pedro wrote:
<div class="moz-text-flowed" style="font-family: -moz-fixed">On
2009-08-06 15:49:35 -0400, Wayne <sri...@gmail.com> said:
On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 2:33 PM, pedro <pedrooconn...@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi I am rendering image sequences on a basic render farm that I am
building. Once all the files in the sequence have been rendered I
would like
to make a quicktime of the sequence automatically. The problem I am
having
is that if one of the computers on the farm is rendering slow the
quicktime
gets made before all the files are rendered.
The variable below called "theNumberOfImages" is the actual # of images
that have been rendered which is working fine.
The variable below called "theNumberOfFrames" is the total # of
images that
are supposed to be rendered. What I am trying to do but am not sure
how is
to say:
As soon as theNumberOfImages is equal to or greater than
theNumberOfFrames,
render the quicktime.
Here is my very bad solution
if theNumberOfImages <= theNumberOfFrames:
time.sleep(60)
if theNumberOfImages <= theNumberOfFrames:
time.sleep(60)
if theNumberOfImages <= theNumberOfFrames:
time.sleep(60)
else:
os.system('/Volumes/sgtb/lac/common/temp/theQuicktimeCommandTest.sh')
You really just want a while loop:
while imagecount >= framecount:
time.sleep(60)
# Call script here
I guess that's the easiest way. Probably not the most effective, but
I'm not
sure if the implementation of an alternate solution would be worth
the cost.
HTH,
Wayne
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pedro <s=
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l...@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote
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Hi I am rendering image sequences on a basic render farm that I am
building=
. Once all the files in the sequence have been rendered I would like
to mak=
e a quicktime of the sequence automatically. The problem I am having
is tha=
t if one of the computers on the farm is rendering slow the quicktime
gets =
made before all the files are rendered.<br>
<br>
The variable below called "theNumberOfImages" is the actual
# of =
images that have been rendered which is working fine.<br>
The variable below called "theNumberOfFrames" is the total
# of i=
mages that are supposed to be rendered. What I am trying to do but am
not s=
ure how is to say:<br>
As soon as theNumberOfImages is equal to or greater than
theNumberOfFrames,=
render the quicktime.<br>
<br>
Here is my very bad solution<br>
<br>
if theNumberOfImages <=3D theNumberOfFrames:<br>
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=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 time.sleep(60)<br>
else:<br>
=A0
os.system('/Volumes/sgtb/lac/common/temp/theQuicktimeCommandTest.s=
h')</blockquote><div><br>You really just want a=A0 while
loop:<br>=A0<b=
r>while imagecount >=3D framecount:<br>=A0=A0=A0
time.sleep(60)<br><br>#=
Call script here<br>
<br>I guess that's the easiest way. Probably not the most
effective, bu=
t I'm not sure if the implementation of an alternate solution
would be =
worth the cost.<br><br>HTH,<br>Wayne<br></div></div><br>
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Hi Wayne, but if I do it that way won't it create an infinite loop if
the images don't all render?
Pete
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(Please post as a text message when using mailing lists like this one.
All that html junk clutters readability something awful.)
You have to choose your poison. Your original approach (which you
called "very bad") had the problem of only waiting 90 seconds max.
Wayne's has the problem of waiting forever if some rendering aborts. So
you need to choose how much of a timeout, and what you want to do when
you exceed it. You also have the problem in this code that it's just
checking variables, rather than calling a function that actually looks
for the files. And finally, I think the comparison operator isn't quite
right (if I understand your two variables anyway). Perhaps something like:
timeoutcount = 0
while filecount() < framecount and timeoutcount < 10:
timeoutcount += 1
time.sleep(30)
if filecount() < framecount:
print "you lose, because it took longer than ", timeoutcount /2,
"minutes"
else:
os.system(....)
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