truespace compositing nodes released

[clintonman]

Is it possible to save a sequence of files to disk with your Image Saver?
BTW... getting undefined errors with this object.
I notice that your are saving a sequence of bitmaps into an Encapsulate node with your 'image sequence loader with scale'.
Was trying to see if I could Import and then Export a sequence of bitmaps at 0.5 Scale.
Image Saver.png

I'll have to get back to you on that. I had no recollection of the 'image sequence loader with scale'.
Went to check it on the webpage: http://clintons3d.com/plugins/truespace ... eNode.html
and it had in bold, "An experimental/unfinished node called "image sequence loader with scale" is included in the library/zip. Do not use it."

Workaround for saving a sequence from the same page:
"Use the Truespace "Render to File" to render a dummy sequence which in turn will force each frame to be evaluated."
This would save a sequence of images from the image saver

[trueBlue]

I'll have to get back to you on that. I had no recollection of the 'image sequence loader with scale'.
Went to check it on the webpage: http://clintons3d.com/plugins/truespace ... eNode.html
and it had in bold, "An experimental/unfinished node called "image sequence loader with scale" is included in the library/zip. Do not use it."

Hummm... I'll have to disagree, it works really well!
Very useful for sharing a sequence of images in a scene and reducing the file size.
I changed it from Create to Copy so that I could experiment with changing the InputBitmap's attributes.

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//newimage = Node.Create("D3D View Package/InputBitmap", encaps);
newimage = Node.Copy(System.ThisOwner() + "/InputBitmap", encaps);

Workaround for saving a sequence from the same page:
"Use the Truespace "Render to File" to render a dummy sequence which in turn will force each frame to be evaluated."
This would save a sequence of images from the image saver

Still testing your workaround, but so far, since it is a jScript, it does not work with Animation. IE: Render to File

Just seems that if you can save the Bitmaps to an Encaps, you would think you could also save to disk using your Save As plugin.

[clintonman]

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Still testing your workaround, but so far, since it is a jScript, it does not work with Animation. IE: Render to File

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I believe jscript objects work with render to file and jscript commands don't.

[trueBlue]

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Image Saver/Save As "Image on the Left" Included in the Components - Compositing library and the current Unofficial Updates
PNG
TGA
EXF
HDR
JPG
TIF
Note: Missing BMP and DDS

Other Image Saver/Save As "Image on the Right" Is available on your web site: http://clintons3d.com/plugins/truespace ... eNode.html
BMP
JPG
TGA
PNG
DDS
HDR
Note: Missing TIF and EXF?

Both of these Image Savers creates a Model Status message "file dialog aborted" if you Cancel the Save As and it is not cleared.

I would like to update the image saver.RsObj in the Unofficial Updates with your newer version.
Is it possible to add the TIF options? That is of course if it supported with your Clintons3dPluginExt.rsx plugin.
Edit: Did a test and the image saver did not save an image using tif and or tga

[clintonman]

Did some digging and on the surface it looks like the bitmap file save command only works with some extensions:
From the Kernel.h file

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enum RtBitmapFileFormat
    {	BFILEFMT_BMP	= 0,
	BFILEFMT_JPG	= 1,
	BFILEFMT_TGA	= 2,
	BFILEFMT_PNG	= 3,
	BFILEFMT_DDS	= 4,
	BFILEFMT_DIB	= 6,
	BFILEFMT_HDR	= 7,
	BFILEFMT_PFM	= 8,
	BFILEFMT_FORCE_DWORD	= 2147483647
    } ;

I'm surprised TGA doesn't work but maybe a slightly different command is needed. It uses SaveToFile, maybe it needs to use SaveToFileEx.
From the Docs:

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HRESULT IRdBitmap::SaveToFile ( [in] RtBitmapFileFormat  Format,	[in] BSTR  FileName	 ) 			

This method is used to save image to a file. 

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HRESULT IRdBitmap::SaveToFileEx ( [in] RtBitmapFileFormat  Format,[in] BSTR  FileName	 ) 			

This method is used to save image to a file using external image library (alpha channel supported).

Nope, that's not it. Just did a test and TGA save was good without any changes to the saver.

Looks like formats not included in the list above would need a different way to save the images.

[trueBlue]

I was testing this the wrong way.
I was expecting it to save an image by just using the Save As button.
I see now that it is an jScript Object and that you need to run the Render to File.
I have updated the image saver.RsObj to your newest one and will upload to the Unofficial Updates.
The older one has a Save As tif option that does not work.

[clintonman]

I was testing this the wrong way.
I was expecting it to save an image by just using the Save As button.
I see now that it is an jScript Object and that you need to run the Render to File.
I have updated the image saver.RsObj to your newest one and will upload to the Unofficial Updates.
The older one has a Save As tif option that does not work.

When you do the "Save As" button it should save something immediately if the "enableSave" checkbox is active.

[trueBlue]

Why does checking Color create half B&W and Half color Bitmap?

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[clintonman]

Why does checking Color create half B&W and Half color Bitmap?
Image Cloud.png

I would say it's a bug.

[trueBlue]

I found an issue with the image sequence loader with scale
Not even sure how it was working
Problem is, the SwitchImage script is connecting an IN attribute to another IN attribute

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//	Node.ConnectTo(newimage, "Bitmap", switchnode, "Bitmap")
	Node.ConnectTo(newimage, "oBitmap", switchnode, "Bitmap")