fix output settings - default to exr

0.3.6

change: output settings switch from PNG to EXR
fix: set render scene output (preview) to jpeg fast to write
fix: correct copy output format ops

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 
 <!-- TODO
+- need to let use choose output settings
+
 if objects has multiple user without being linked in render scene :
     duplicate the object insteat of linking
 OR always duplicate (safe but heavy scenes...)
@@ -12,6 +14,12 @@ Activate / deactivate layer opaticty according to prefix
 Activate / deactivate all masks using MA layers
 -->
 
+0.3.6
+
+change: output settings switch from PNG to EXR
+fix: set render scene output (preview) to jpeg fast to write
+fix: correct copy output format ops
+
 0.3.5:
 
 feat: set full opacity -> skip chosen prefix (MA by default)

OP_manage_outputs.py

@@ -85,20 +85,29 @@ class GPEXP_OT_set_output_node_format(bpy.types.Operator):
             return {"CANCELLED"}
 
         ref = nodes.active
-        color_mode = ref.format.color_mode
+
-        file_format = ref.format.file_format
+        # file_format = ref.format.file_format
-        color_depth = ref.format.color_depth
+        # color_mode = ref.format.color_mode
-        compression = ref.format.compression
+        # color_depth = ref.format.color_depth
+        # compression = ref.format.compression
 
         ct = 0
         for n in nodes:
             if n.type != 'OUTPUT_FILE' or n == ref or not n.select:
                 continue
             
-            n.format.color_mode = color_mode
+            for attr in dir(ref.format):
-            n.format.file_format = file_format 
+                if attr.startswith('__') or attr in {'rna_type','bl_rna', 'view_settings'}: # views_format
-            n.format.color_depth = color_depth 
+                    continue
-            n.format.compression = compression 
+                try:
+                    setattr(n.format, attr, getattr(ref.format, attr))
+                except Exception as e:
+                    print(f"can't set attribute : {attr}")
+
+            # n.format.file_format = file_format 
+            # n.format.color_mode = color_mode
+            # n.format.color_depth = color_depth 
+            # n.format.compression = compression 
 
             ct += 1
 
@@ -107,6 +116,7 @@ class GPEXP_OT_set_output_node_format(bpy.types.Operator):
         return {"FINISHED"}
 
 
+
 def out_norm(x):
     a = x.group(1) if x.group(1) else ''
     b = x.group(2) if x.group(2) else ''
@@ -115,6 +125,7 @@ def out_norm(x):
     e = x.group(5) if x.group(5) else ''
     return f'{a}{b}{fn.normalize(c)}{d}{e}'
 
+
 ## does not match the right thing yet
 class GPEXP_OT_normalize_outnames(bpy.types.Operator):
     bl_idname = "gp.normalize_outnames"

__init__.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ bl_info = {
     "name": "GP Render",
     "description": "Organise export of gp layers through compositor output",
     "author": "Samuel Bernou",
-    "version": (0, 3, 5),
+    "version": (0, 3, 6),
     "blender": (2, 93, 0),
     "location": "View3D",
     "warning": "",

fn.py

@@ -94,10 +94,16 @@ def copy_settings(obj_a, obj_b):
 
 
 def set_file_output_format(fo):
+    fo.format.file_format = 'OPEN_EXR'
     fo.format.color_mode = 'RGBA'
-    fo.format.file_format = 'PNG'
+    fo.format.color_depth = '16'
-    fo.format.color_depth = '8'
+    fo.format.exr_codec = 'ZIP'
-    fo.format.compression = 15
+    # fo.format.exr_codec = 'RLE'
+
+    # fo.format.file_format = 'PNG'
+    # fo.format.color_mode = 'RGBA'
+    # fo.format.color_depth = '8'
+    # fo.format.compression = 15
 
 def set_settings(scene=None):
     if not scene:
@@ -108,6 +114,13 @@ def set_settings(scene=None):
     scene.render.film_transparent = True
     scene.view_settings.view_transform = 'Standard'
 
+    # output (fast write settings since this is just to delete afterwards...)
+    scene.render.filepath = '//render/preview/preview_'
+    scene.render.image_settings.file_format = 'JPEG'
+    scene.render.image_settings.color_mode = 'BW'
+    scene.render.image_settings.quality = 0
+
+
 
 def get_render_scene():
     '''Get / Create a scene named Render'''
@@ -126,8 +139,6 @@ def get_render_scene():
             if ob.type in ('CAMERA', 'LIGHT'):
                 render_scn.collection.objects.link(ob)
 
-        render_scn.render.filepath = '//render/preview/preview_'
-
         # set adapted render settings (no AA)
         set_settings(render_scn)
     render_scn.use_nodes = True