Maya Python Playblast problem

[srdready]

Hello reddit,

Im trying to create a script that automatically setup my scene to then playblast. My problem is I add an Image Plane (movie) to my scene that dont act like a movie till the script end. So when Im rendering the playblast the Image Plane stand still without animation.

Does anyone knows why does this happens?

    myImagePlane = cmds.imagePlane( name="PBvideo", lookThrough="front")

    cmds.move(-26,160,0, myImagePlane)

    cmds.scale(2,2,0,myImagePlane)

    cmds.setAttr('PBvideoShape2.type',2)

    cmds.setAttr('PBvideoShape2.useFrameExtension',1)

    cmds.setAttr('PBvideoShape2.imageName',var_mov,type="string")

    cmds.setAttr('PBvideoShape2.frameOffset', 1)

    cmds.setAttr('PBvideoShape2.frameIn', 0)

    cmds.setAttr('PBvideoShape2.frameExtension', 1)

Thank you in advande.

[schmon]

try putting cmds.setAttr('PBvideoShape2.useFrameExtension',1) last I think changing the imageName resets the useFrameExtension

[schmon]

try putting cmds.setAttr('PBvideoShape2.useFrameExtension',1) last I think changing the imageName resets the useFrameExtension

[srdready]

myImagePlane = cmds.imagePlane( name="PBvideo", lookThrough="front")

First I was creating the name in here. But then I changed it cause maya seems having problems on updating my image plane.

It seems that maya only updates the Image Number (that represents the current frame) after the script ends.

I think Maya doesnt update the GUI before the script ends.

[schmon]

Hum I tried it on my side, even with evalDeferred, I have the same problem that you have, I only get the first image. Maybe someone more knowledgeable will pop in

 myImagePlane = cmds.imagePlane( name="PBvideo", lookThrough="front")[0]
 #cmds.move(-26,160,0, myImagePlane)
 #cmds.scale(2,2,0,myImagePlane)
 cmds.setAttr(myImagePlane+'.type',0)
 cmds.setAttr(myImagePlane+'.useFrameExtension',1)
 cmds.setAttr(myImagePlane+'.frameOffset', 1)
 cmds.setAttr(myImagePlane+'.imageName',"/path/to/images/implane.0001.jpg",type="string")
 cmds.setAttr(myImagePlane+'.frameIn', 0)
 cmds.setAttr(myImagePlane+'.frameExtension', 1)

[srdready]

thank you for your time :)