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FXGear. Python + Maya. Connect Camera with aim to a motion path while still being able to control aim. Maya Playblast Fixes. Playblast Management in Maya Possible Issues: Missing codecs, or very limited selectionMissing Compression setting button in MayaSkewed AVI's once generatedMaya error message 'Unable to create video track. Check format.' Playblast issues have shown up in Maya since 2011 and / or Maya under Windows7 and a lot of people on many forums, and indeed at our studio, have been moaning about this for a while, I thought it was about time to put a few answers out there....
Codecs: The first problem is that most of the codecs that you're used to seeing in XP/Vista won't be there in Win7, so if you're used to playblasting Xvid/DivX then you need to do a little bit extra to get these back.The fix is to hook Maya up with the FFDShow encoder, usually distributed via codec packs like K-Lite or Cole2K. In Maya2011 they also missed out the button that lets you setup compression settings like you could in Maya2010, you can choose the codec, but not set any options!
Playblast -compression "" Mark. Fix for Maya 2012 Error: setParent: object ‘renderView’ not found « Maya. Autodesk Maya 2012 is a great piece of 3D modeling software, still it's not free of bugs and annoying errors that could poison lives of fellow 3D artists. For example, one of the common errors in Maya 2012 is a disappeared RenderView menu buttons, also known as "empty renderview window", "blank renderview" or "renderview not found" syndrome. Fortunately, "setParent: object ‘renderView’ not found" error can be fixed very easily. In the Beginning There Was a Render View So, you've got a Maya scene file from somewhere and want to render great image from it.
Open folder on your hard disk — checked. Error: setParent: object ‘renderView’ not found Causes of this error is a great mystery that possibly may be known only by Autodesk programmers. Three Ways To Fix RenderView Not Found Error First, to get rid of missing RenderView you can take a solution, suggested here, and execute simple Maya script. Now it's a perfect time to save our script to the Shelf for future use. Maya Fluid Dynamics Quicksheet. Even though this was written for Maya 7, it should still apply to current versions of Maya.
The pictures were originally much larger, but Blogger seemed to shrink them unmercifully (even in the largest picture upload setting). I'll try to host these pictures elsewhere in their full resolution and update this post. Quick Links Fluid Overview: Fluids are emitted into containers. Things to keep in mind: Fluid emitters don't really emit fluid. FluidShape Attributes Where applicable, recommended attribute settings are specified in red. Container Properties Resolution - the higher this value is, the more detail and motion will be present in the fluid. Examples of boundaries and their effect on fluids. Maya Attach Paint Effects Stroke to Curve Tutorial by Stuart Christensen.
Autodesk Maya Dynamics and Special FX tutorials. Lighting Maya Fluid System. Thnx for help Daniel...
I haven't reached that far with fluids like you guys. I am still learning. And I am really itchy while using fluids, 'cause I get really hard edges in my smoke even though I make the opacity graph like a slope...and lotta other small bad looking things like that. :) Nope, I don't know how to take RGB passes, but I did know you could. Just waiting to learn it slowly. Actually I make a single directional light with raytrace shadows and I un-link it from my scene and link it only to my fluid. By the way, I'm curious, what option where you mentioning to Duncan..? PS: loved your flame thrower IMO, the best way to avoid hard edges is to keep the first point at pos=0, val=0. 2nd point pos=1, val=1 in the opacity graph. Also, as for RGB pass. 2nd way (my personal favorite), set up 3 diff render layers. Hope this helps! -Dan. Maya2011 Fluid Light Brightness.