C4D Profile documentation

We analyze the information needed in the scene and save it into multiple files such as task.json, asset.json, upload.json, tips.json to further resolve and process.

1.task.json

Storage scenario analysis results, rendering settings, etc.

task.json

{
  "scene_info_render": {
    "renderer": {
      "octane_renderer_info": {},
      "name": "Physical",
      "Octane_renderer_resave_info": {},
      "physical_sampler_mode": "",
      "physical_sampler": ""
    },
    "common": {
      "all_take_info": [],
      "frames": "0-333[1]",
      "multipass_saveonefile": "0",
      "fps": "25",
      "multipass_save_enabled": "0",
      "frame_rate": "25",
      "multi_pass": {
        "Post Effects": [],
      },
      "all_take_name": [],
      "saved_version": "MAXON CINEMA 4D Studio (RC - R18) 18.011",
      "regular_image_format": "TIFF",
      "multi_pass_format": "TIFF",
      "regular_image_saveimage_path": "ybt",
      "all_format": [
        "RLA",
        "HDR",
        "PSB",
        "TIFF",
        "TGA",
        "BMP",
        "IFF",
        "JPEG",
        "PICT",
        "PSD",
        "DDS",
        "RPF",
        "B3D",
        "PNG",
        "DPX",
        "EXR"
      ],
      "regular_image_save_enabled": "1",
      "created_version": "MAXON CINEMA 4D Studio 15.057",
      "all_camera": [
        "1"
      ],
      "width": "1920",
      "multipass_save_saveimage": "1",
      "multipass_saveimage_path": "",
      "height": "1080",
      "c4d_software_version": 22123
    }
  },
  "additional_info": {},
  "task_info": {
    "enable_layered": "0",
    "task_stop_time": "0",
    "concurrent_tasks": "1",
    "channel": "4",
    "frames_per_task": "1",
    "task_id": "54508419",
    "project_name": "Project1",
    "platform": "2",
    "tiles": "1",
    "is_picture": "0",
    "project_id": "469457",
    "job_stop_time": "259200",
    "distribute_render_node": "3",
    "stop_after_test": "1",
    "clone_original_id": "",
    "ram": "64",
    "render_layer_type": "0",
    "test_frames": "100",
    "edit_name": "",
    "pre_frames": "100",
    "input_project_path": "",
    "is_layer_rendering": "1",
    "is_distribute_render": "0",
    "tiles_type": "block",
    "time_out": "43200",
    "multi_node": "0",
    "cg_id": "2005",
    "user_id": "100150764",
    "input_cg_file": "D:/houdini/cg_file/ybt.c4d",
    "os_name": "1",
    "hardwareConfigId": ""
  },
  "software_config": {
    "plugins": {},
    "cg_version": "R22",
    "cg_name": "CINEMA 4D"
  },
  "scene_info": {
    "renderer": {
      "octane_renderer_info": {},
      "name": "Physical",
      "Octane_renderer_resave_info": {},
      "physical_sampler_mode": "",
      "physical_sampler": ""
    },
    "common": {
      "all_take_info": [],
      "frames": "0-333[1]",
      "multipass_saveonefile": "0",
      "fps": "25",
      "multipass_save_enabled": "0",
      "frame_rate": "25",
      "multi_pass": {
        "Post Effects": [],
      },
      "all_take_name": [],
      "saved_version": "MAXON CINEMA 4D Studio (RC - R18) 18.011",
      "regular_image_format": "TIFF",
      "multi_pass_format": "TIFF",
      "regular_image_saveimage_path": "ybt",
      "all_format": [
        "RLA",
        "HDR",
        "PSB",
        "TIFF",
        "TGA",
        "BMP",
        "IFF",
        "JPEG",
        "PICT",
        "PSD",
        "DDS",
        "RPF",
        "B3D",
        "PNG",
        "DPX",
        "EXR"
      ],
      "regular_image_save_enabled": "1",
      "created_version": "MAXON CINEMA 4D Studio 15.057",
      "all_camera": [
        "1"
      ],
      "width": "1920",
      "multipass_save_saveimage": "1",
      "multipass_saveimage_path": "",
      "height": "1080",
      "c4d_software_version": 22123
    }
  }
}

task.json

parameter	type	Is it necessary	description	example
software_config	object	Y	environment(cg software, version and plugins, etc.)	refer to software_config
task_info	object	Y	render settings(priority frames, render range, etc.)	refer to task_info
scene_info	object	Y	Scene analysis results (rendering nodes in the scene, output path, etc.)	refer to scene_info
scene_info_render	object	N	General with "Scene_info"

software_config

parameter	type	Is it necessary	description	example
cg_name	string	Y	software name	"CINEMA 4D"
cg_version	string	Y	software version，E.g: R13/R14/R15/R16/R17/R18/R19	"R22"
plugins	object	Y	plugin{name: version}	{"c4dtoa": "2.2.0", "vray":"1.9"}

task_info

parameter	type	Is it necessary	description	example
graphics_cards_num	string	Y	1: open single card rendering 2: open dual card rendering	“2”
enable_layered	string	Y	render layer mode,"0":off, "1":on	"0"
cg_id	string	Y	software id."2005": C4d	"2005"
ram	string	Y	ram: 64 / 128	"64"
os_name	string	Y	Rendering machine operating system: "0":Linux; "1": Windows, C4D only support windows。	"1"
render_layer_type	string	Y	render layer mode(only support maya): "0"：renderlayer； "1"：rendersetup	"0"
is_distribute_render	string	N	distributed render mode,"0":off, "1":on	"0"
input_cg_file	string	Y	input file path	"D:/houdini/cg_file/ybt.c4d"
input_project_path	string	Y	project path, could be empty
job_stop_time	string	Y	Set the frame timeout time, will only affect the current frame, unit seconds	"28800"
user_id	string	N	user id
pre_frames	string	Y	Priority rendering (priority frames are not recommended to customize multiple individual frames)	"000: 1,3-4 [1]" means: Priority rendering first frame: No Priority rendering middle frame: No Priority rendering last frame: No Priority rendering custom frame: 1,3-4 [1]
platform	string	Y	submit platform : "2": "www2", "3": "www3", "6": "www4", "21": "gpu",	"2"
is_picture	string	Y	"0: Effect Chart "1": Animation Chart	"0"
channel	string	Y	1:Web local analysis (animation deduction); 2:web cloud analysis; 3:Rendering plugin submission； 4：API/SDK submission; 8：Animation plugin submission	"4"
tiles_type	string	Y	"block, strip"	"block"
tiles	string	Y	tile number, 1 for single node, greater than 1 for tiles rendering(multi-nodes)	"1"
project_id	string	N	project id	"200953"
project_name	string	Y	project name	"Project1"
distribute_render_node	string	N	nodes number for distributed rendering	"3"
frames_per_task	string	Y	frames per task	"1"
stop_after_test	string	Y	"1":pause after priority render, "2":continue after priority render (default "2")	“2”
task_id	string	N	task id	“54508419”
task_stop_time	string	Y	Large task timeout stops in unit seconds, "0" means unlimited	"86400"
time_out	string	Y	Overtime reminder time, unit: sec	"43200"

scene_info

parameter	type	description	description	example
common	dict	Y	Loading platform normal parameters	refer to scene_info.common
renderer	dict	Y	Renderer detailed parameters

scene_info.common

parameter	type	Is it necessary	description	example
all_take_info	list	Y	Sequence	[]
frames	string	Y	Starting needle, isolated needle	"0-333[1]"
multipass_saveonefile	string	Y	Whether the channel in the C4D software scenario is turned on	"1"
fps	string	Y	Frame rate	"25"
multipass_save_enabled	string	Y	Channel output switch (opened to 1, close 0)	"1"
frame_rate	string	Y	Sequester	"25"
multi_pass	dict	Y	Channel in the scene
all_take_name	list	Y	Field name	[]
saved_version	string	Y	Save version	"MAXON CINEMA 4D Studio (RC - R18) 18.011"
regular_image_format	string	Y	Main map output format	"TIFF"
multi_pass_format	string	Y	Channel output format	"TIFF"
regular_image_saveimage_path	string	Y	Main map output name (default display output file name)	"ybt"
all_format	list	Y	All output formats	[ "RLA", "HDR", "PSB", "TIFF", "TGA", "BMP", "IFF", "JPEG", "PICT", "PSD", "DDS", "RPF", "B3D", "PNG", "DPX", "EXR" ]
regular_image_save_enabled	string	Y	Main map output switch (opened to 1, close to 0)	"1"
created_version	string	Y	Create version	"MAXON CINEMA 4D Studio 15.057"
all_camera	list	Y	All cameras in the scene	["1"]
width	string	Y	width	"1920"
height	string	Y	high	"1080"
multipass_save_saveimage	string	Y	Channel Save Path in C4D Software Scene	"1"
multipass_saveimage_path	string	Y	Channel output name	""
c4d_software_version	int	Y	Software version	22123

2.upload.json

File to save assets info

upload.json

{
    "asset": [
        {
            "local": "D:/houdini/cg_file/ybt.c4d", 
            "server": "/D/houdini/cg_file/ybt.c4d"
        }
    ], 
    "scene": {
        "local": "D:\\houdini\\cg_file\\ybt.c4d", 
        "server": "/D/houdini/cg_file/ybt.c4d"
    }
}

upload.json

parameter	type	description	example
asset	list	Asset path information to be uploaded	refer to asset
scene	dict	Scene file

asset

parameter	type	description	example
local	string	local path of asset	"D:/houdini/cg_file/ybt.c4d"
server	string	Relative path on the server side, generally consistent with local	"/D/houdini/cg_file/ybt.c4d"

3.tips.json

File to save errors, warnings

{"35001":"d:\\abc\\jdf.jpg"}