Having not really thought about it until this point, my gut instinct would be .dxr instead .zxr.
.zxr implies to me that it's just an EXR with a z-depth channel, whereas deep data is far more than this... Hugh Macdonald *n**vizible** – VISUAL EFFECTS * +44(0) 20 3167 3860 +44(0) 7773 764 708 www.nvizible.com On 18 July 2012 09:27, Ollie Harding <o...@dneg.com> wrote: > Thanks for that info Peter. > > We've been considering .zxr (preferred) or .dxr to keep in line with the > .*xr convention (.exr, and .sxr for stereo). Keeping the .*xr would be > helpful in maintaining consistency in identifying OpenEXR files, as > compared to other deep formats which will also be floating around our > pipeline (e.g. .dtex or .dshd from PRMan). > > Do either .zxr or .dxr seem like a good call? > > Cheers, > > > Ollie Harding > Double Negative Visual Effects > > > ------------------------------ > > *From: *"Peter Hillman" <pet...@wetafx.co.nz> > *To: *openexr-devel@nongnu.org > *Sent: *Wednesday, 18 July, 2012 8:23:00 AM > *Subject: *Re: [Openexr-devel] Established deep data file extension? > > > I think it does make sense to use a different extension to distinguish > deep images from normal EXR images to trigger different actions on > reading and writing the data. > > We'll stick with "odz" (OpenEXR-DeepZ) for deep exrs for the time being, > as our pipeline has been doing that for a few years now, but we could be > persuaded to shift to another convention! > > Peter > > > On 17/07/12 21:57, Ollie Harding wrote: > > Hi, > > > > We're putting together our deep compositing pipeline using OpenEXR v2, > > and need to settle on a file extension for our deep files. Are there > > any established extensions out there which would be worth us adopting? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Ollie Harding > > Double Negative Visual Effects > > > > _______________________________________________ > Openexr-devel mailing list > Openexr-devel@nongnu.org > https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/openexr-devel > > > > _______________________________________________ > Openexr-devel mailing list > Openexr-devel@nongnu.org > https://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/openexr-devel > > -- D I S C L A I M E R : This email and any files transmitted with it are intended solely for the intended addressee, and may contain confidential information or material protected by law, copyright or other legislation. If you have received this message in error, please return it to the sender or notify the sender by calling +44 (0)20 3167 3860, and immediately and permanently delete it. You should not copy it or use it for any purpose, nor disclose its contents to any other person. Only the intended recipient may place any reliance upon it. Nvizible Limited accepts no responsibility or liability for emails sent by its employees or personnel which are not sent in the course of its business or that of its clients. Nvizible Limited, 3 Richfield Avenue, Richfield Place, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 8EQ . Registered in England & Wales with Company Number: 6900121
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