

                                        Thanks for your job


                                        Sin título.skp


                                        Animator.mov

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                                        • A Offline
                                          Atilla_Ahmediye
                                          last edited by

                                          Hello Thank your for this amazing plug-in...it is really cool 👍

                                          I guess it is needs to be patch to work with Vray Next (4.20.02).

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                                            TDahl
                                            last edited by

                                            Is there a way to control the thickness or weight of edges (lines) as they appear in the exported movie frames (MP4, etc.)? I am using SketchUp Pro 2018 with Animator v2.6c. I noticed that edges are rendered with thicker lines in Animator's frames than they are when I use SketchUp Pro 2018's native Export > Animation function.

                                            In a video editor, I would like to seamlessly transition from a native animation exported clip to an Animator-exported clip, but there is a clear visual discontinuity between the line thicknesses of the two clips at the transition point. Attached is a still picture with a native animation-export on the left and an Animator-export on the right. The boundary is a bit subtle side-by-side, but it is a quite evident "pop" when viewing a video that abruptly jumps from the thinner to the thicker line weight.
                                            Comparison of edge line thickness between native SketchUp and Animator exported frames

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