evanrudefx Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Hey, When you are creating a flipbook and the output is set to ip, the documentation says it is then sent to Mplay. What exactly is happening? I can't find this information in the documentation. Is the flipbook stored in RAM then loaded into Mplay? Or is the flipbook cached to a default temp directory on the hard drive then loaded to Mplay? How can I change the directory where it is being saved? I am new to Houdini [was Maya] so any help is appreciated. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catchyid Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 I am not expert...but what I do is to save image sequence and then use after effects to make a movie out of them. here is what I do: in the flipbook configuration : output tab -> output -> just choose the folder and file name you want to store your files, e.g. image.$F4.png --> $F4 means frame number and add 4 zeros for sequencing.. I am sure there is a way to send these files directly to MPlay, but would that be fast enough for playback? In maya, blast function creates a movie directly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evanrudefx Posted October 13, 2016 Author Share Posted October 13, 2016 (edited) That is what I was initially doing. Writing out image sequence then using nuke to render them as movies. I like leaving the output on ip because it goes directly to Mplay where I can hit one button (export) to make a movie file. I just wish I could figure out where the cache is being saved when I do that. Thanks BTW : ) Edited October 13, 2016 by ejr32123 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catchyid Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 I was not aware of that even, i.e. IP goes directly to MPlay I guess we both shouldwait for an answer now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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