New add-on: easily save render passes and in each render layer to individual images

TheFinalCut · April 26, 2013, 2:29pm

This one was written so that anyone could easily render out all the render passes on all render layers into separate files, to composite in any program they would like to use (e.g. GIMP / Photoshop / Nuke / AE).

It creates a file output node for each render pass on each render layer, so when you render it will save the respective image files in the specified render output folder.

For more information about the script, its development, usage and installation instructions, here’s the post about it in my blog.

And here’s a quick DOWNLOAD link and a shorter WIKI.

Cheers!

Dito · April 27, 2013, 9:47am

Doesn’t work for me.

Traceback (most recent call last):
File “E:\Blender_YAFARAY\2.66\scripts\addons\save_all_renderlayers_and_passes.
py”, line 251, in execute
basename = self.find_base_name()
File “E:\Blender_YAFARAY\2.66\scripts\addons\save_all_renderlayers_and_passes.
py”, line 77, in find_base_name
if len( re_match.groups() ) > 0:
AttributeError: ‘NoneType’ object has no attribute ‘groups’

location: <unknown location>:-1

Blender r56333

TheFinalCut · April 27, 2013, 9:55am

Dito,
To help fixing this issue,can you please specify the name of your blend file?
(please provide the full filename, including the suffix. Best to copy and paste it from the file editor, so that I would also see the exact case of each letter).

Thanks

TheFinalCut · April 27, 2013, 9:59am

And regardless, try the updated script:

github.com

Tlousky/production_scripts/blob/master/save_all_renderlayers_and_passes.py

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Dito · April 27, 2013, 10:18am

Hi TheFinalCut,

default scene
test.blend
c:/tmp

Error message from the updated script:

Traceback (most recent call last):
File “E:\Blender_YAFARAY\2.66\scripts\addons_contrib\save_all_renderlayers_and
_passes.py”, line 267, in execute
node = tree.nodes.new(‘R_LAYERS’)
RuntimeError: Error: Node type R_LAYERS undefined

location: <unknown location>:-1

TheFinalCut · April 27, 2013, 12:29pm

Dito,
Did you check the “use nodes” option in the compositor’s composition nodes?
Please download and try the latest version of the script (where the button will be disabled unless “use nodes” is checked),
and let me know if the problem persists.

If it does, please upload your blend file to some file hosting service and send me the link so that I could test it.

Cheers

SamCameron · April 27, 2013, 2:07pm

This is a very good idea, we should have something like this in the official builds all the time. I spend most of the time setting up output nodes when you’re working in a big production.

Dito · April 28, 2013, 2:17am

Hi TheFinalCut,

the “use nodes” option was all the time checked.

I have tried with and without Nodes (Renderlayer and Composite-Node)
Same error as before.

Blender r56333
WindowsXP

http://www.pasteall.org/blend/21005

TheFinalCut · April 28, 2013, 5:08am

Well this is weird.

I loaded the file and it just worked here…

I thought it might be because you’re using Cycles and I only tested it on BI,
But that worked just as well (as it should, since with regard to render layers and compositing nodes it’s the same).

I’ll try to get my hands on a winXP computer to test it there (tested it on Ubuntu and Win7 but not on XP),
and see if that has something to do with it.

Dito · April 28, 2013, 7:09am

Hi TheFinalCut,

I have also make a test in BI…same error.

I think you are right and it is a XP issue.

BartekSkorupa · April 28, 2013, 7:34am

About a month ago API changed and we add nodes differently. As an Addon writer you follow blender coders mailing list right? Errors like above will appear in latest builds. You probably used official 2.66 release. This shouldn’t be done. Always make your scripts compatible with latest releases. Especially that 2.67 will be out really soon.

Herbert123 · April 30, 2013, 2:28pm

Why not use a layered EXR file?

holyenigma74 · April 30, 2013, 3:58pm

cool script but i get errors.

Traceback (most recent call last):
File “D:\Downloads\Blender\blender-2.66-r56402-win64\blender-2.66-r56402-win64\2.66\scripts\addons_contrib\save_all_renderlayers_and_passes.py”, line 267, in execute
node = tree.nodes.new(‘R_LAYERS’)
RuntimeError: Error: Node type R_LAYERS undefined

location: <unknown location>:-1

jandress · April 30, 2013, 10:38pm

@herbert123… if you use after effects for post, trying to use a multilayer exr is a horrible experience.

vklidu · August 21, 2015, 1:17pm

Thank you very much awesome timesaver !

doug_miagui · August 8, 2019, 9:31pm

Any update to Blender 2.8?
Thanks.