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Copy Images & Change References

algovincianalgovincian Posts: 2,636
edited December 1969 in Daz Studio Discussion

Is there any functionality built into DAZ (or a script already written) to copy all image files referenced in a scene (without resizing or re-compressing - just copy the files) to a single directory, and update the references in the scene so they point to the newly created copies?

Thanks in advance for any info anybody can supply.

- Greg

Comments

  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 38,583
    edited December 1969

    You could save the scene uncompressed and edit the duf in notepad

  • jestmartjestmart Posts: 4,449
    edited December 1969

    If the images where taken from a folder in a properly mapped content library the references to them should be relative not absolute. For Example I keep all my texture files in c:/3D/Content/DAZ Libraries/Personal 3D Library/Runtime/Textures/... If I where to get another hard drive for data and where to move my content files to it, as long as I copy and paste the entire /Runtime/Textures/... folders to the root of the newly mapped library Studio will have no problems finding the files.

  • algovincianalgovincian Posts: 2,636
    edited December 1969

    wendy♥catz said:
    You could save the scene uncompressed and edit the duf in notepad

    If the images where taken from a folder in a properly mapped content library the references to them should be relative not absolute. For Example I keep all my texture files in c:/3D/Content/DAZ Libraries/Personal 3D Library/Runtime/Textures/... If I where to get another hard drive for data and where to move my content files to it, as long as I copy and paste the entire /Runtime/Textures/... folders to the root of the newly mapped library Studio will have no problems finding the files.

    Thanks for the responses. I'm looking for a quicker, automated solution. Just wanted to make sure I wasn't re-inventing the wheel before I wrote a script myself.

    It's not finding them that is the issue. I want a quick & easy way to gather copies so that I can edit the image files applied for a specific scene, without effecting the base image files used in the original product(s) as installed.

    - Greg

  • mjc1016mjc1016 Posts: 15,001
    edited December 1969

    The only place I know of that does it, but not the update to scene references, is the Render To RIB with the 'collect' feature enabled. So no, not a complete version of what you want...so no, I don't think you'll be re-inventing the wheel.

    Sounds like it will be a useful script...will you make it available?

  • algovincianalgovincian Posts: 2,636
    edited December 1969

    mjc1016 said:
    The only place I know of that does it, but not the update to scene references, is the Render To RIB with the 'collect' feature enabled. So no, not a complete version of what you want...so no, I don't think you'll be re-inventing the wheel.

    Sounds like it will be a useful script...will you make it available?

    Absolutely. BTW, thank you for everything you make available to everyone!

    - Greg

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