Batch Rendering(Please help)
 

Hi, i just got a new computer, its a dual opteron 2.0 ghz, with 2 gigs of ram and a NVidia FX5200 Card, it has an IWILL Motherboard and a maxtor harddrive, im using maya 6.0 and when i batch render it says
// Result: Rendering with Maya Software... //
But never goes past that. Has anyone figured out why this is happening, I need it to render out an animation for school.

Thanks,
Flamez

in the render editor where u choose (software, hardware, mental ray) etc. did u save it in a specific spot, did u specify from what frame to what, make sure of that, and if ur still having trouble go to free tutorials and download render globals, helped me ALOT

;)

Yea i've done everything that im sure most of us can possibly think of, maya software, set to the project folder, frame padding 3, frames 1-100, by fram 1, name#.ext, all that good stuff, the same settings work on my brothers computer, just not mine, i got that tutorial, didnt work, it just never starts rendering, i dont know whats wrong with it, if anyone has any ideas or needs any more specifications, just let me know and i'll be more than happy to post them, i really wanna get this fixed

if you tried that and still doesnt work, obviously something missing in ur program, re-install it, thats all i can say rite now

Someone else was having a similar problem that turned out to be conflict with the anti-virus program. Don't if yours is the same cause, but it might worth looking into.

I have zone alarm on my computer, that might be it, because it does ask for access when it opens, i will try to uninstall it or get rid of it, but i dunno if thats it.

Edit: No its not zone alarm, i just turned off everything, and then shut it down, and still doesnt render.

I had the same problem. I fixed it by going to the Render Global Settings abd then under the common tab changing the frame padding to 3.

Hope this helps

Edit: Oops just noticed you already have it set to 3.

Note to self, must learn to read.

Okay, on more thing you might turn off temporarily is your firewall...

I did, i shut it off completely, turned off all of its features, so it doesnt ask for it, and it still didnt work.

Flamez, still haven't worked this out yet, eh? Imma go point our really geeky techie guys to this one and see what they can come up with.

Have u tried switching out the vid cards yet?

Stupid question but have you dbl-checked that any of your cameras are ticked on as "renderable" (in the att editor)?

Yes, switched out graphics cards, and didnt work, and yes they're renderable, and it didnt work. Anyone else got any ideas?

is it only when you batch render? or can you render interactively? Also try a batch render from the command line rather than from within maya. Is this on every scene you try to render?

Alan

Its only when i batch render, i can do the single renders fine, yes it is for every scene. How do i batch render from the command line?

open a dos prompt and type render ;) you will have to look at the settings help and the online help to get all the arguments right (or set them in the render globals)

Alan

Hmmm. You could also try to render from the file itself. Find the scene file, Right Click over it and choose RENDER. See if that works.

Alright, i'll give the command line render a try, and the right click render a try when i get home, i'll post the results.

Edit: Right clicking and clicking render brings up a dos prompt, it says this, and no more.

Starting "C:\Program Files\Alias\Maya6.0\bin\mayabatch.exe"
Maya (R), Version 6.0.1, 200407132209
Copyright 1997-2004 Alias Systems Corp.
All rights reserved.
mental ray for Maya 6

I am going to try to do a command line render.

Edit again: I have read through the tutorials that are on the help page, and i cant figure out how to do a command line render.

Everyone ran out of ideas?

Have u tried reinstalling Maya? :confused:

I have no more ideas. Looks like you've stumped us. Time to call tech support at alais?

Yes i've reinstalled maya.

Bring your notebook with you to class this week and we'll see if we can solve the issue there. Obviously, you've stumped everyone here. :confused:

Its a desktop PC =\ I cant exactly just shove it in the car, because if i unplug it, it wont start up again for about 2 hours or so.

Ooooh. All this time I thought you were talking about a notebook. :confused:

Identical machines and one works and one doesn't....same settings.....hmmmm

You say it renders fine on the other computer...which means the file is ok.....no corrupt camera, scripts etc.

You've reinstalled Maya.....didn't help......right?

This points to something wrong elsewhere on your computer.

Test this theory....bring the file to someone else...totally different machine.....see if it happens.

what does that mean......because that right there says to me....problems!!

I think there are other issues that maybe need some attention....I don't have your machine so I don't know.

Go to a command prompt....don't double click the exe.....then run the file from there....mayabatch.exe is located...or should be located in C:\Program Files\Alias\Maya 6.0\bin

I haven't tried this on an actual file that requires it yet.....but I typed 'mayabatch' and it gave me some version stuff etc....so maybe worth a try.


Have you reinstalled windows?.....you might have to....and if it was me I would have done that already.....it just less hassle in the end.

It's really late now....spent about 2 hours on this...wow...I sure hope this get's working again for you ;)

Have you tried closing all programs running in your system tray, there may be something in there causing problems. Sometimes graphics drivers may have a bug so you could try changing to a newer or older driver. Also try installing your copy of maya on another system. That way you will know if the problem is with your copy of maya or something with windows.
Hope you get this sorted soon.

If you and your brother are running the exact same hardware, what are the differences in software? If none of the above suggestions helped, you probably have either a software conflict or a hardware fault.

I'll try reinstalling windows. Yes i've tried closing everything down. The difference in our versions, is my bro is using 6.0, and im using 6.0.1, but i had 6.0 and it didnt work. I had it on another machine, with a different card, and it doesnt render there, i'll try take the file to school with me and im sure it will render on those computers, i just dont know what the hell is wrong with it =\.