[Plugin Beta] Animator - v4.0a - 02 Apr 24

jerrylambe

Hi All,

Ref: macOS Sonoma 14.2.1 (23C71)

After Mac (Studio) update along with macOS Sonoma 14.2.1 I can’t seem to get FFmpeg to load, to create videos within Animator. Would rather record inside SU than using screen record etc. Would appreciate any help/ideas? > Love this pLugin.

Many Thanks,

Jerry

rown2000

@fredo6 said:

If you installed Twilight and it is a compatible version, it should automatically appear in the list of Rendering software in Animator.

Can you run Twilight in Sketchup (independently of Animator)?

Can you give me the version of Twilight.

is Twilight Render V2, Hobby, x64 for Windows. it´s a free version

fredo6

@jerrylambe said:

After Mac (Studio) update along with macOS Sonoma 14.2.1 I can’t seem to get FFmpeg to load, to create videos within Animator. Would rather record inside SU than using screen record etc. Would appreciate any help/ideas? > Love this pLugin.

There may be a new version of FFmpeg compatible with Sonoma, as this upgrade of MacOS is causing several problems in many software, including Sketchup. Did you download and install a recent version, marked compatible?

I'll check on my side when I have time, although I did not upgrade to Sonoma.

jerrylambe

@fredo6 said:

@jerrylambe said:

After Mac (Studio) update along with macOS Sonoma 14.2.1 I can’t seem to get FFmpeg to load, to create videos within Animator. Would rather record inside SU than using screen record etc. Would appreciate any help/ideas? > Love this pLugin.

There may be a new version of FFmpeg compatible with Sonoma, as this upgrade of MacOS is causing several problems in many software, including Sketchup. Did you download and install a recent version, marked compatible?

I'll check on my side when I have time, although I did not upgrade to Sonoma.

I think I downloaded the latest version not 100% certain and not sure if it was Sonoma friendly? Doing several presentations (using Animator) at the moment and getting by with Screen Recording - so no rush. Many thanks!

nick2196

Is there a way to save the frames as jpg instead of png? I am rendering using vray, and saving as png does not save the background information. I am hoping the animation could show the background so I can show how the exterior looks thru windows.

fredo6

New Release: Animator - v4.0a - 02 Apr 24

Requirement: LibFredo6 v14.3b

Animator 4.0a is a maintenance release for:

Future compatibility

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

See Main Post of the Animator thread for more information.

jerrylambe

@fredo6 Surperb News! Many Thanks Fredo.

rown2000

@fredo6
¿es compatible con SU 2024?

Rich O Brien

[Plugin Beta] Animator - v4.0a - 02 Apr 24:

Animator 4.0a is a maintenance release for:

Future compatibility

The future is now the present

rown2000

Is it possible to add the free version of Twilight Render to the list of rendering software? this would be incredible

The more I use it, the more I think this software is the best in sketchup.
Thanks fredo

ntxdave

@rown2000
Since Twilight Render is going away it would also be neat if you could add Rayscaper to the list.

fredo6

@ntxdave said in [Plugin Beta] Animator - v4.0a - 02 Apr 24:

@rown2000
Since Twilight Render is going away it would also be neat if you could add Rayscaper to the list.

I have to investigate if Rayscaper offers an API....

rown2000

@fredo6
And wouldn't twight light be easier to add to the already existing pro version?

ntxdave

@fredo6 I think @pixelcruncher is going to contact you. I have suggested it to him and I saw a response in another thread where he said he was going to contact you.

VD20

Hi, I am using animator on SU2024, for a landscape project, and I have made several films each of which contains clips of about 8 to 15 seconds.
The issue I am having is, that I am not able to render frames or video clips of all the films in one go overnight.
Every film has to be given separate command to render.
So am I missing something or this function of rendering all films in one go is not there at all?

VD20

@VD20
So as a temporary remedy, I started up 3 instances of SketchUp with the same file loaded and rendered different clips at the same time to save time.
I hope @fredo6 comes up with a solution for this.

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This is the project I completed for the time being to show a concept.

Calcifer

Hello Fredo,
Thank you again for the plugin. Regarding the output of images / render: I am currently working on a very heavy project with complex elements. I found a way to work around the restrictions on exporting directly with Vray, although very time consuming: I group all the moving parts, then copy paste each position (through the positioner) into a new file. I end up with a lot of scenes, one for each frame and the non moving parts are on a different layer. I litteraly can see the animation as going through each scene. Obviously, at this point, the animation is ''locked''.
The major advantage with that is that I can use GPU render, can use render elements on V-Ray etc...
My question is: would it be possible to automate that process, create an option to export all the moving parts in different scene. I understand it can create hundreds if not thousands of scenes but it would be so helpful.
I can imagine there would be a technical limit (like, exporting 200 scenes max). Then it would require to create multiple files (one for scenes 001 to 200, then 201 to 400 etc), but in theory, such an option would be fantastic.
Thank you!