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DS: PNG Render Preview Icons - Can I disable them?

TynkereTynkere Posts: 834
in The Commons

Hi everyone,

Hopefully this won't be too long, but can't figure it out. 

Has DS always included a *.png ‘preview’ of renders saved as *.tif files?

Noticed it yesterday and quite annoying.  If viewing any renders directory via Windows Explorer in "icons" mode, I have two ‘pictures’ of all renders: the tif preview, and new (and useless) png preview icons.  That hasn’t happened before, but been having technical problems with DS.  Hoping it’s just a setting I’m overlooking.

Example.  “My Render.tif” + “MyRender_tif_icon.png”

Problem does appear to be in DS 4.10.0.123  -->  Delete the *.PNG preview icons in Windows explorer.  All is well.

Open DS.  I haven’t done anything.  Simply close DS.

Open folder containing my renders.  The png render previews are back. angry

 Hasn’t been that way in the past.

How do I tell DS not to generate a png ‘preview’ icons for renders?

thanks for reading

--Bruce

Comments

  • DaWaterRatDaWaterRat Posts: 2,885

    I don't have that issue, but I think that may be because I save my renders to somewhere other than "My Render Library" or whatever it is, and basically don't use that folder.  I also don't use the Render Library pane at all.

  • TynkereTynkere Posts: 834

    There's a "My Renders" pane?

    Been using "Image Path" in render pane.

    It has a (new?) icon or one I haven't noticed before-- looks like a photo symbol.

    Default = C:/Users/Owner/Documents/DAZ 3D/Studio/Render Library

    It's empty of course because never used it.

    Image Path that looks like traditional folder icon.

    E:/3D Stuff/scenes

    Odd because it's never made PNG preview icons until yesterday.  (Updated DAZ Essentials & Figure metrics to get Measure Metrics to work.)

    Would that change default or custom settings?

    Might have to ask over at nuts & bolts, but more people browse commons so figured I'd ask here.

    Mods: if in the wrong place--> moving topic no problem. smiley

    thanks!

    --Bruce

  • barbultbarbult Posts: 26,223

    Bruce, switch from the little icon that looks like the photo to the one that looks like a file folder. Then specify the directory where you want your renders to go. That will eliminate the creation of these PNG thumbnails.

     

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  • TynkereTynkere Posts: 834

    So easy (and obvious) once someone else points it out. blush

    Thanks for time in helping me.

    --Bruce

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