Increase the "Verbosity level" in the batch settings to "progress messages" (my last intruction on that was badly worded). Try batching and check the output window or "mayaRenderLog.txt". Nothing Changes it still says Rendering with mental ray... and stays like that This is what i get in the render log ? Fri Nov 15 11:48:47 SAST 2013 Starting "/Applications/Autodesk/maya2013/Maya.app/Contents/bin/maya" mental ray for Maya 2013 mental ray: version 3.10.1.9, Apr 30 2012, revision 171743 File read in 0 seconds. Result: /Volumes/STORAGE/1 Denzyl/2013/Ed Channel/3D Work/scenes/1__554.mb Stack trace: 4 libSystem.B.dylib 0x00007fff866df980 read$NOCANCEL + 8 5 libSystem.B.dylib 0x00007fff86726e34 _sread + 19 6 libSystem.B.dylib 0x00007fff86726cca __srefill + 41 7 libSystem.B.dylib 0x00007fff8673d00e fgets + 105 8 libadlmint.dylib 0x0000000107055f15 AdlmLoggable::getSystemInformation(TStr&, TStr&) const + 293 9 libadlmint.dylib 0x00000001070561f3 AdlmLoggable::dumpSystemInfo(AdlmLogger*) const + 83 10 libadlmint.dylib 0x000000010705678f AdlmErrorBase::dumpTechSupport(AdlmLogger*) const + 31 11 libadlmint.dylib 0x00000001070558ac AdlmLogger::log(AdlmLoggable*) + 204 12 libadlmint.dylib 0x0000000106ea25d8 CAdlmIntSATSLicense::validateAndShowRegNag() + 1880 13 libadlmint.dylib 0x0000000106ea95da CAdlmIntSATSLicense::checkoutLicense(adlmPRODKEY const*, adlmPRODKEY const*, adlmBOOLEAN, adlmLICENSEINFO*) + 1338 14 libadlmint.dylib 0x0000000106eb837e CAdlmIntSATSSessionHandle::checkoutLicense(void*, adlmPRODKEY const*, adlmPRODKEY const*, adlmBOOLEAN, adlmLICENSEINFO*) + 846 15 libadlmint.dylib 0x0000000106eade39 CAdlmIntLicenseMgr::checkoutLicense(void*, adlmPRODKEY const*, adlmPRODKEY const*, adlmBOOLEAN, adlmLICENSEINFO*) + 89 16 libadlmint.dylib 0x0000000106e84a78 impoflldadtleonys + 104 17 libFoundation.dylib 0x00000001008b01cc madlm_product_request + 972 18 libFoundation.dylib 0x00000001008b2869 madlm_subfeature_request + 1385 19 libFoundation.dylib 0x00000001008ab2dc kGrainTextureSimul + 412 20 libOpenMaya.dylib 0x00000001249997a0 alAudioInit(MProductID) + 192 21 Mayatomr.bundle 0x00000001295ba4e2 initializePlugin(MObject) + 31586 22 Mayatomr.bundle 0x00000001295b7e3e initializePlugin(MObject) + 21694 23 libOpenMaya.dylib 0x0000000124850759 THcommandObject::doIt(TargList&) + 137 24 libCommandEngine.dylib 0x0000000100bee5fd TmetaCommand::doCommand(TargList&) + 93 25 libCommandEngine.dylib 0x0000000100bee8fb Mel_Command_Dispatch(SphNode*) + 363 26 libCommandEngine.dylib 0x0000000100c3e575 f_function_entry_node + 1301 27 libCommandEngine.dylib 0x0000000100c13f19 node_exec + 89 28 libCommandEngine.dylib 0x0000000100c13fdd sophia_call_executable + 109 29 libCommandEngine.dylib 0x0000000100c392fc SophiaExecutable::evaluate(void*) + 124 30 libCommandEngine.dylib 0x0000000100bf63c5 TcommandEngine::executeCommand(SophiaExecutable*, void*) + 197 31 libExtensionLayer.dylib 0x00000001013fd1e9 TelfEvalCmd::doCommand(TargList&) + 89 32 libCommandEngine.dylib 0x0000000100bee8fb Mel_Command_Dispatch(SphNode*) + 363 33 libCommandEngine.dylib 0x0000000100c13f19 node_exec + 89 Result: /Volumes/STORAGE/1 Denzyl/2013/Ed Channel/3D Work/scenes/1__554.ma Fatal Error. Attempting to save in /var/folders/GH/GHHTEyNrFiqG0KxTmZXF8++++TI/-Tmp-/lcladmin.20131115.1621.maWriting crash report in /var/folders/GH/GHHTEyNrFiqG0KxTmZXF8++++TI/-Tmp-/lcladmin.20131115.1621.crash Mon Nov 18 08:35:42 SAST 2013 Starting "/Applications/Autodesk/maya2013/Maya.app/Contents/bin/maya" mental ray for Maya 2013 mental ray: version 3.10.1.9, Apr 30 2012, revision 171743 File read in 0 seconds. Result: /Volumes/STORAGE/1 Denzyl/2013/Ed Channel/3D Work/scenes/untitled__203.mb Total Elapsed Time Since Start Of Maya (hh:mm:ss): 00:00:05 ==================================== Resource Usage At Start Of Rendering A default light has been created, modify defaultRenderGlobals.enableDefaultLight to change this behavior. Starting Rendering /Volumes/STORAGE/1 Denzyl/2013/Ed Channel/3D Work/images/untitled.iff. Constructing shading groups Rendering current frame. Frame triangle count: 0 ==================================== Resource Usage At End Of Frame Postprocessing rendering result. Time For Tessellation (hh:mm:ss): 00:00:00 Time For Shadow Map (hh:mm:ss): 00:00:00 Time For Post Process (hh:mm:ss): 00:00:00 Time For Frame Render (hh:mm:ss): 00:00:00 Finished Rendering /Volumes/STORAGE/1 Denzyl/2013/Ed Channel/3D Work/images/untitled.iff. ------------------------------------------------------------ ==================================== Resource Usage At End Of Rendering Total Time For Render (hh:mm:ss): 00:00:00 Total Elapsed Time For Maya (hh:mm:ss): 00:00:05 Scene /Volumes/STORAGE/1 Denzyl/2013/Ed Channel/3D Work/scenes/untitled__203.mb completed. Mon Nov 18 08:40:18 SAST 2013 Starting "/Applications/Autodesk/maya2013/Maya.app/Contents/bin/maya" mental ray for Maya 2013 mental ray: version 3.10.1.9, Apr 30 2012, revision 171743 File read in 0 seconds. Result: /Volumes/STORAGE/1 Denzyl/2013/Ed Channel/3D Work/scenes/untitled__203.mb