skip rendered frames?

Forums Solaris and Karma skip rendered frames?

8132 18 8


ChristopherRutledge: Member; 560 posts; Joined: Feb. 2017; Offline

Aug. 31, 2022 7:55 p.m.

Is there any way to give an option to have solaris / husk / whatever skip rendered frames? Seems like this is present in all the houdini plugins but sadly missing from solaris, i'm using redshift for this specific project but would love to have the option regardless of engine.

http://www.christophers.website


ChristopherRutledge: Member; 560 posts; Joined: Feb. 2017; Offline

Sept. 28, 2022 6:56 p.m.

still struggling with this. im using deadline + tops with a USD Render top now. It seems like in tops theres sort of a way to skip frames that isnt the most reliable, but this doesnt matter with deadline because it doesnt carry over at all. any idea what the best way is to get missing frames patched easily here?

http://www.christophers.website


tamte: Member; 9711 posts; Joined: July 2007; Offline

Sept. 28, 2022 10:13 p.m.

I'd expect the workitems to be skipped if the Cache mode is Automatic and expected result file already exists
Shouldn't even be sent to the scheduler at least in theory

Tomas Slancik
CG Supervisor
Framestore, NY


ChristopherRutledge: Member; 560 posts; Joined: Feb. 2017; Offline

Oct. 7, 2022 1:46 p.m.

Unfortunately this doesn't seem to be the case. I also cant tell-- when I set this off not using deadline, its seemingly random whether it picks up rendering the frames or not? i just can't tell what the reason is, its not sensitive enough or something. or Im doing something wrong. but it seems like this should be pretty straightforward.

http://www.christophers.website


viktor_p: Member; 2 posts; Joined: May 2016; Offline

Jan. 2, 2023 8:53 a.m.

Hi is there any progress on this - we are using Solaris and redshift - the option is not available in LOPs at all (not even in Karma...)

thanks,

Viktor


wayward: Member; 14 posts; Joined: Feb. 2014; Offline

Jan. 12, 2023 12:51 p.m.

I would also really like a 'Skip Rendered Frames' option added to husk. Simple idea but very useful.

Pete


Tomasz Dabert: Member; 11 posts; Joined: Oct. 2015; Online

Jan. 10, 2024 3:08 a.m.

Hi, anyone has a workaround for this? It is impossible to track this by hand when rendering a lot of shots on deadline, especially when some of the frames crash and need to be picked up by another render node...


brokenkeyframe: Member; 57 posts; Joined: Sept. 2015; Online

March 16, 2025 3:42 p.m.

+1 If there is a solution, please share, as it is impossible to find that setting in LOPS.


Jonathan de Blok: Member; 299 posts; Joined: July 2013; Offline

March 16, 2025 5:08 p.m.

A complete hack, but with some python one could switch to a dummy LOP with no content and a dummy output name when an existing frame is detected.

More code, less clicks.


Mirko Jankovic: Member; 309 posts; Joined: Aug. 2015; Offline

March 19, 2025 6:47 a.m.

This is really like must have option, I was surprised not to find it


dany27227: Member; 43 posts; Joined: Sept. 2016; Offline

July 5, 2025 6:16 a.m.

+1 on having this put into Karma

There's probably a simple script that can be plugged into Husk Pre-Render that could get it done and would work if you're saving a checkpoint for frames that are currently rendering...

Edited by dany27227 - July 5, 2025 08:23:45


dtempcyer: Member; 325 posts; Joined: Jan. 2013; Offline

July 7, 2025 4:22 a.m.

For husk there is an option to specify a frame list for the render.
https://www.sidefx.com/docs/houdini/ref/utils/husk.html#frame-list-frames [www.sidefx.com]


Mirko Jankovic: Member; 309 posts; Joined: Aug. 2015; Offline

July 7, 2025 6:52 a.m.

Frame list is not a problem, already have that when submitting ro deadline as well. Specifically need skip existing frames, that is a bit different use scenario and weird that is not implemented as it was option as far as I remember even in 3d studio for dos software renderer decades ago


444366454: Member; 26 posts; Joined: Jan. 2022; Offline

Nov. 20, 2025 2:40 a.m.

Karma skip rendered frames!!!


Grendizer: Member; 392 posts; Joined: May 2014; Offline

Nov. 20, 2025 2:56 a.m.

I second that

Houdini gamboler


Kareeem: Member; 125 posts; Joined: Oct. 2021; Offline

April 15, 2026 1:06 a.m.

So still no development on this? would love to skip rendered frames in solaris via TOPs

www.rehimi.de


Kareeem: Member; 125 posts; Joined: Oct. 2021; Offline

April 15, 2026 1:37 a.m.

This actually forked for me:
https://www.sidefx.com/forum/topic/93898/?page=1#post-429411 [www.sidefx.com]

www.rehimi.de


Mirko Jankovic: Member; 309 posts; Joined: Aug. 2015; Offline

July 22, 2026 1:36 a.m.

Still no skip rendered frames in H22?


AslakKS: Member; 452 posts; Joined: Feb. 2016; Offline

July 22, 2026 4:16 a.m.

This is there on the USD Render ROP, not tried it myself.

Attachments:
usd_render_skip.png (179.8 KB)

Quick Links

                    
                        Search links
                        Show recent posts
                        Show unanswered posts