render problem

# 1 06-04-2008 , 05:00 AM

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hi all, im trying to do some forest fly through purely using paint effects.

im on the mac.., maya 2008..,

but i cant get the number of frames to render to change from 10?? ive been using maya long enough to know how to render but nothing is working., is there something i Maya have missed??

im trying to render 25 frames but im stuck 10.., though come to think of it i haven't tried a lower number.

any ideas

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# 2 06-04-2008 , 06:55 AM

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What happens when you type in a new number in the render globals where you set the end frame?

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# 3 06-04-2008 , 11:35 AM

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maybe a stupid suggestion, but is your number lock on?

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# 4 06-04-2008 , 10:14 PM

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Arron, i have never seen a stupid question from you yet and this isnt one, sorry if others have answered but this is the first reply to hit the inbox

whats a 'numbers lock??'

oh, mr cool.., how goes it dude user added image

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what happens is i type the number, then it just goes back to 10 when i hit return.

it will do under 10 OK without ba problem.

i think i just tricked it

i hit 7, that went in, then i did the number of frames i want.., 250.., so then it look like.., 2507.., then i deleted the 7.., then saved on the 250, and now its rendering.., i just looked.., im on the pC.., but the mac is rendering at frame 16.., powering through it.., ??

any ieas guys

and Arron.., whats this 'numbers lock' i dont use maya on the mac much because its in teh TV room.., it seems a fraction different than the PC.

does anyone know the link to the 2008 ext 2 for mac.., i am finding it hard to navigate through it all user added image

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# 5 06-04-2008 , 11:14 PM

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number lock is the key on your keyboard that says "num lock"

it's usually found in the top left corner of the numeral keypad on the right of the keyboard.

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# 6 06-04-2008 , 11:36 PM

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hey strider.., are you talking Mac??
ill check it out.., but remember this is only happening on the mac.., and it seems i can 'trick' it into getting the correct frames

thanks for the reply mate

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# 7 07-04-2008 , 01:12 AM

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oh hell it's been years since i've worked on a mac... they don't have number pads on them, do they? oops.

let's see... on a mac it's something like hold option, open apple, closed apple, f, g, and then put your right foot on green.

something like that, anyway.

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