No, I didn't try a reinstall. That seems a bit drastic, though. I remember there is an easy registry tweak. Someone here told me about it. I do not remember what it is.

I don't know what you mean by "upper right icon" ... but I am talking only about the SKB icons. SKP should remain thumbnails.

There is a registry tweak for this.

My SKB icons used to be generic, now they are thumbnails of my model. I want them generic so I can easily tell them apart. Does anyone know how I can change them back?

I've asked this before but I forget the answer and I can't find the old post.

How do the icons get reset?

Wow, it worked! Thanks

How can you reset the dialog boxes if the layout is so screwed up you can't see the Preferences window?

Doesn't anyone know about this problem??

I tried that ... it didn't help.

My dialog boxes (Materials, Components, Scenes, and all the rest) are acting disobedient. They do not open where I put them anymore, but are all on top each other on one monitor. (I have a 2 mon system.) How do you get them to behave?

Somewhere I read, "make sure you have NOT checked "center dialog box on display"" but I do not see that anywhere.

Yes, exactly what I need. Thanks!

I am working with many layers and many scenes. I used to have a plugin to Add Hidden Layer ... that is, add a new layer that is not automatically visible in every scene. I got it from Smustard but it is not there anymore.

Does anybody know of a script like that?

@chris fullmer said:

Any plugins you have that might be tracking scene names?

Good question. That might be it. I have a plugin or two that works with scenes.

When I am working with scenes, they often rename themselves ... when I don't want them to. I suspect this is a bug. Have other people had this problem? Is there a workaround? I'd guess this has already been discussed here. -- Joel

Here's another animated movie from Treasure Inside, made with SU!! This is a long one, a compilation for tv broadcast.

If you squeeze an orange, you get delicious juice.
Just like that...
There’s a way to extract the sweetness from every moment of life
Many years ago I learned to reach inside myself, feel the life inside, and enjoy its peaceful beauty. I created a series of short animated videos called "Treasure Inside" (website at TreasureInside.net). A compilation of these shorts was invited by WHYY tv (channel 12 in Philadelphia) so I created this half-hour show that ties them together with an animated conversation.

https://vimeo.com/52803992
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWmNExeantQ
(Vimeo is better quality, but some computers like YouTube better.)

Length: 26:46

But where did all my installed codecs go? Last I checked, there were about 8.

I downloaded and installed the Classic Windows Codec Pack from Cnet (who I trust) and tried another export. Same problem! Still no codecs show up in the dialog.

Win XP

The profile should have a place for that!

Oops, now it is!

I uninstalled SU, reinstalled Pro 8, and tried again. Same problem. No codecs in the list. When I try to render full frames, it downright refuses! Totally uncooperative!

Oh dear, what to do?

I am suddenly unable to export animation from SU (with scenes setup in tabs). I get "The codec is incompatible with the video size you selected" or "Unable to create avi file".

I tried different sizes and get the same message. There are NO codecs available, so it is set to Full Frames. However I used to have a choice of codecs. (Where'd they go? How do I get them back?)

This problem just started. I do not know why. I can't find much help text written about codecs. Does anyone know about codec and animation export?

I am thinking of reinstalling SU! To repair a SU setup, do you just download and install SU Pro Trial from the Trimble site?

    Joel

Oops, I'm wrong. It has nothing to do with the animation export. JPG export gets the same weird result. It depends on whether fog is turned on.

The ground vanishes when I export the image (whether jpg or avi). The exported image is different than what I see on screen.

This is what I see in the model. The exported image (avi or jpg) with fog off looks the same. With fog on, the street vanishes.

So I still have a question. Why is the exported image very different than the model I see? I guess this is a bug?

Yes, I am using Fog. The fog is set so it does not affect things within ~200'

There is no texture on the ground, which is solid black. No transparency.