If you're using Arnold you're better of asking on the SItoA list. /Jens
On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 4:39 PM, Alastair Hearsum <hear...@glassworks.co.uk>wrote: > Here's a funny one: > > I have a bunch of particles representing people in a crowd. > I set an integer attribute called *clip_frame* on these particles. > I have hundred image clips and I set the *time source* of the clip to be > the attribute that I set in the ice tree rather than *scene_time*. > > When all these numbers are the same, MR renders as you'd expect straight > off the bat pretty quickly. When these are all different numbers I get a > helluva slowdown pre-render. It takes an absolute age to get its act > together before it starts rendering. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks > > > Alastair > > > -- > Alastair Hearsum > Head of 3d > [image: GLASSWORKS] > 33/34 Great Pulteney Street > London > W1F 9NP > +44 (0)20 7434 1182 > glassworks.co.uk <http://www.glassworks.co.uk/> > Glassworks Terms and Conditions of Sale can be found at glassworks.co.uk > (Company registered in England with number 04759979. Registered office 25 > Harley Street, London, W1G 9BR. VAT registration number: 867290000) > Please consider the environment before you print this email. > DISCLAIMER: This e-mail and attachments are strictly privileged, private > and confidential and are intended solely for the stated recipient(s). Any > views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not > necessarily represent those of the Company. If you are not the intended > recipient, be advised that you have received this e-mail in error and that > any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying of this e-mail is > strictly prohibited. If this transmission is received in error please > kindly return it to the sender and delete this message from your system. > -- Jens Lindgren -------------------------- Lead Technical Director Magoo 3D Studios <http://www.magoo3dstudios.com/>
