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

alexpacio2013

@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?

fredo6

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

alexpacio2013

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.

fredo6

Did you look in the Animation settings?

alexpacio2013

@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.

alexpacio2013

@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.
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fredo6

@alexpacio2013 said in [Plugin Beta] Animator - v4.4a - 01 Jun 25:

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.

If you wish to have the objects animated, then it means you rely on Animator. Neither Sketchup nor VRay can move objects between scenes.

With the latest version of Animator and VRay 6 or 7, you can use the VRay batch mode, or the VRay cloud for remote rendering.

alexpacio2013

@fredo6 Yes, I've seen it, but the problem is that you can't do object animation and scene transitions with Animator simultaneously. In practice, you have to make two videos and then work with a video editor, which doesn't seem like a good solution to me. It would have been nice if Animator's batch mode also included transitions, with an option.

fredo6

New Release: Animator - v4.5a - 22 Jul 25

Requirement: LibFredo6 v15.4

Animator 4.5a is a maintenance release for:

Fix for Thea Render (reverse Animation mode). You need also to upgrade Thea.

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

See Main Post of the Animator thread for more information.

jamesmeng

Hi, I find one error in animator plugin, in fact I find it at the version v4.4.
the speed factor is not correct. previously I will set 0.75 factor for speed that mean if you create a 10seconds video and set factor as 0.75, normally the final video should be 13.3seconds. however for new version of animator if you set 0.75 it becomes 24.1 seconds.

if it does a bug, please correct it as before.

fredo6

With Animator v4.5a, I cannot reproduce the issue, whether in interactive mode or when generation the video.

Could you be more precise and tell me where you set the speed factor.

jamesmeng

@fredo6

Please see above image. for previous verisons (before v4.4) for example if you choose 0.75 (frame tate I choose 45f/s I don't know if it affects the speed), and if your video last 100 seconds, then the video generated will be 133seconds, that mean 100/133=0.75 (this is exactly the factor you choose).

however after I install v4.4 version, and choose the 0.75 factor, the generated video will last 241seconds, and even I input 0.95 factor, the video last 170seconds around. I think maybe there is something you can adjust in your program. to make the speed factor back to normal.