Image Info


If you select a frame, then rrViewer shows information about the frame.

Including format, channels, bitdepth, resolution, file size and date, client that has rendered the frame and a Render time (Dependend on the renderer, the time is either counted for this exact frame or an averaged time of multiple frames)

It also includes information why a frame cannot be loaded/is broken. 



Client Name


The rrViewer can display the client name in the image thumbnail if either of the following was executed:

a) It is a local render out and the client created cache files for the rrViewer.

b) The clients have collected the frame number from the log file and posted them at the job, Log files, "Frames Rendered".



Frame Caches


The client creates small thumbnail caches of rendered files. They are written at latest after a client finished its frame segment.

If the clients have not been able to create cache files, these caches are created by the post-script "Sequence Check" or "Create Video".


If rrViewer loads a cache file, it shows a small yellow C in the lower edge of the frame: 



You can disable the cache file creation for larger sequences (default >750 frames) for each type of render application. (by default "Compositing" is disabled).

rrConfig, menu Server, tab Misc


Full Resolution Viewer



If you double-click on a frame, a full resolution viewer pops up.


Note:

If you select a new frame in the thumbnail table, then the viewer is updated.


Error Analysis



rrViewer is able to show different levels of frame Errors.

The error flags are either creates while the cache files are created or - if there are no caches - while rrViewer loads the frames.


A frame with an error gets a border of the following colors:


Level:

Possible errors: 

Info
  • Image to sequence difference high 


Warning
  • The Alpha channel is >90% completely filled, but there are single 1-pixel size spots not white.
  • Image to sequence difference very high 

Error
  • File broken, image cannot be read.
  • Render tile missing. (Black square found) 




"Image to sequence difference":

If the post-script rrSequencecheck is executed, then it compares the color levels of the file with the average color levels of the whole sequence.

It also computes the total difference between the previous and the next image. 



Supported file formats


Name

Extensions        

Comments

Windows Bitmap

.bmol

Mental Ray ct

.ct

SMPTE DPX, Kodak Cineon

.cin

.dpx

OpenExr

.exr

32bit Integer Object IDs are not supported

Radiance Picture

.hdr

Maya IFF

.iff

Jpeg

.jpg

.jpeg

Softimage Picture

.pic

.rla

.rpf

Silicon Graphics Image

.sgi

.rgb

.lwi

Targa

.tga

Tagged Image File

.tif

.tiff

Tiled Tiffs are not supported.

YUV4.1.1 Broadcast

.yuv

.pal

.ntsc





Start rrViewer via commandline


Simple commandline examples:

rrViewer \\fileserver\share\projectX\myOutput\frame.2143.exr (The rrViewer automatically detects the sequence)

rrViewer \\fileserver\share\projectX\myOutput\frame.*.exr

rrViewer \\fileserver\share\projectX\myOutput\frame.#.exr



Stereo view:

rrViewer \\fileserver\share\projectX\myOutput\frame_##stereo##.*.exr   -sL "Left"  -sR "Right"

##stereo## is replaced with "Left" or "Right" on load





Additional flags:

-seq [start] [end] [step] [offset]

Restrict the frames to be loaded.

-gamma

Enable Linear 1.0 to Gamma 2.2 display conversion.

-jd  [subfolderName]

The rrViewer requies the jobdata folder to be able to load the cached files and error analysis files. (See above)
The jobdata folder is located in [RR]\rrJobdata\
Example:
-jd ProjectX\JHDa_DMQA_Blender__poldi3DBlendermai

-id [jobID]

The job ID is required if you want to send "Approve" or  "Check for Frames" to the rrServer.
Example:
-id 346776585623246794