Multiple camera rendering

[icarriger]

Hi there!... If I have 6 cameras in one scene. How do I set Maya to start rendering one camera after another (automaticaly)? is there a way to put them in line for the batch render?

[joojaa]

Chek the renderable flag and may automaticaly renders them all..

[icarriger]

Thanks a lot Joojaa!, but could you please give me an example of a script to put in the command line to put several cameras, because I get an error message telling me that the flag -cam is invalid.

[icarriger]

Wait a second Joojaa......You meant the rendering flag window.....windows>rendering editors>rendering flags>, is that right?

I see, so if I check the camera shape node on each camera and the turn "on" the renderable atribute for the three of them, they sould render secuencely....am I correct?

[joojaa]

No each camera shape!

[icarriger]

Got it!, my mystake using the word node. i must be obsessed with the hipershade since I've been trying to figure out some shaders on a cartoon proyect I'm working on, and all I see is "utillity nodes".

I checked the camera shape on each one of the cameras and it worked perfectly!! Thanks a lot man!!you saved me a lot of time!!

PS. Nice debate you guys had at the render forum on the XSI > Maya cartoon issue. For all I have to say, one you pass the painfull process of learning how to use a 3D software (specially if you come from traditional art media), once you learn how to push and pull the buttoms it,s all about the artist.

MAYA RULES!!!!.......screw mel scripting tough!!!

Claudio.

[joojaa]

YEs well mel and the buttons are there to serve my purposes. I woulnt want a push button renerer even if it was forced on me with a gun.

I mean whats the use of being good at soemthing if its a pushbutton solution (besides we'd all be out of jobs thatway)