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Q for DraagonStorm; Mask & Multipass Toolbox animation masks

SnowSultanSnowSultan Posts: 3,786
in The Commons

I can't seem to get Mask and Multipass Toolbox to properly render masks for an animation. I select a node or surface that I want masked, choose "Selected Surfaces" and the frame range, but it wants to overwrite the first frame with every new render (and there's no way to tell it not to, only to allow it or cancel). The manual really doesn't explain anything about animated masks, so I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong.

Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance.

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  • DraagonStormDraagonStorm Posts: 748

    Can you post a screen shot of the four tabs setup before you select run?

  • SnowSultanSnowSultan Posts: 3,786

    Thank you very much for replying. Here is one example of the combinations I've tried so far. The one thing that every attempt has in common is that when rendering an animated set, the Surface renders are not being renamed as they progress. The warning message shown appears over and over, and even clicking the "do not show this again" button does not work.

    The error is only with Surfaces, not with Nodes. Those renders get properly renamed sequentially.

     

    Thanks again for taking a look.   :)

     

    1_scene.jpg
    696 x 607 - 93K
    2_camera.jpg
    698 x 606 - 47K
    3_lights.jpg
    698 x 608 - 48K
    4_surface.jpg
    694 x 607 - 98K
    warning.jpg
    451 x 186 - 37K
  • DraagonStormDraagonStorm Posts: 748

    Found the issue, and fixed it... I've PM'd you a link to the fixed file, and have sent the update to DAZ3D.

  • SnowSultanSnowSultan Posts: 3,786

    Great to hear, thank you very much for addressing and fixing it so quickly. This is an awesome utility that I highly recommend to any serious Studio user.

  • ToborTobor Posts: 2,300

    Thanks to this thread I've added this product to my wishlist. Now just waiting for a little money to come in...

  • SnowSultanSnowSultan Posts: 3,786

    Tobor: it seems to be on sale now. If you do postwork and ever need to mask off specific surfaces or figures easily for color correction or precise painting, it's a must-buy.

  • ToborTobor Posts: 2,300

    Already got it this morning. It and several other things I was saving up for were part of the Stck Up sale, so ultimately 50% off. I look forward to trying it out.

    Iray's alpha masking feature using canvases is (so far) a PITA, and I've been masking some scenes manually using all-black matte materials of the scene against a transparent background. Makes for a lot of extra work.

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