how to animate lightmix?

[Christa Noel]

is it possible to animate lightmix direct from 3dsMax?
or, is there a way to batch edit the CIE and save to images sequence?

[maru]

I think your second idea would be technically possible, but it should be much easier to just load the separate light select layers into some post production app and adjust them.

[Christa Noel]

..load the separate light select layers into some post production app and adjust them

thanx maru, that's my current workflow :)
I hope there will be someone here would share his knowledge to create batch edit CIE :) :D
but curiously is there a possibility for devs to make lightmix animate lightmix in the future?

[maru]

I hope there will be someone here would share his knowledge to create batch edit CIE :) :D

There is already a way to batch edit in CIE, however I am not sure how to "animate" a parameter with it. Check out this guide and especially the script at the very bottom: https://coronarenderer.freshdesk.com/support/solutions/articles/12000030886

[mike288]

Hi, yes confirming - you can script CIE to do it. As maru has said, you can get inspiration from our batch editing script. Similarly, you can write a simple FOR loop to run CIE's command-line version with a different LightMix setup in each loop iteration.

[Christa Noel]

Haha how could i never knew that cie is scriptable and the example already exist in helpdesk :D
What i thought was it should be at least scriptable :D
Thanx guys :)

[maru]

Never underestimate the power of helpdesk! ;)