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Subject: Poser Scene Thumbnail

3doutlaw opened this issue on Dec 10, 2012 · 14 posts
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3doutlaw ( ) posted Mon, 10 December 2012 at 8:19 PM · edited Tue, 31 December 2024 at 11:26 PM

Is there a way to make a thumbnail of the current scene to save when you save a PZ3...so when I browse a directory of scene's I can see what they are?

All I get is a bunch of red X figures

hborre ( ) posted Mon, 10 December 2012 at 9:17 PM

Render the same scene as a smaller image (91 x 91) and export that as a png for Poser or any other image file you wish.

3doutlaw ( ) posted Mon, 10 December 2012 at 9:31 PM

Hmmmm....they should have a "include thumbnail on save" option, that does a quick background render.   Never thought about it, until a little directory cleanup, and I've had to open like 20 scenes to figure out if I needed them.

hborre ( ) posted Mon, 10 December 2012 at 9:48 PM

There might be something @ RDNA, IIRC.

vilters ( ) posted Tue, 11 December 2012 at 2:27 AM

With Poser 9-PP2012, when you save a scene in the Library/Scene, a scene thumbnail is automatically created in that folder.

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primorge ( ) posted Tue, 11 December 2012 at 2:38 AM · edited Tue, 11 December 2012 at 2:38 AM

file_489366.jpg

I have this python script sitting in my runtime... I don't remember where I got it from or who it was by (a freebie obviously, and for some reason no ReadMe that I can recall... Or a ReadMe of such insignificance that I didn't save it).

Anyway it's supposed to render a thumb for Pz3's somehow but I've never gotten it to work. The error message seems to indicate it's because I'm using a Mac?

Anyway here's the script, maybe you'll have better luck if you want to fiddle with it...

 

primorge ( ) posted Tue, 11 December 2012 at 2:39 AM · edited Tue, 11 December 2012 at 2:41 AM

file_489367.txt

...The script

 

Drop the .txt extension.

monkeycloud ( ) posted Tue, 11 December 2012 at 4:27 AM

As Vilters says, if you save a scene to the Poser 9 / Pro 2012 Scene section of the Poser Library, a thumbnail is automatically created...

I think that the Poser Library generated thumbnails use the Preview Renderer, is that right?

3doutlaw ( ) posted Tue, 11 December 2012 at 7:56 AM

Thanks Primorge, that worked like a treat! (I had to reformat it, as the txt posted came through with a lot of garbage in it)   Also, thanks Philc for making it!  :)

This was in the header:

Script to save a thumbnail along with a PZ3 file

by PhilC http://www.philc.net

Use for whatever you like but at your own risk.

hborre ( ) posted Tue, 11 December 2012 at 11:02 AM

The thumbnail generated is just the preview window which is not very flattering if you are looking for something more esthetic in appearance.

hornet3d ( ) posted Tue, 11 December 2012 at 12:15 PM

I use thumbnail designer by Netherworks studio over at RDNA and it is on a half price sale at the moment.

 

 

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3doutlaw ( ) posted Tue, 11 December 2012 at 1:27 PM

I did have to tweak that script so that Cancel did not crash Poser9

Also, Philc dropped by and here is a link to the source of the freebie script Primorge had...

primorge ( ) posted Tue, 11 December 2012 at 3:34 PM

Doh!, Hmmm. Never occured to me to actually look at the text of the script! Indicates my general disinterest in programming of even the most rudimentary sort, I guess. Glad it was of some use to someone... PhilC rocks!

mysticeagle ( ) posted Thu, 13 December 2012 at 7:53 AM

dont forget as well if you want to generate multiple png's for your custom mats, snarlygribbly does a nice little png maker on his site.

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