Implement wedge feature #48

[mottosso]

Let's talk code specifics here for #48.

[mottosso]

I'm still having trouble getting the settings of the current session and applying those in the background processes.

I either end up with default settings, as if the preset was never applied, or with it capturing a non-modelPanel which results in a multicolored, broken playblast.

@BigRoy are you able to give this a try on your machine? I'm referring to "mayapy" directly, so it's possible you may have to either expose it to your PATH, or replace that reference with an absolute path. Possibly by first getting a hold of the current executable, sys.executable, and finding mayapy from there, such that it works cross-platform still.

[mottosso]

Here's a test script you can try.

import capture
import subprocess

def play_in_vlc(files):
    subprocess.Popen([r"C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe"] + files)

# simple
capture.wedge(["tall"], async=False, on_finished=play_in_vlc)

# async
capture.wedge(["tall"], async=True, silent=False, on_finished=play_in_vlc)

[mottosso]

Whop! This now works on Windows and Linux.

On Windows, the problem remains of finding a good player with support for multiple sequences at once, like RV.

To run,

1. Create animation layers, such as tall and slim
2. Run the following.

import subprocess
import capture

def play_in_djv(files):
    print("Playing %s" % files)
    subprocess.Popen([r"C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe"] + files)

# simple
capture.wedge(["tall", "slim"])

# background
capture.wedge(["tall", "slim"], async=True, silent=False, on_finished=play_in_djv)

[mkolar]

On Windows, the problem remains of finding a good player with support for multiple sequences at once, like RV.

I've been looking for RV replacement for over 2 years now. No luck thus far.

[mottosso]

Have you considered djv?

[mkolar]

We're using it on a daily basis, but never really had the time (and guts 😄 ) to look at the source, to tweak it. It's by far the closest to what is needed though