Can't open or create new .duf files in Daz Studio 4.5

nightsidestudio_0dc8e91a7a

I reposted this here as advised in http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/7475/

My problem occurred after Windows (thats windows7) Update. I couldn’t even open Studio at all. I had this situation as described in this post:

http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/13323/

I followed the directions there.

I can no longer apply any of the material presets (.duf) files that I made composed of my textures. I can’t redo the presets (make new .duf files) and open them either.

However, 4.5 opens the original .mc6 files just fine, but none of the material presets that I made unless I made them from original textures that came with the model.

I made a new preset, as you can see in the log. It appears to me that only the thumbnail was made and not the actual duf file.

The only solution is to revert back to 4.0?

I see this OP was from 2012. Is this problem rare and is there a fix for it? *crosses fingers that there is*

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(Tried to open several of the presets I made with my own textures)

Error reading file, see log for more details.
Error reading file, see log for more details.
Error reading file, see log for more details.
Error reading file, see log for more details.
Error reading file, see log for more details.
Error reading file, see log for more details.

(Manually changed the textures using the textures I made)

Loaded image jlwPO_PhalaenFlowTX5.jpg
Loaded image jlwPO_PhalaenFlowTX5.jpg
Loaded image jlwPO_PhalaenFlowTXr19.jpg
Loaded image jlwPO_PhalaenFlowTXr19.jpg
Ran tdlmake on image F:/Users/Rosie/My Documents/Daz 3D/Studio/My Library/Runtime/Textures/judithward/Petals/jlwPO_PhalaenFlowTXr19.jpg
Loaded image jlwPO_PhalaenFlowTXr19.jpg
Loaded image jlwPO_PhalaenLeafTX1.jpg
Loaded image jlwPO_PhalaenLeafTX1.jpg
Loaded image jlwPO_PhalaenSpkRtTX1.jpg
File loaded in 0 min 0.0 sec.

(This opened but this .duf was made with the original leaf and stem textures. I made it to be able to switch leaf textures easily)

Loaded file: rosie orchid leaf 03.duf
Loaded image jlwPO_PhalaenLeafTX3.jpg
Loaded image jlwPO_PhalaenSpkRtTX3.jpg
Ran tdlmake on image F:/Users/Rosie/My Documents/Daz 3D/Studio/My Library/Runtime/Textures/judithward/Petals/jlwPO_PhalaenSpkRtTX3.jpg
Ran tdlmake on image F:/Users/Rosie/My Documents/Daz 3D/Studio/My Library/Runtime/Textures/judithward/Petals/jlwPO_PhalaenLeafTX3.jpg
Ran tdlmake on image F:/Users/Rosie/My Documents/Daz 3D/Studio/My Library/Runtime/Textures/judithward/Petals/jlwPO_PhalaenSpkRtD1_ds.jpg
Ran tdlmake on image F:/Users/Rosie/My Documents/Daz 3D/Studio/My Library/Runtime/Textures/judithward/Petals/jlwPO_PhalaenLeafB_ds.jpg

(Seems to have saved the image but no indication of the actual .duf file saving)

Saved image: C:\Users\Rosie\Documents\DAZ 3D\Studio\My Library\Presets\Materials\Try Again.duf.png
Importing File…
Importing PhalOrchid_2RedVeined.mc6 ...
Time to load file: 61.5075 ms
Imported: PhalOrchid_2RedVeined.mc6
Building Scene…
File loaded in 0 min 0.2 sec.
Loaded file: PhalOrchid_2RedVeined.mc6
Executing DAZ Script file: F:/Users/Rosie/My Documents/Daz 3D/Studio/My Library/runtime/libraries/Pose/Petals/FJ Phalaenopsis/PhalOrchid_2RedVeined.dsb
Script executed successfully.
Importing File…
Importing PhalOrchid_2RedVeined.mc6 ...
Time to load file: 45.5237 ms
Imported: PhalOrchid_2RedVeined.mc6
Building Scene…
File loaded in 0 min 0.2 sec.
Loaded file: PhalOrchid_2RedVeined.mc6
Executing DAZ Script file: F:/Users/Rosie/My Documents/Daz 3D/Studio/My Library/runtime/libraries/Pose/Petals/FJ Phalaenopsis/PhalOrchid_2RedVeined.dsb
Script executed successfully.
Loaded image jlwPO_PhalaenFlowTX2.jpg
Ran tdlmake on image F:/Users/Rosie/My Documents/Daz 3D/Studio/My Library/Runtime/Textures/judithward/Petals/jlwPO_PhalaenFlowB_ds.jpg
Ran tdlmake on image F:/Users/Rosie/My Documents/Daz 3D/Studio/My Library/Runtime/Textures/judithward/Petals/jlwPO_PhalaenFlowTX2.jpg

(Tried to open the preset Try Again.duf that I just made)

Error reading file, see log for more details.
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nightsidestudio_0dc8e91a7a

For clarity I reposted this here.

“You really should have started a new thread on this subject.”

I have the same issue. I have always noted on forums, generally thats the done thing.

“When you get everything the way you want it, go to Save As > Scene (or Scene Subset) and that should save the DUF scene file for you. Does that not work?”

Nope that doesn’t work.

“Where it says ‘Error reading file, see log for more details.’ are there any more details in the log file, or is that it?”

Thats all that it says.

“Can you please post a step by step of what you are doing, for example, when you start DS4.5, are you loading an object, then trying to apply a preciously saved material preset to it? Is that what is throwing the error?”

1) After I straightened the mess with the “child” error problem (see my OP) I start Daz 4.5 (64bit)

2) I create my scene

3) I tried to use one of my material presets I made last week. It bears mentioning they worked fine last week.

4) I get the “Error reading file, see log for more details” message. When I read the log, it says “Error reading file, see log for more details”. That is all. I tested this by deleting everything in the log file and starting the process again so I could provide the log file above, start to finish, to depict the order of events.

So I tried to create a new mat.

1) Created my scene.

2) Applied my textures.

3) Saved the preset.

4) Used the material presets that came with the item

5) Tried to use my preset

6) Error reading file, see log for more details

7) I read the log file. It said “Error reading file, see log for more details”

I can’t stress enough that Daz 4.5 worked great a couple of days ago AND these same presets worked fine a couple of days ago. Its only after this Windows 7 update that I have issues.

I did what was prescribed as the solution here http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/13323/.

Now I cannot use today what worked fine before.

nightsidestudio_0dc8e91a7a

Obvious solution:

Uninstall Daz Studio 4.5 (Gobbled days of my work and won't allow me to do new work to replace it)

Install Daz Studio 4.0

millighost

So you save your data to C:\Users\Rosie\Documents\DAZ 3D\Studio\My Library\, but load it from F:/Users/Rosie/My Documents/Daz 3D/Studio/My Library? The two different User directories (the one on C: and the one on F:) could be a problem. I did not know that this was even possible with windows, or perhaps you renamed your drives during the install.

nightsidestudio_0dc8e91a7a

I have drive letters all the way up to F. Thats the letter my system assigned to that internal drive. Weird i know but I have tons of photographs, textures, music .. well you name it, lol. I'm a packrat.

The thing is these drive assignments have always worked fine for me since day 1 of installing Daz Studio 4.5.

These same presets (.duf) I created and saved to my F: drive worked great until Daz3d Studio 4.5 stopped working after the Windows 7 update and I had to do this http://www.daz3d.com/forums/discussion/13323/.

I managed to get 4.5 reinstalled with no problem. However, every since then, with Daz Studio 4.5, I can't open the presets (.duf) I made no matter which drive they are on. I can't save new presets (.duf). That, in a nutshell is my problem.

I finally got tired of trying, lol, and uninstalled 4.5 and reinstalled 4.0. I've also started looking at some lighting tuts for Poser. In my opinion, its hard to beat a Daz Studio render but one has to do what one has to do. =(