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MEC4D's Industrial HDRI pack

SimonJMSimonJM Posts: 5,999
in Technical Help (nuts n bolts)

None of the HDRs are found by the .duf files when opened.  I seem to recall comeoen else having an issue with path length (but with Connect, I refuse to tuse that) and as the path names are pretty long I wondered if it might be that, but if so how'd it get past QA?  Anyone else got this product and if so do you get this issue?

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  • Richard HaseltineRichard Haseltine Posts: 102,865

    Wher is the content installed?

  • SimonJMSimonJM Posts: 5,999

    Where DIM placed it, which is where all my DAZr content has been placed, so base path to them is: D:\DAZ 3D\Studio\My Library but add in the product sub-dirs and filename you get to:

    D:\DAZ 3D\Studio\My Library\Light Presets\MEC4D\HDRI Abandoned Industrial\Abandoned Industrial 4\MEC4D_Abandoned_Industrial4_10000_5000 Panorama_hdr.hdr

  • MEC4DMEC4D Posts: 5,249

    So when you load the scene HDRI is missing or how Simon? I see no problems

    You should find all scenes under

    My Library\Light Presets\MEC4D\HDRI Abandoned Industrial\

    then subfolders

    Abandoned Industrial 1\ scene file

    Abandoned Industrial 2\ scene file

    Abandoned Industrial 3\ scene file

    Abandoned Industrial 4\ scene file

    Abandoned Industrial 5\ scene file

  • SimonJMSimonJM Posts: 5,999

    Hi Cath! Good timing a render has just finished and I am off to bed, but ...

    I navigate to Render Settings under Smart Contnet using Product view, select your MEC4D HDRI Abandoned Warehoue-Megapack, then I get:

    image

    for any of the scene files I try (the file name changes, for each, of course).

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  • SimonJMSimonJM Posts: 5,999

    Ahh, just noted, in the error message the path includes a double space in the "hdri  abandoned industrial" directory name, between hdri and abandoned!

  • SimonJMSimonJM Posts: 5,999
    edited June 2017

    Ooookay, today is not my day ... as a quick and nasty 'fix', I copy/pasted the 'offending' directory and renamed it to include the extra space and now I get the following in the log and the hdr (in render settings) remains unchanged:

     

    2017-06-30 01:36:23.227     D:/DAZ 3D/Studio/My Library/Light Presets/MEC4D/HDRI  Abandoned Industrial/Abandoned Industrial 3/MEC4D_Abandoned_Industrial3_10000_5000 Panorama_hdr.hdr (1,1): Syntax error - expected '{' or '['
    2017-06-30 01:36:23.230 File loaded in 0 min 0.0 sec.
    2017-06-30 01:36:23.230 Loaded file: mec4d hdri abandoned industrial 3 high.duf

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  • CrimsonMagicCrimsonMagic Posts: 129

    Yes, references in .duf files contain double spaces in HDRI%20%20Abandoned%20Industrial folder.
    e.g. /Light%20Presets/MEC4D/HDRI%20%20Abandoned%20Industrial/Abandoned%20Industrial%204/MEC4D_Abandoned_Industrial4_10000_5000%20Panorama_hdr.hdr

    After fixing the .duf I get the other error too.
    2017-06-30 03:04:56.588 Loaded file: mec4d hdri abandoned industrial 1 high.duf
    2017-06-30 03:06:03.024     D:/D3D/DS/MyLibrary/Light Presets/MEC4D/HDRI Abandoned Industrial/Abandoned Industrial 1/MEC4D_Abandoned_Industrial1_10000_5000 Panorama_hdr.hdr (1,1): Syntax error - expected '{' or '['

    frown

     

  • MEC4DMEC4D Posts: 5,249
    Well guys sorry about that , nothing on my side that went wrong , not my own testers had problems or Daz testers while testing original product, I believe something went wrong while installing or packing by DAZ , the names path I use for ovrr 20 productd withoit any issues, the best thing is for now open the scene when error skip go to Rendering setting enviorment and load H D R I it should open the correct folder so you can load it then click save scene , that all until they provide fix for that , btw there should be no empty spaceses in the hdri names
  • ElorOnceDarkElorOnceDark Posts: 152

    I seem to be having the same trouble.  here is a screen shot of the error.

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  • GretaGreta Posts: 23

    I have the same trouble too. :(

  • SimonJMSimonJM Posts: 5,999

    I'm happy to proceed manually until DAZ put out a correction (and have tracked down and loaded up some of the HDRs), but am not sure if there are other settings performed by the duf that also do not get done, assuming the script fails.

  • MEC4DMEC4D Posts: 5,249

    Guys, I just downloaded the DAZ files of my product, unzipped and not even placed in my library just clicked the duf files and the scene loaded in DS without issues since the files belong to the same folder and can be open from any directory on your system  , I believe the DIM installation change the names of the HDRI files as the product is all OK 

    something is going on but not with the zip files but installation

  • MEC4DMEC4D Posts: 5,249

    from your screen I see that the duf call for the correct files , but I guess the names of the HDRI maps was altered by the instalation  , I checked the zip and nothing is changed so it must be the instaltion that did this

    ElorOnceDark said:

    I seem to be having the same trouble.  here is a screen shot of the error.

     

  • MEC4DMEC4D Posts: 5,249

    Well that is odd, since the zip files have all correct no double spaces of the main folder  and duf have the same , look on the folder structure

    SimonJM said:

    Ahh, just noted, in the error message the path includes a double space in the "hdri  abandoned industrial" directory name, between hdri and abandoned!

     

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  • MEC4DMEC4D Posts: 5,249

    If you want DAZ files of my product as ZIP to install the product manually by dropping it into My Library folder send me PM with the order number and I will provide you with the link oft the files to download.

     

  • CrimsonMagicCrimsonMagic Posts: 129

    Just re-downloaded it from my product lib.

    Open e.g. file ...\Content\Light Presets\MEC4D\HDRI Abandoned Industrial\Abandoned Industrial 1\MEC4D HDRI Abandoned Industrial 1 HIGH.duf in DSON Editor

    Goto image_library -> map -> url and you see something like this:

    /Light%20Presets/MEC4D/HDRI%20%20Abandoned%20Industrial/Abandoned%20Industrial%201/MEC4D_Abandoned_Industrial1_10000_5000%20Panorama_hdr.hdr

    Between HRDI and Abandoned are two %20 which is two blanks.

  • SimonJMSimonJM Posts: 5,999
    MEC4D said:

    Well that is odd, since the zip files have all correct no double spaces of the main folder  and duf have the same , look on the folder structure

    SimonJM said:

    Ahh, just noted, in the error message the path includes a double space in the "hdri  abandoned industrial" directory name, between hdri and abandoned!

     

    It's the parent directory, the last bit in the path name on the 'URL bar' at the top that has the extra space in my (and others' install), as shown by @CrimsonMagic above.

  • MEC4DMEC4D Posts: 5,249

    The double spaces really no matter here, all hdr files are in the same directory so it does no matter , download your zip files from the Product Library as I did and after you unzip click on the duf scene files and you will see it load everything even not installed in your My library, place all files in your favorite My Library but uninstall the DIM files before and don't overwrite, my own testers have the files and no problem for them or anybody else 

    I checked and compared the DAZ zip with the original and there is no difference 

    we used the last general version of DS , I have no idea why you get an error, is that DIM, is that your DS version . as long the .duf scene is in the same folder as the hdr file it will load from anywhere so please  try to open it outside Daz Studio and confirm 

    Thank you and I hope this mystery gets solved soon

    Cath

  • SimonJMSimonJM Posts: 5,999

    The files are indeed all in the same place, but if one (the .hdr) is requested or referred to via it's relative path from the base content library, and if that path has an invalid component (in this case dual spaces) then whatever is being looked for will not be found.

  • SimonJMSimonJM Posts: 5,999
    edited June 2017

    Opening one of the .duf file sup in WinRAR and peeking, I can see:

        "image_library" : [
            {
                "id" : "MEC4D_Abandoned_Industrial5_10000_5000 Panorama_hdr.hdr",
                "name" : "MEC4D_Abandoned_Industrial5_10000_5000 Panorama_hdr.hdr",
                "map_gamma" : 1,
                "map" : [
                    {
                        "url" : "/Light%20Presets/MEC4D/HDRI%20%20Abandoned%20Industrial/Abandoned%20Industrial%205/MEC4D_Abandoned_Industrial5_10000_5000%20Panorama_hdr.hdr",
                        "label" : "MEC4D_Abandoned_Industrial5_10000_5000 Panorama_hdr.hdr"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ],

    As you can see, for some reason the relative file name refereneced does contain the double spaces   This alos occurs in the header portion of the file:

    {
        "file_version" : "0.6.0.0",
        "asset_info" : {
            "id" : "/Light%20Presets/MEC4D/HDRI%20%20Abandoned%20Industrial/Abandoned%20Industrial%205/HDRI%20Abandoned%20Industrial%205%20HIGH.duf",
            "type" : "scene",
            "contributor" : {
                "author" : "MEC4D",
                "email" : "",
                "website" : "http://www.mec4d.com";
            },
            "revision" : "1.0",
            "modified" : "2017-06-15T05:40:30Z"
        },

     

    I edited this duf in Notepad++ and with a global replace 3 occurences of dual spaces were found and changed to a single space.  The revised duf now works fine! smiley

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  • MEC4DMEC4D Posts: 5,249

    I talk to customers that purchased the product from DAZ today and many of them, they not experience any issues with it and installed with DIM

    PLEASE send support ticket to DAZ as that is individual issue and I would like to know what is going on since not everyone have this issue 

    please go to my website, download latest HDR freebie and let me know if you get the same issue with , the names and paths are the same for most all HDR I make 

    http://www.mec4d.com/store/hdri-under-the-bridge-1.html

    drop it under your My Library and let me know, this is the only way to find out if the double spaces cause isues on your windows version or the long path name of the hdri

    Cath

  • SimonJMSimonJM Posts: 5,999

    Ok, case raised (with a ref back to this thread), freebie 'bought', downlaoded, instaleld and ... working fine! smiley

  • CrimsonMagicCrimsonMagic Posts: 129

    Got the freebie and it works fine but it does proove nothing because those .duf files do NOT contain the above mentioned double spaces (%20%20).

    Even if the environment map is found and loaded anyway by DS, the double spaces in the product .duf files are responsible for the "Missing files" popup message.

  • MEC4DMEC4D Posts: 5,249

    I agree , but now I am sure what the problem is and can be fixed 

    I am working already on the fix and contacted DAZ  

    CrimsonMagic said:

    Got the freebie and it works fine but it does proove nothing because those .duf files do NOT contain the above mentioned double spaces (%20%20).

    Even if the environment map is found and loaded anyway by DS, the double spaces in the product .duf files are responsible for the "Missing files" popup message.

     

  • MEC4DMEC4D Posts: 5,249

    I have already updated DAZ file product and all fixes

    drop me a PM if you don;t want to wait for DAZ to update it in DIM

     

  • SimonJMSimonJM Posts: 5,999
    MEC4D said:

    I have already updated DAZ file product and all fixes

    drop me a PM if you don;t want to wait for DAZ to update it in DIM

     

    The revised zip fixes the issues, so thanks, Cath!

  • MEC4DMEC4D Posts: 5,249

    Thank you Simon for bring it up to the light so I can fix it in time.

    SimonJM said:
    MEC4D said:

    I have already updated DAZ file product and all fixes

    drop me a PM if you don;t want to wait for DAZ to update it in DIM

     

    The revised zip fixes the issues, so thanks, Cath!

     

  • SimonJMSimonJM Posts: 5,999

    Oh dear - update va DIM has arrived, but upon downlaoding and installing (deleting what I had manually installing first) I go back togetting:

    2017-07-02 14:49:54.018     D:/DAZ 3D/Studio/My Library/Light Presets/MEC4D/HDRI Abandoned Industrial/Abandoned Industrial 1/MEC4D_Abandoned_Industrial1_4000_2000 Panorama_hdr.hdr (1,1): Syntax error - expected '{' or '['
    2017-07-02 14:49:54.020 File loaded in 0 min 0.0 sec.
    2017-07-02 14:49:54.020 Loaded file: mec4d hdri abandoned industrial 1 low.duf

    And the hdr is not, actually, loaded.  Will update the call.

  • SimonJMSimonJM Posts: 5,999

    And now I cannot open the duf file in WinRAR as it tells me is it in 'unknown format or corrupt'!

  • peteVaultpeteVault Posts: 308

    Works...no postwork.

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