write node scripting problem

Harmony Harmony General Discussion
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hello, i have to made a script with automatically creates a write node on each layer selected, now, i found it on Lucas Haley site, and it works, but it has a TGA4 export settings in it, i need to set the export options to QuickTime-Uncompressed…
i found a method here https://forums.toonboom.com/toon-boom-animate-family/support-and-troubleshooting/scripting-problem but doesn’t work…
ideas?

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Interesting!

  1. Do you have a direct link to the script with the TGA4 export settings?

  2. I managed to run the second script properly. What did not work for you?

Best regards

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this is the link
http://lucashaley.tumblr.com/post/20145262306/harmony-write-nodes
it may not work making copy/paste, i re-wrote it in the editor…
i tried to adapt the second script in the TGA one, but i have some problems:
-i need to have the output named exactly as the layer
-i need to export in quicktime animation, uncompressed, with million colors+.at best quality.

i tried the method described but i can just create the write node with quick time export set, but the filename and the output settings are the default ones…

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OK,

I tried modifying the second one.
http://wikisend.com/download/532320/CreateMovieWriteNodes_02.zip
(Unfortunately, the script is to long for one post.)

Let’s see if it works.

Best regards

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I realised that the viedo settings were not set to the most uncompressed possible result.

Here is the updated v3 of the script.
http://wikisend.com/download/845200/CreateMovieWriteNodes_03.zip

Best regards

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thank you for your help… now the .mov setting are working…
the only thing that i can’t manage is the correct name attribution for the output movie,
i need that the output movie get the layer name…
in the TGA write node script it’s resolved
// create filepath
var rootPath = “//Path/to/output”;
var sceneName = scene.currentScene();
var shortSceneName = sceneName.substring( 0, sceneName.length - 3 );
var writeNodePathLocation = rootPath + shortSceneName + “/” + nodeName + “/” + shortSceneName + “” + nodeName + “”;

     // set write node properties
     node.setTextAttr( newAdd, “DRAWING_TYPE”, 0, “TGA4” );
     node.setTextAttr( newAdd, “LEADING_ZEROS”, 0, “3” );
     node.setTextAttr( newAdd, “DRAWING_NAME”, 0, writeNodePathLocation );

how can i set the same thing (or similar) for the movie output?

thanks

7

Hm,

did you already try to render out your write nodes created with script v3?
It normally creates .MOV files that are named like the layers.

8

thank you very much!!!
is exactly what i was looking for!!!

G.

9

Cool!!!

You are welcome.

stefman

10

The download has expired and I tried to read and follow the thread, but it failed. Sorry, can you send it to me?

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Hello i am trying to do the same task did you have the modify script ???
i am a begginer so i don’t know how to modify the Lucas Haleys script …

if you can help me …
Thank you