Visualize interactively with IPR
 
 
 

Maya software only.

When you drag a marquee (render region) around the entire scene or part of the scene, the IPR image begins to update. If you change lights, shadows, materials, textures, and post processes (special effects) such as glow and fog, you can see the results of your changes interactively.

For detailed information on IPR rendering, see Interactive Photorealistic Rendering (IPR).

NoteThe amount of memory used during an IPR session may be considerable. The upper-right corner of Render View displays how much memory is being used for the current IPR tuning region.

To visualize scene adjustments interactively

  1. Do one of the following:
  2. Marquee select a region within the IPR rendered image in Render View.
    NoteYou must select a region to adjust before you start to modify rendering attributes. The region you select determines the amount of memory required by IPR to re-render the adjusted region.
  3. Adjust the scene, for example, add lights or modify materials and texture attributes.

    The selected region of the IPR image updates as you adjust the scene.

Pause, cancel or save an IPR render

To pause an IPR render

  1. Press the pause button.

To cancel an IPR render

  1. Press Esc.

    The IPR render stops. You cannot adjust a cancelled IPR Render; you must perform a complete IPR Render to adjust a region.

To save an IPR file

  1. Select File > Save IPR File.... The Save IPR File window displays. Type the name of the file and click Save.
    NoteBecause an IPR file saves the deep raster information in addition to the visible color information, an IPR file can be very large. Ensure you have sufficient disk space.

Batch render IPR files

You can batch render IPR files from the command line.

For more information about batch rendering or command line rendering, see Batch renders from within Maya (UI) and Render from a command line.

To batch render IPR files

  1. In a shell or command line, type:
    Render -r sw -ipr true <scene>

    See Render from the command line in the Rendering Utilities guide for information and flags about batch rendering from the command line.

    Note
    • You cannot batch render IPR files from within Maya.
    • Batch rendering to produce IPR files is not multi-threaded.