MakeVideo & PostScripts

[denya]

Hi, I have some problems\qestions with MakeVideo & PostScripts. We are using RR 6.02.04. For digital dailies we use post script which renders exr,png sequences to mp4 movies. Sometimes sequences have 5 digits padding in the frame number. But MakeVideo never recognize sequence number after 9999. In this example it was something like 13000 frames.
Here is a piece of log form a render node:
----------------------------------------------------------------
R254| rrCreateVideo 6.02.04 Copyright(c) Holger Schoenberger. All rights reserved.
R255| This application accesses the FFmpeg libraries.
R256| FFmpeg is a trademark of Fabrice Bellard, originator of the FFmpeg project.
R257|
R258| ----------------------------------------------------------------
R259| Found Sequence 1-9999, 1
R260| Input Resolution 1920x1080
R261| Output Resolution 1920x1100 (image size 1920x1080)
R262| Using codec 'mpeg4' (MPEG-4 part 2)
R263| with pixel format 'planar YUV 4:2:0, 12bpp, (1 Cr & Cb sample per 2x2 Y samples)'
R264| into output format 'mp4' (MP4 (MPEG-4 Part 14))
R265| Converting frame 00001 (1/9999)

1. What can I do to force MakeVideo to handle files in following format: file.%05d.exr or file.#####.exr ?
2. I note that MakeVideo post script use only one thread on 12 core render node. Does it configurable?
3. When I submitting separate jobs (loading frame seqence via RRsubmitter ) for MakeVideo it hangs. Whats wrong with my .cfg file?
################################## Commandlines Windows ##################################

CommandLine_Win=
<SetEnvGlobal>

CommandLine_Win=
<SetEnvSoft>

CommandLine_Win=
<ResetExitCode>

CommandLine_Win=
"<rrBin>rrCreateVideo.exe"
"<ImageDir><ImageFilename>.mp4"
"<Scene>"
-codec mpeg4 -kbit 15000 -fullres -fps 30 -q 3 -br "*frame*" -bli <rrRoot>sub\R_left.png -bri <rrRoot>sub\R_right.png


CommandLine_Win=
<CheckExitCode> <FN>

[schoenberger]

1.
I have logged the bug as:
#rr3300 Pre/Post Script: MakeVideo: max number of frames is 9999
If it is easy to fix, it will be available with the next update end of this or next week.

2.
No, there is parameter for it.
I have logged it for investigation if there is something that can be done to make it multi-threaded.
Or if it is an issue with the codec library
#rr3301 Pre/Post Script: MakeVideo: multi-threading

3.
I do not see any issue. And if there would be an issue, then rrSubmitter should report it and not freeze.
Please give me some repro steps.
Do you load the sequence into submitter, submit a job, load the next sequence, submit the next, ...
Or do you load all sequences one after another into the submitter and then submit all at once?
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Holger Schönberger
Binary Alchemy - digital materialization

[denya]

Thanks, waiting for bug fixing in new updates!

3. Yes, I load the sequence into submitter, than submit a job.
RRsubmitter doesn't freez at all - the job hangs in RRcontrol after submission. Nothing happens. I'll try to repeat situation and will send you the log a bit later.

[schoenberger]

rrControl freezes?
rrControl has nothing to do with any render config.
A job is a job, some input name, some output name, display a few preview images, load list of log files...
I would not know why rrControl should freeze.
If you have the latest version, then you can enable the debug log via the menu.
It should show some times for loading a job and displaying information.
The log output should show some information to fix which part of rrControl freezes.
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Holger Schönberger
Binary Alchemy - digital materialization

[denya]

Hi, we have been upgraded successfully to v.6.02.12. Now I can submit MakeVideo job with big sequences, everything works just fine... but it seems, that job runs in cycle, it doesn't stops and renders movie again and again. Each time the final movie was rewrited. Here is debug log.https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/63747539/ELIGRAPHICS/130516_12_debugInfo_Eligraphics.zip

[schoenberger]

I found the issue, it will be fixed for the next release
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Holger Schönberger
Binary Alchemy - digital materialization

[denya]

Hi, does it possible to force rrCreateVideo to handle Nuke's %v variable? RR Renders both L and R view, but script doesn't took in account the first one. It assembles only R sequence in my case.

[schoenberger]

Hi

There is a setting in the post-script file.
The line should be something like ExecutePerChannel.
(I do not have RR at my machine right now)

Set that to 1.
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Holger Schönberger
Binary Alchemy - digital materialization

[denya]

Thanks, for your response! Works nice!

[denya]

Hi, here is another problem which has been repeated several times . After job was reset, I change the sequence interval to re-render. After render completed and PostScript (rrCreateVideo) finished its work, I got such a log:


R532| "++++++++++++++++++++++++ Log Start +++++++++++++++++++++++++"
R533| "Render config used: PPFullRess_MP4 post10d__FullRess_MP4.cfg"
R534|
R535| >"\\Master\rr\bin\win\rrCreateVideo.exe" "\\master\data\sk\compose\render\R\TitanicPhantoms_v04_R..mp4" "\\master\data\sk\compose\render\R\TitanicPhantoms_v04_R.#.png" -codec mpeg4 -kbit 15000 -fullres -fps 30 -q 3 -br "*frame*"
R536| ----------------------------------------------------------------
R537| rrCreateVideo 6.02.12 Copyright(c) Holger Schoenberger. All rights reserved.
R538| This application accesses the FFmpeg libraries.
R539| FFmpeg is a trademark of Fabrice Bellard, originator of the FFmpeg project.
R540|
R541| ----------------------------------------------------------------
R542| Found Sequence 1-14040, 1
R543| Input Resolution 1920x1080
R544| Output Resolution 1920x1100 (image size 1920x1080)
R545| Using codec 'mpeg4' (MPEG-4 part 2)
R546| with pixel format 'planar YUV 4:2:0, 12bpp, (1 Cr & Cb sample per 2x2 Y samples)'
R547| into output format 'mp4' (MP4 (MPEG-4 Part 14))
R548|
R549|
R550|
R551|
R552| Current time:05.22 20:10.32
R553|
R554|
R555| Total processing time: 00:02.34
R556| Max memory usage of Job: 0.39GB
R557| WARNING: Max CPU usage of Job: 0.80CPUs 10.00%% (of 8 CPUs)
R558| ************************* CLIENT REPORTS DURING THIS RENDER *************************
R559|
R560| Render process finished, but there are still render processes (0 min.)
R561|
R562|

No file was created at render path, uncompleted movie was found in \RR_localdata\temp folder at render node.

[schoenberger]

That issue is probably fixed with the next rrClient update next week.
There was a bug with post-scripts
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Holger Schönberger
Binary Alchemy - digital materialization