better ability to script render passes

[Jefferson Grigsby]

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SHORT TITLE FOR SUGGESTION/BUG/ENHANCEMENT REQUEST

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better ability to script render passes

 

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF YOUR REQUEST

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should be able to take "snap shot" of render settings, independent of render engine, so that various lighting and geometry passes can be recalled when geometry changes or camera changes occur. then a drop down menu willl recall these settings, similar to scene states or saved render settings, but they would be specific to the actual scene.

 

 

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WHY THIS REQUEST IS IMPORTANT TO YOU

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an example would be creating a script that recalls the specific settings that were used to create an IR pass in Vray, then switch back to another setting that did the final render. too much time is spent switching back and forth when it can easily be scripted. it gets too cumbersome using max's currentl save and load render settings because they are global and not specific to the job.

 

Also, there should be a way to batch process these render "images" directly into Backburner. to save the time of having to asign 20 different passes 1 at a time.