Render Preset Reader

Load render presets saved in user preferences

Render settings saved in preferences can be loaded ane re-applied through API calls or saved to JSON for later use. This script can either be run from the command-line or loaded as a module by another Python script. This lets you use Baselight or Daylight as a GUI for configuring render settings.

Command Line

Run with no commands to dump render settings saved in the current user preferences file to render_deliverables.json

render_preset_reader.py

You can also specify the path to a Baselight preferences file to load settings from:

render_preset_reader.py /usr/fl/etc/blsiteprefs

Python Module

Call from another Python script with:

    import render_preset_reader
    render_presets = RenderPresetReader.auto().read()

Or with a specific path:

    import render_preset_reader
    render_presets = RenderPresetReader(Path('path/to/bluserprefs'))
    render_presets.read()

Read from a stored JSON file with:

    render_presets = RenderPresetReader.from_json('path/to/myfile.json')

Once presets are read, here are example uses to save values or apply them for a render:

    deliverables = render_presets.deliverables                      # list of flapi.RenderDeliverable objects
    dicts = render_presets.to_dicts()                               # (optional) list of plain dicts
    specific_deliverable = render_presets.get('deliverable_name')   # retrieve a specifc RenderDeliverable by name

    for d in render_presets.deliverables:
        print(d.Name)
    render_presets.to_json('path/to/myflie.json')                   # dump to JSON file
    renderSetup.add_deliverable(render_presets.get('My Named Deliverable')) # use a named preset for a render