Render Info Strip
This script was created upon request as a vray frame stamp replacement, intended for mental ray and scanline rendrers.
It allows custom information to be displayed in the rendered image, with user defined font size, style, colors and opacity of the strip background. In addition to predefined keywords, there are five custom expressions and one script value. Original render frame buffer can either be closed or kept open. The settings and callbacks are saved in the .max files.
Installation: The .ms file can be run from any location (Maxscript -> Run Script...), if you want to put it in toolbar, menu or quadmenu, place the .ms file to Scripts folder, download the file infostrip.mcr and either drop it in viewport or run it once (NOTE: If you're using the .mcr file, the downloaded .ms file name has to be just info_strip.ms, no _0, _1 or anything else at the end). In Customize dialog you will then find the script in category Advanced.
Example of the resulting information strip:
Tutorial: creativescratchpad.blogspot.com/2011/07/render-info-strip-customization.html
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
| info_strip.ms | 26.95 KB |
| infostrip.mcr | 155 bytes |
Comments
Hi, if you mean the Max.
Hi, if you mean the Max. Photons per Sample and similar settings, then yes, it's quite easy, just replace any of the custom expression with
renderers.current.GlobalIllumAccuracyto get this value. To get the complete list of render settings for mental ray, look at http://goo.gl/9W5mA (wherever it says<mental_ray_renderer>you'd replace it withrenderers.current).For more information follow the tutorial link in script description.
Recent rants and code snippets:
http://creativescratchpad.blogspot.com/
Custom
These custom expressions?? Would I be able to ad, say, photon count and other things related to Global illumination?
My pleasure :)
My pleasure :)
Recent rants and code snippets:
http://creativescratchpad.blogspot.com/
Tried downloading your
Tried downloading your attachment, and it works. Thanks again mate :)
Thanks Swordslayer! A plug
Thanks Swordslayer! A plug very ,very useful :) One point to you ;)
Okay, no idea what's wrong
Okay, no idea what's wrong (when I download it, it's okay, I've tried several times). Anyway, I've attached v0.03 to this comment so hopefully it will work for you.
NOTE: If you're using the .mcr file, the downloaded .ms file name has to be just info_strip.ms, no _0, _1 or anything else at the end.
Recent rants and code snippets:
http://creativescratchpad.blogspot.com/
hmm... just downloaded the
hmm... just downloaded the script again and checked the header, still says version 0.02b...
All I can tell you is that's
All I can tell you is that's the old script, not the new one. The file you have in C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2012\scripts\info_strip.ms should have -- Version: 0.03b in the header.
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I've saved a txt file from
I've saved a txt file from the MAXscript listener, I've like to send to you. I'm posting the errors I've come across:
-- Error occurred in createUIAccess(); filename: C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2012\scripts\info_strip.ms; position: 12396; line: 277
-- called in preRenderAction(); filename: C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2012\scripts\info_strip.ms; position: 16086; line: 352
-- called in btnAddCallbacks.pressed(); filename: C:\Program Files\Autodesk\3ds Max 2012\scripts\info_strip.ms; position: 26412; line: 632 >> MAXScript Rollout Handler Exception:
-- Runtime error: dotNet runtime exception: Could not load file or assembly 'file:///C:\Users\Braiz\AppData\Local\Temp\cdcwe10q.dll' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified. <<
Hi Vojtech... Tried the
Hi Vojtech...
Tried the script again with no luck.
The error persist, but it just refers to different dll's in the temp folder every time I try to run the script.