""" MP4 Vidoc Author: Viktor Aleksandrovsky & Google AI Thanks: Pepluum (for save this file) Written & Tested for Maxon Cinema 4D R23 Description-US:LMB - active setting to PV | + alt - viewport to PV | + shift - viewport to BG LMB click - default mode - source "Render Setting" write mp4 file in Picture Viewer LMB click with [alt] - alt mode - pure "Viewport Renderer" in Picture Viewer LMB click with [shift] - silent mode - pure "Viewport Renderer" in background process (open folder on complete) """ import c4d, os, re DIALOG_ID = 1000123 present_mode = False class PreviewDialog(c4d.gui.GeDialog): def __init__(self, select_mode=0): super(PreviewDialog, self).__init__() self.result = None self.mode = select_mode def CreateLayout(self): self.SetTitle("MP4 Vidoc \\ Setting") panel_width = 500 self.AddStaticText(-1, c4d.BFH_SCALEFIT, name="") if self.mode == 1: self.AddStaticText(596, c4d.BFH_LEFT, panel_width, 10, name=' AltMode : Viewport Renderer') self.AddStaticText(597, c4d.BFH_SCALEFIT, panel_width, 2, name="") if self.mode == 2: self.AddStaticText(598, c4d.BFH_LEFT, panel_width, 10, name=' SilentMode : Viewport Renderer') self.AddStaticText(599, c4d.BFH_SCALEFIT, panel_width, 2, name="") self.AddStaticText(600, c4d.BFH_LEFT, panel_width, 10, name=' Path : .\\mp4_previews\\preview_#.mp4') self.AddStaticText(601, c4d.BFH_LEFT, panel_width, 10, name=' Alright ?') alt_space = 8 if (self.mode != 0) else 2 self.AddStaticText(200, c4d.BFH_SCALEFIT, panel_width, alt_space, name="") self.GroupBegin(2000, c4d.BFH_CENTER, 2, 1) self.AddButton(1001, c4d.BFH_LEFT, 180, 20, name="Yes") self.AddButton(1002, c4d.BFH_LEFT, 180, 20, name="Custom") self.GroupEnd() self.AddStaticText(201, c4d.BFH_SCALEFIT, panel_width, 6, name="") return True def Command(self, id, msg): if id == 1001: self.result = "yes" self.Close() elif id == 1002: self.result = "custom" self.Close() return True def get_next_index(directory, base_name, ext): if not os.path.exists(directory): return 1 max_index = 0 pattern = re.compile(rf"^{re.escape(base_name)}_(\d+){re.escape(ext)}$", re.IGNORECASE) try: for filename in os.listdir(directory): match = pattern.match(filename) if match: current_index = int(match.group(1)) if current_index > max_index: max_index = current_index except Exception: pass return max_index + 1 def main(): doc = c4d.documents.GetActiveDocument() if not doc: return is_alt_pressed = False is_shift_pressed = False state = c4d.BaseContainer() if c4d.gui.GetInputState(c4d.BFM_INPUT_KEYBOARD, c4d.KEY_ALT, state): if state[c4d.BFM_INPUT_QUALIFIER] & c4d.QUALIFIER_ALT: is_alt_pressed = True if c4d.gui.GetInputState(c4d.BFM_INPUT_KEYBOARD, c4d.KEY_SHIFT, state): if state[c4d.BFM_INPUT_QUALIFIER] & c4d.QUALIFIER_SHIFT: is_shift_pressed = True target_setting_name = "mp4_preview" uniq_setting_name = "mp4_preview_temp" original_rdata = doc.GetActiveRenderData() root_rdata = doc.GetFirstRenderData() preview_rdata = None while root_rdata: if root_rdata.GetName() == target_setting_name: preview_rdata = root_rdata break root_rdata = root_rdata.GetNext() # silent render flag should_hide_pv = False if is_shift_pressed and preview_rdata is not None: should_hide_pv = True # create template render setting if not preview_rdata: mode_selection = 1 if (is_alt_pressed) else 0 if is_shift_pressed: mode_selection = 2 dialog = PreviewDialog(mode_selection) my_height = 150 if (is_alt_pressed or is_shift_pressed) else 100 if not present_mode: dialog.Open(c4d.DLG_TYPE_MODAL, DIALOG_ID, defaultw=300, defaulth=100) else: dialog.Open(c4d.DLG_TYPE_MODAL, DIALOG_ID, xpos=130, ypos=290, defaultw=300, defaulth=my_height) if not dialog.result: return project_path = doc.GetDocumentPath() # copy source render settings and change preview and format params preview_rdata = original_rdata.GetClone() preview_rdata.SetName(target_setting_name) preview_rdata[c4d.RDATA_FORMAT] = c4d.FILTER_MOVIE # Format MP4 preview_rdata[c4d.RDATA_FRAMESEQUENCE] = c4d.RDATA_FRAMESEQUENCE_PREVIEWRANGE # Preview Range # Logic Path if dialog.result == "yes" and not project_path: c4d.gui.MessageDialog("untitled.c4d need set folder, sorry...") dialog.result = "custom" if dialog.result == "yes" and not project_path: c4d.gui.MessageDialog("project path undefined. Switching to custom setup.") dialog.result = "custom" if dialog.result == "yes": folder_path = os.path.join(project_path, "mp4_previews") if not os.path.exists(folder_path): os.makedirs(folder_path) preview_rdata[c4d.RDATA_PATH] = os.path.join(folder_path, "preview") if dialog.result == "custom": custom_path = c4d.storage.SaveDialog(title="set mp4 preview folder", force_suffix="mp4") if not custom_path: return path_without_ext, _ = os.path.splitext(custom_path) preview_rdata[c4d.RDATA_PATH] = path_without_ext # send to end list last_rdata = doc.GetFirstRenderData() if last_rdata: while last_rdata.GetNext(): last_rdata = last_rdata.GetNext() preview_rdata.InsertAfter(last_rdata) else: doc.InsertRenderData(preview_rdata) # TEMP RENDER SETTINGS render_target_rdata = preview_rdata if is_alt_pressed or is_shift_pressed: render_target_rdata = preview_rdata.GetClone() render_target_rdata.SetName(uniq_setting_name) render_target_rdata[c4d.RDATA_RENDERENGINE] = c4d.RDATA_RENDERENGINE_PREVIEWHARDWARE vp = render_target_rdata.GetFirstVideoPost() viewport_vp = None while vp: if vp.GetType() == c4d.RDATA_RENDERENGINE_PREVIEWHARDWARE: viewport_vp = vp break vp = vp.GetNext() if not viewport_vp: viewport_vp = c4d.documents.BaseVideoPost(c4d.RDATA_RENDERENGINE_PREVIEWHARDWARE) if viewport_vp: render_target_rdata.InsertVideoPostLast(viewport_vp) if viewport_vp: viewport_vp[c4d.VP_PREVIEWHARDWARE_ONLY_GEOMETRY] = True command_data = {"id": c4d.DescID(c4d.DescLevel(c4d.VP_PREVIEWHARDWARE_COPY_VP_EFFECTS))} viewport_vp.Message(c4d.MSG_DESCRIPTION_COMMAND, command_data) doc.InsertRenderData(render_target_rdata) doc.SetActiveRenderData(render_target_rdata) full_path = render_target_rdata[c4d.RDATA_PATH] if not full_path: c4d.gui.MessageDialog(f"Save path in '{target_setting_name}' - empty!") doc.SetActiveRenderData(original_rdata) if is_alt_pressed or is_shift_pressed: render_target_rdata.Remove() return directory = os.path.dirname(full_path) filename = os.path.basename(full_path) base_name = re.sub(r'_\d+$', '', filename) ext = ".mp4" next_counter = get_next_index(directory, base_name, ext) render_target_rdata[c4d.RDATA_PATH] = os.path.join(directory, f"{base_name}_{next_counter}") # Select Rendering Pipeline if should_hide_pv: print("[MP4Vidoc] - Silent Render") active_bd = doc.GetActiveBaseDraw() active_camera = None if active_bd: active_camera = active_bd.GetSceneCamera(doc) if not active_camera: active_camera = active_bd.GetEditorCamera() unique_stage_name = "vidoc_temp_stage" stage_obj = c4d.BaseObject(c4d.Ostage) if stage_obj: stage_obj.SetName(unique_stage_name) doc.InsertObject(stage_obj) if active_camera: stage_obj[c4d.STAGEOBJECT_CLINK] = active_camera render_data_container = render_target_rdata.GetData() xres = int(render_data_container[c4d.RDATA_XRES]) yres = int(render_data_container[c4d.RDATA_YRES]) bmp = c4d.bitmaps.BaseBitmap() bmp.Init(xres, yres) render_flags = c4d.RENDERFLAGS_EXTERNAL import threading import time render_state = { "is_active": True, "progress": 0 } def render_progress_hook(progress, progress_type): render_state["progress"] = int(progress * 100) def bg_render_worker(): found_stage = doc.SearchObject(unique_stage_name) if found_stage: found_stage.Remove() c4d.EventAdd() found_uniq_rdata = doc.GetFirstRenderData() while found_uniq_rdata: if found_uniq_rdata.GetName() == uniq_setting_name: found_uniq_rdata.Remove() break found_uniq_rdata = found_uniq_rdata.GetNext() print("[MP4Vidoc] Render Started...") c4d.documents.RenderDocument( doc, render_data_container, bmp, render_flags, prog=render_progress_hook, wprog=None ) print(f"[MP4Vidoc] {base_name}_{next_counter}{ext} - on disk!") c4d.EventAdd() if os.path.exists(directory): c4d.storage.ShowInFinder(directory) # Status Bar time.sleep(1.5) render_state["is_active"] = False def status_spammer_worker(): while render_state["is_active"]: current_pct = render_state["progress"] #c4d.StatusSetBar(current_pct) c4d.StatusSetText(f"[MP4Vidoc] Rendering: {current_pct}%") time.sleep(0.025) #c4d.StatusSetBar(100) c4d.StatusSetText("[MP4Vidoc] Render Complete!") time.sleep(3.5) c4d.StatusClear() # BG Render render_thread = threading.Thread(target=bg_render_worker) render_thread.daemon = True render_thread.start() hardlock = False if hardlock: while render_state["is_active"]: current_pct = render_state["progress"] c4d.StatusSetText(f"[MP4Vidoc] Rendering: {current_pct}%") c4d.StatusSetBar(current_pct) time.sleep(0.005) c4d.StatusSetText("[MP4Vidoc] Render Complete!") c4d.StatusSetBar(100) else: # TextSpamer status_thread = threading.Thread(target=status_spammer_worker) status_thread.daemon = True status_thread.start() c4d.EventAdd() else: # default render (without shift) print("[MP4Vidoc] - Render to Picture Viewer") c4d.EventAdd() c4d.CallCommand(12099) # remove temp (if alt-mode) if is_alt_pressed: found_uniq_rdata = doc.GetFirstRenderData() while found_uniq_rdata: if found_uniq_rdata.GetName() == uniq_setting_name: found_uniq_rdata.Remove() break found_uniq_rdata = found_uniq_rdata.GetNext() # reback Source Render Settings doc.SetActiveRenderData(original_rdata) c4d.EventAdd() if __name__ == '__main__': main()