Python: Save out render snapshots

[TomRaynor]

Working late, got loads of WIP renders that I have been doing all day and wish I had a script that would take all of my render snapshots and save them out as exr files to the local "pic" folder rather than me having to manually right click on each one and save them out.

Anyone up for a little python challenge?

[Stalkerx777]

Hi Tom. There is not much you can do with this in python/hscript. However, you can save current image from IPR view. Here a little python function i wrote. It's a bit hacky, and not very fast, but it works.

import hou
image_path = r'C:\temp\ipr.png'
def saveIPRImage():
    desk = hou.ui.curDesktop()
    ipr = desk.paneTabOfType(hou.paneTabType.IPRViewer)
    resx, resy = ipr.imageResolution()
    pixdata = []
    for py in reversed(range(resy)):
        for px in reversed(range(resx)):
            pixdata.extend(ipr.pixel('C', px, py))
    hou.saveImageDataToFile(pixdata, resx, resy, image_path)
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Unfortunately, there is no way to get access to IPRview snapshots from python/hscript.

Edited April 19, 2013 by Stalkerx777