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# 1 12-03-2005 , 07:25 PM
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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.

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# 2 18-03-2005 , 09:17 PM
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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

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# 3 19-03-2005 , 04:50 AM
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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

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


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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.



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# 6 21-03-2005 , 12:28 AM
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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.


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# 7 21-03-2005 , 10:50 PM
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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.

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



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# 9 22-03-2005 , 08:08 AM
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I did, i shut it off completely, turned off all of its features, so it doesnt ask for it, and it still didnt work.

# 10 23-03-2005 , 07:50 PM
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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?


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# 11 24-03-2005 , 03:17 AM
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Stupid question but have you dbl-checked that any of your cameras are ticked on as "renderable" (in the att editor)?


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# 12 24-03-2005 , 05:41 AM
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Yes, switched out graphics cards, and didnt work, and yes they're renderable, and it didnt work. Anyone else got any ideas?

# 13 24-03-2005 , 09:24 AM
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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?

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# 14 24-03-2005 , 05:29 PM
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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?

# 15 24-03-2005 , 05:45 PM
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open a dos prompt and type render user added image 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)

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