execute commands based on the logs of a client

[swamiforlife]

Hello,

I have a few render clients that are finished rendering but they wont release the current chunk and just sit idly.
Is there a way i can write a script to read the logs of each client and if certain words are in the log i want RenderPal to skip that chunk?
Is there a command that i can have RenderPal skip a chunk based on whats in the client logs?

[Shoran Support]

Take a look at the renderer's output filters in the renderer management; there you can react to certain words.

[swamiforlife]

Hello,
Thanks for the advice i think this might do what i need it to do but there is 1 problem.
In the renderer management --> output filters --> there is no option to skip a chunk in the actions dropdown menu.
There are options to restart chunk, cancel chunk, etc. But there is no option for Skip Chunk.

[Shoran Support]

You're right... will add that in the next version!

[swamiforlife]

Ok, Thank you very much.

[swamiforlife]

Can you also add an option for Done in the output renderer - action section.
There are cases where renderman has finished the frame but takes a very long time to give an offical note on being finished but there are strings that indicate its done before that official finished string.
So i want to be able to finish the render at that string.

[Shoran Support]

Skip and Done are the same.

[swamiforlife]

Well the difference between skip and done for us is that fact that when a chunk is skipped then there is no statistics saved for it for example the time to finish the frame and so on.
When a chunk is done then the statistics are saved so we can see how long it took, etc.