Smokeview Rendering

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Application Version:Smokeview 5.4
SVN Revision Number:4315
Compile Date:July 2 2009
Operating System:Windows

Describe details of the issue below:

When rendering all frames (jpg at 1920 x 1080 resolution) quite often - 
though the correct number of total frames is rendered - at some point, the 
rendering of new frames stops and the same frame is rendered over and over 
until the total number of frames is reached.  So basically the rendered 
files when recreated in animated form show the simulation freezing at some 
point in time.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by mtabad...@gmail.com on 25 Aug 2009 at 5:02

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I forgot to mention that Smokeview was run on a 64-bit machine.

Original comment by mtabad...@gmail.com on 25 Aug 2009 at 5:16

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I'll take a look at it.

attach a simple case that exhibits the problem, detail exactly what files you 
were
viewing when rendering. does it happen every time?

Original comment by gfor...@gmail.com on 26 Aug 2009 at 5:29

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Original comment by gfor...@gmail.com on 26 Aug 2009 at 5:29

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What files would you like me to attach?  When rendering I was viewing HRR and 
HRR/Smoke.

Original comment by mtabad...@gmail.com on 26 Aug 2009 at 5:35

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The .fds file.

Original comment by gfor...@gmail.com on 26 Aug 2009 at 5:39

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I hope this qualifies as a simple file as it is the only one that I have run 
where I 
needed to generate high quality jpgs.  Thanks.

Original comment by mtabad...@gmail.com on 26 Aug 2009 at 5:48

Attachments:

• LF_WO_DO.fds

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Actually I have run variations of this file with changes in room content and 
the 
same issue has arisen for all of them.  

Original comment by mtabad...@gmail.com on 26 Aug 2009 at 5:50

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Could it have something to do with the screen saver activating and affecting the
rendering process?

Original comment by mtabad...@gmail.com on 4 Sep 2009 at 3:18

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yes.  Anything affecting the screen will affect the rendering.  As a test of 
this,
place a window so that it partially obuscures the smokeview scene for a few 
frames in
the middle of a render.  See what happens.  I was not able to duplicate your 
error on
my 32 bit pc.  I've run your case on my 64 bit pc and will try to duplicate 
later today.

Original comment by gfor...@gmail.com on 4 Sep 2009 at 3:23

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Yes it seems that way.  I think in this particular case, since my rendering is 
quite
lengthy - over one hour - the screen saver is activated affecting the rendering 
that
leads to this single frame being repeated for the remainder of the rendering 
process.
 I have re-rendered the jpgs while de-activating the screen saver and so far no
problem.  It would be nice if the rendering could be made insensitive to other
actions as it basically commits the workstation to the rendering process.  
Thanks for
looking into this.

Original comment by mtabad...@gmail.com on 9 Sep 2009 at 3:04

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I agree that forcing your PC to be "dedicated" to rendering the images is 
inconvient
- I don't know of a work around as Smokeview can't control what is happening
elsewhere in the monitor window.

Original comment by gfor...@gmail.com on 9 Sep 2009 at 3:42

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I'll close the issue - report back if you think there is some other issue 
besides
screen savers causing rendering to fail

Original comment by gfor...@gmail.com on 9 Sep 2009 at 8:52

• Changed state: WontFix