Rendering\render.py

# Copyright 2009 Autodesk, Inc.  All rights reserved.
# Use of this software is subject to the terms of the Autodesk license agreement 
# provided at the time of installation or download, or which otherwise accompanies
# this software in either electronic or hard copy form.
#
# Topic: FBRenderer, FBVideoGrabber, FBVideoRenderDepth, FBVideoRenderDepth, FBVideoCodecManager, FBVideoCodecMode, FBAudioFmt
#
 
from pyfbsdk import FBMessageBox, FBApplication, FBVideoGrabber, FBVideoRenderDepth, FBVideoRenderDepth, FBVideoCodecManager, FBVideoCodecMode, FBAudioFmt_AppendFormat
import sys, os
from os import environ, listdir
 
# We use a try/except block, because the call to 'listdir' can fail.
try:
    # We take for granted that the folder containing the FBX files is
    # indicated with the environment variable 'RENDER_SRC_FOLDER'.
    lRenderSrcFolder = None
    if 'RENDER_SRC_FOLDER' in environ:
        lRenderSrcFolder = environ['RENDER_SRC_FOLDER']
    else:
        # We have failed to find the folder containing the FBX files...
        # The environment variable is probably not defined.
        FBMessageBox( "ERROR", "The environment variable 'RENDER_SRC_FOLDER' is not defined... Cannot proceed.", "OK", None, None )
        FBApplication().FileExit()
        
    # And the place where to store the rendered scene is indicated by
    # the environment variable 'RENDER_DST_FOLDER'.
    lRenderDstFolder = None
    if 'RENDER_DST_FOLDER' in environ:
        lRenderDstFolder = environ['RENDER_DST_FOLDER']
    else:
        # We have failed to find the folder where to save the renders...
        # The environment variable is probably not defined.
        FBMessageBox( "ERROR", "The environment variable 'RENDER_DST_FOLDER' is not defined... Cannot proceed", "OK", None, None )
        FBApplication().FileExit()
 
    # The file format of the render is indicated by 'RENDER_FILE_FORMAT'.
    lRenderFileFormat = None
    if 'RENDER_FILE_FORMAT' in environ:
        lRenderFileFormat = environ['RENDER_FILE_FORMAT']
    else:
        # We have failed to find the folder where to save the renders...
        # The environment variable is probably not defined.
        FBMessageBox( "ERROR", "The environment variable 'RENDER_FILE_FORMAT' is not defined... Cannot proceed", "OK", None, None )
        FBApplication().FileExit()
 
    # If the variable is defined, let's process the files
    if lRenderSrcFolder and lRenderDstFolder and lRenderFileFormat:
        
        # Make sure that the destination folder exists...
        # Ideally it should be created automatically.
        listdir( lRenderDstFolder )
        
        # Obtain the list of files in the folder, and sort them alphabetically.
        lFileList = listdir( lRenderSrcFolder )
        
        # We sort the list
        lFileList.sort()
        
        # Iterate in the list
        for lFileName in lFileList:
 
            # Ensure that we handle only FBX files.
            if lFileName.endswith('.fbx'):
                
                # Create an application object.
                lApp = FBApplication()
                
                # We need the full path of the FBX file to load it.
                lSrcFileName = os.path.join(lRenderSrcFolder, lFileName)
                
                # We also need the full path of the output file.
                lDstFileName = os.path.join(lRenderDstFolder, lFileName.replace( 'fbx', lRenderFileFormat ))
                
                # Open the file in the application.
                lApp.FileOpen( lSrcFileName )
                
                # Get the default rendering options, which are saved in the FBX file.
                lOptions = FBVideoGrabber().GetOptions()
 
                # Set VideoCodec Option:
                VideoManager = FBVideoCodecManager()
                VideoManager.VideoCodecMode = FBVideoCodecMode.FBVideoCodecUncompressed
                
                # Set the name of the rendered file.
                lOptions.OutputFileName = lDstFileName
 
                # Render audio.
                lOptions.RenderAudio = True
                lOptions.AudioRenderFormat = FBAudioFmt_AppendFormat(0, 2, 16, 44100)
 
                # Only windows supports mov.
                if lRenderFileFormat == '.mov' and os.name != 'nt':
                    lOptions.BitsPerPixel = FBVideoRenderDepth.FBVideoRender32Bits
                
                # Do the render. This will always be done in uncompressed mode.
                lApp.FileRender( lOptions )
                
                # Clear the scene.
                lApp.FileNew()
 
except Exception as e:
    # Unkown error encountered... Maybe from the 'listdir' call failing...
    FBMessageBox( "ERROR", "Unknown error encountered. Aborting! " + str(e), "OK", None, None )
 
# Now that we are done, we just exit the application.
FBApplication().FileExit()