Forcing Path For Playblast Temp Files? (2)

[user_deleted]

I'm playblasting under WinXP 64, so with no codec... uncompressed.
Frames are large and slow.

My C: drive can't really handle it.

I have a GSPEED Array here that easily can, but when I playblast without saving to a file, it seems Maya is putting the temp files on the C: drive, and playback is laggy.

Can I force this? I can't find anything in the prefs.

[joojaa]

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Can I force this? I can't find anything in the prefs.

i think (didnt test) maya reads the temp env var. now if you redirect this inside maya or in maya env, or change the windows pref it should go where you want.

[user_deleted]

okay... Can you clarify this, I don't know what you mean. I looked in Maya.env, but all I see there are USER_SCRIPT_PATH definitions...

I really do need to fix this because even when I playblast to a file on my fast drive, there is a HUUUUGE lag between the end of the playblast and the time my movie player opens, and my guess is that Maya is then copying these large uncompressed files from the temp folder which is prolly on C to my array which is D.

I need to go straight to D.

sometimes the movie player never even opens. Sometimes it takes a full minute, sometimes two. It's not ok.

[mandarin]

The environment variable TMP is the normal method to specify where the system temp directory will be located.

Change your environment settings for this variable. Can be done in the system/user settings or manually before starting Maya. May also be able to be set in the Maya.env file

My Computer->Properties->Advanced->Environment Variables->User Variables

Will probably already have some setting for TMP, change it to where you have space.

[user_deleted]

Thank you Warnold. It works and is MUUUCH faster.