hi there, how in a rop do i tell houdini to render a series of non sequential frames?

so frames 1,4,5,22,56 etc..

as opposed to 1-56

hmm… I don't know how to make it in ROP (pre-render script?), but normally I would do it like:

Open Python shell and type:
driver = hou.node(“/out/mantra1”)
frames = (1, 4, 5, 22, 56)
for frame in frames:
hou.setFrame(frame)
driver.render()


not so bad, isn't it?

cheers,
sy.

PS BTW Mantra ROP should be set on “Render Any Frame”

you could also link up a bunch of Mantra nodes in a chain where each node is set to render a specific frame. Simply click render on the last in the chain and they'll all render.