Viz Artist User Guide

Version 3.14 | Published October 30, 2020 ©

Placeholder Names Used for File-name Expansion

Placeholder names (variables) are available when final (i.e. fully expanded) path and file-names are created or searched for. You can hover the mouse over the receiving variable or name to see a tooltip for what the expanded filename is. The illustrative screen-shot below show how this looks in the post-render window.

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Post Render Placeholders

The available placeholders for post-render mode are:

Variable

Definition

<absolute_scene_name>

Expands to the complete path of the loaded scene.

<base_scene_name>

Expands to the scene name.

<clip_root>

Expands to the clip_root.

<hostname>

Expands to the host name.

<if0>

Expands to the IPV4 network address of the first network interface.

<if1>

Expands to the IPV4 network address of the second network interface.

<if2>

Expands to the IPV4 network address of the third network interface.

Example Usage

<clip_root>post/<hostname>/<if0>/<base_scene_name>

Clip-out Channel Placeholders

The available placeholders for clip-out channel are:

Variable

Definition

<hostname>

Expands to the host name.

<if0>

Expands to the IPV4 network address of the first network interface.

<if1>

Expands to the IPV4 network address of the second network interface.

<if2>

Expands to the IPV4 network address of the third network interface.

<absolute_scene_name>

Expands to the complete path of the loaded scene.

<absolute_scene2_name>

Expands to the complete path of the loaded scene2.