ReLight Support / Problems Thread

[Wayne]

To be honest theres not a lot that CAN go wrong with ReLight, but if you come across anything post it here along with the log files from mudbox.

Also do not worry if you see alledgely humourous lines in your logs made by ReLight. These to be honest are a sort of internal code of mine so I know where in the code a screwup has hapened. (Plus its far more groovy way to debug than old error codes lol)

Please check:

1. You have the latest pactehs for your veriosn of after effects
2. That mudbox is the latest version
3. Thats you have that invention of satan himself UAC control turned off in windows vista
4. That you have read and inwardly digested the help files...
5. That you have installed After effects apps to default paths

Include your version number of After effect and path to the exe file along with any relevant info you feel I need to know.


Wayne...

[jeffsarge]

I just installed relight. I have the menu on the top bar but the only option under it is " clean up temp files". Installed Mudwalker also and that works great! (thanks!)
Any ideas?

[Wayne]

I just installed relight. I have the menu on the top bar but the only option under it is " clean up temp files". Installed Mudwalker also and that works great! (thanks!)
Any ideas?

If after efects is installed to a non default path relight will not detect it and remove the menu option. Updated version are coming for both MudWalker and Relight to support nondefault paths soon.


Wayne...

[jeffsarge]

Thanks!
Keep up the good work.

[tristratos]

Wayne,

Have you fixed just yet the relight path teething problem, that forces only the clean temp files option to be shown under the mudbox's relight menu ?

It's been so much time since you first released this wonderfull feature, and I still can't use it, as mudbox and AF is installed in a path that is not set as default (d:\... instead of c:\)

Is there a single attribute that would allow us to use the feature ?
Please help !


I am looking forward to receiving your reply.

Best Regards,
Tri Stratos

[Wayne]

Wayne,

Have you fixed just yet the relight path teething problem, that forces only the clean temp files option to be shown under the mudbox's relight menu ?

It's been so much time since you first released this wonderfull feature, and I still can't use it, as mudbox and AF is installed in a path that is not set as default (d:\... instead of c:\)

Is there a single attribute that would allow us to use the feature ?
Please help !


I am looking forward to receiving your reply.

Best Regards,
Tri Stratos

I'll get that solved and do a recompile, I'll do a post once its been done.


Wayne...

[tristratos]

Can't wait for your spell to be casted!! ;)
Any release dates ?

[Wayne]

Can't wait for your spell to be casted!! ;)
Any release dates ?

I did a recompile the night before last about 1 hour after my reply, so I'll get it tested and upload it as soon as there is a gap in the crazy xmas stuff.


Wayne...

[tristratos]

Dear Santa,

I am waiting for Wayne's ReLight plugin to be released ;)
That would be the best Christmas gift !!!

Best Regards
Tri Stratos

[Wayne]

Here's ReLight version 2 64 bit.

You wil need to set the path to after effects in the config file that you will find in the c:program files\ autodesk\mudbox\ReLight\ folder.


Wayne...

[tristratos]

Wayne,

How about the 32 bit version?
I haven't upgraded to a 64bit OS yet ?

Any chanche of providing a 32 bit port of this plugin as well?

Best Regards,
Tri Stratos

[Wayne]

Wayne,

How about the 32 bit version?
I haven't upgraded to a 64bit OS yet ?

Any chanche of providing a 32 bit port of this plugin as well?

Best Regards,
Tri Stratos

a 32 bit version will follow, the only reason it wasn;t included in this dl was due to the 32 bit compiler having an off day and not having time to sort it out being this near to xmas.


Wayne...

[tristratos]

Wayne,

I guess I have to wait for the 32bit port of yours.
It seems that Santa missed me this year :(

Best Regards,
Tri Stratos

[tristratos]

Wayne,

Any luck of having the relight updated to 32bit ?
Btw, I hope for the best the new year!

Best Regards,
Tri

[tristratos]

Any luck of finaly importing the reLight, plugin to 32bit this year ?

Best Regards,
Tri Stratos

[lovingsaskia]

Any luck of finaly importing the reLight, plugin to 32bit this year ?

Best Regards,
Tri Stratos

Wayne has been extremely busy with the DVD release/ streaming VIDS/ Xmas, new year. I'm sure as soon as he has resolved the issue he will make an anouncment :)


kind regards
Allan

[tristratos]

Sorry, didn't know that.
I am waiting then... Hope it will be released soon.

[tristratos]

Wayne, any chance of releasing 32bit port soon ?

[Wayne]

Here's an untested compile of the 32 bit version of ReLight version 2.

Create the following file with the location of your after effects install in it as plain text:

c:\Program Files (x86) \Autodesk\Mudbox2010\ReLight\Config.txt



Wayne...

[tristratos]

Dear Wayne,

I installed the relight32 plugin you provided and now it seems that is showing correct its options under the ReLight V2 menu in mudbox.

Though, I tried to rcreate the text file you mention under
D:\Program Files\Autodesk\Mudbox2010\ReLight\Config.txt

and have set its contents to
D:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects CS4\

which is the installed directory of my AFX install folder.

Though executing the script, it doesn't open up the afx app at all!
It outputs the files correctly under C:\MudboxTemp, but no project file is created and doesn't open afx to load it up.

What am I doing wrong ?
Please specify so that I may use your wonderfull plugin right asap.

I hope the forthcoming versions of Relight and Mudwalker have those issues fixed and automated along with new magic from your casting spell!!

Best regards,
Tri Stratos

[Wayne]

To give you an idea of the way to type it in here's what mine says:

C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Adobe\\Adobe After Effects CS4\\Support Files\\AfterFX.exe

although this should also work:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe After Effects CS4\Support Files\AfterFX.exe


also be sure that you config is the the default mudbox location for relight (that'll change in an update but it will get things working for now for you.)

Wayne...

[tristratos]

Dear Wayne,

This doesn't seem to be working.
It succesfully creats the temp files, but AfterFX doesn't load up.

I have created a config file, in mudbox's dir:
D:\Program Files\Autodesk\Mudbox2010\ReLight\Config.txt

which now has the following info in it
D:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects CS4\Support Files\AfterFX.exe

but after executing the relight V2 script, from within mudbox, after effects doesn't load up itself.

It only reports:
The screen distance viewport filter is now active on this viewport

That's all and just hangs in there...

Please note that my apps are installed on D and not on C.
Is this what causes the error still?
Is there anythin that I am still doing wrong or there is something that needs to be fixed still?

Best regards,
Tri Stratos

[Wayne]

I have created a config file, in mudbox's dir:
D:\Program Files\Autodesk\Mudbox2010\ReLight\Config.txt

Do me a favour and change the above Config.txt file to:

C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Mudbox2010\ReLight\Config.txt

Yes I know mudbox isn't located there but it could be a bug in ReLight that is very easy to fix..... chances are its looking in the default mudbox installation path for the config file contsaining the location of after effects.



Wayne...

[tristratos]

Wayne,

I did that.
In fact it seems that when I first installed relight, it did create such directry by itself.
In any case, after editing that location
C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Mudbox2010\ReLight\Config.txt

with
D:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects CS4\Support Files\AfterFX.exe

inside, guess what, it DID NOT work!!


It does exactly the same! Mudbox reports that about viewport and runs no afx at all!

Any idea ?

[tristratos]

Wayne,

Any news about this ?
Any new version on its way that fixes all those installation/usage issues?