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--- exrtrader2018:output [2018/07/30 15:05] – [Use Render Path] lightwolf
+++ exrtrader2018:output [2019/01/25 12:21] (current) – lightwolf
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 Directories will be created by exrTrader if required.
+The file names can either be absolute, or relative to the Output Path
+==== Output Path ====
+This defines the base path for all written images. You can either use the path defined by LightWave 3D or select your own.
+You can only select an output path if **Use Prefs Render Path** is not activated.
+==== Use Prefs Render Path ====
+If you select this option, exrTrader will use the output file defined in the Lightwave3D render globals.
+This option is quite important if used across a render farm in conjunction with the OpenEXR Dummy Saver, described later in this manual.
 ===== Layered File =====
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 This control allows you to define the output file names for layers saved as separate files. The options are identical to the **Layered Output File**, the %buffer% / %layer% variables contain the name of the current layer.
-===== Format =====
-This setting defines how exrTrader will append the frame number and file extension to the Output File. These settings are identical to the settings in the Lightwave3D render globals.
+===== Single Layer Files Naming =====
-===== Single File Naming =====
 exrTrader by default saves all buffers into a single OpenEXR image file. You may optionally save single buffers into a separate image file.
-This option defines how these separate image files will be named.
+This option defines how these separate image files will be named. You can use the same variables as you can for the Layered File.
-Output is the file name, as defined by the Output File control, or the render global in Lightwave3D if “Use Render Path” is active.
-^ Layer| is the layer name of the selected buffer, as described below in the documentation. |
-^ ###  | is the frame number, the amount of digits is defined by the Format option. |
-^ _    | The underscores are only added if the Format option contains underscores as well. |
-^ .exr | The file extension is added only if the Format option contains the file extension. |
-  * **Output_Layer_###.exr** \\ This will save the buffer image files into the same directory as the Output File, and append the “Layer” name to the file name.
-  * **Layer/Output_###.exr** \\ This will create a subdirectory named after the “Layer” name where the Output File is written, and write the buffer image into that subdirectory.
-  * **Layer/Output_Layer_###.exr** \\ This will create a subdirectory named after the “Layer” name where the Output File is written, and write the buffer image into that subdirectory appending the “Layer” name to the file name.
-  * **Layer_Output_###.exr** \\ This will save the buffer image files into the same directory as the Output File, and prepend the “Layer” name to the file name.
-  * **Custom_###.exr** \\ This will save the buffer image files into the same directory as the Output File, and use the  “Custom Single Image Name” as the file name.
-===== Custom Single Image Name =====
-If the Single File Naming option is set to Custom_###.exr, the file name for single image files will be constructed from the text entered into this control.
-You may also add slashes or colons (depending on the OS platform) to designate sub-directories. These will be automatically created by exrTrader if needed.
-The currently supported variables are:
-^%scene% |	Is replaced with the scene name (without the .lws extension)|
-^%camera% |	The name of the camera used to render the current image|
-^%layer% |	The name of the current layer (as defined in the per buffer Layer Name option)|
-^%eye% |	If the current camera is rendering in stereo mode, this will be either L or R depending on which eye the currently saved frame represents.|
-==== Examples ====
-To hopefully make this a bit easier to understand, here is an example of how these options work.
-Let's assume we're rendering out to “images/Ninja.exr” as the Output File. The Format we're using is “Name_0001.exr”.
-We want to save the Reflection buffer as a separate image file, the “Layer” name of it is “Specular”.
-These will be the buffer image file written at frame 60, depending on the Single File Naming option:
-|Output_Base_###.exr		|images/Ninja_Specular_0060.exr|
-|Layer/Output_###.exr		|images/Specular/Ninja_0060.exr|
-|Layer/Output_Base_###.exr	|images/Specular/Ninja_Specular_0060.exr|
-|Layer_Output_###.exr		|images/Specular_Ninja_0060.exr|
-In all cases, the main file saved will be the same: images/Ninja_0060.exr
 ===== Compression =====
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