Render Button/Save Button

Henry Blewer · January 05, 2011, 02:09:35 PM

I just hit the render button on the render window. I wanted to save the image. There went a 15+ hour render.

Maybe the save feature of the render window could be done using a right mouse button and save? Or move the save image button over to the left more?

It's only the 2nd time I have done this in a couple years.

RArcher · January 05, 2011, 02:18:25 PM

The image should be in your temp files folder. It is auto saved (as a .bmp) when the render finishes.

inkydigit · January 05, 2011, 03:10:51 PM

yeah, in the file menu(mac) click reveal temporary files....

Henry Blewer · January 05, 2011, 03:25:27 PM

I forgot about that. Thank you Matt for your insight and forethought!

Thanks guys for the the reminder. Now onto the changes...

Zairyn Arsyn · January 05, 2011, 03:45:26 PM

it would be bad if you were going to save the image as a exr,

i've never done it myself, but its always been a worry.

rcallicotte · January 06, 2011, 10:27:24 AM

Can that be fixed by changing the output from BMP to EXR in the Render tab? --NO. THIS IS NOT TRUE. PLEASE DISREGARD.

Quote from: zaai999 on January 05, 2011, 03:45:26 PM
it would be bad if you were going to save the image as a exr,

i've never done it myself, but its always been a worry.

Henry Blewer · January 06, 2011, 02:29:37 PM

I don't have anything which can use OpenEXR, except Blender. Blender is quite powerful, but getting a good umage using the node editor is quite challenging.

Corel Paint X2 can do HDR. I make two or three altered images with different contrast and exposure, then combine them using the HDR tool. I have not quite mastered this yet...

rcallicotte · January 06, 2011, 03:29:21 PM

Photomatix is useful with EXRs as is Photoshop.

~~But, I should be clear - BMP is not the only image format supported in the default generated file in the hidden folders...like what we're talking about here.~~

dandelO · January 06, 2011, 04:21:59 PM

I'm afraid it is, Calico. Even changing the file extension still saves temp files as .bmp. I just double checked this to be sure it hadn't changed as I was sure I've read this here somewhere before.

rcallicotte · January 06, 2011, 07:25:06 PM

@dandelO - Oh, crap. You're right.

Looks like I need to read the...uhhh...the uhhh...errr, you know - the manual. Uhhh.

dandelO · January 06, 2011, 07:39:21 PM

I was hoping it would work too.

QuoteLooks like I need to read the...uhhh...the uhhh...errr, you know - the manual. Uhhh.

I thought we were!