Playblast Compression set via mel command?

[david-schoneveld]

I'm looking for a way to set the compression settings straight though mel.

I've tried looking at the script editor with echo all commands but if you change the compression settings it just says -option. I've searched the forum and got this

playblast -c 60 -f myMovie.mv

-c/-compression
NT: If the argument is an empty string ("") a dialog comes up allowing the user to set the codec, data rate, keyframing, compression quality, and codec settings. (This dialog will also come up with playblast -options.) If it is any other value, it is assumed to indicate the 4 byte handler code for the Video for Windows codec to compress the image (this is from the docs)

you can also use the "-o" to call the options for the playblast w/o running the playblast, hope this helps.
[from] tribesman

I already have it set to prompt the user to set the compression. There's got to be a way to do it all in the script. I'm on a Mac, so my playblast player is quicktime. I've talked to guys who know how to script but none of them seem to know anymore than this. Any help, Please?

[chadrik]

i have also fiddled with this for quite some time to no avail. i am on a mac as well it's very frustrating. the worst part is that you can't just set it as a preference, you must set it every time you restart maya. we settled on prompting all of the animators to set their codec on maya startup, this way they only have to deal with setting it once, instead of on every playblast.

[chadrik]

I've talked to guys who know how to script but none of them seem to know anymore than this.

but are they hot?

[david-schoneveld]

ah yes.... but short OH NO I DI'N'T!!!

*To anyone who's confused...
Chadrik is a guy I work with. I was trying to find this out (He's the one who scripted the original) he didn't know that I was looking for anyone with an alternative method on this board, and he posted a reply to me. Small world/community...