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# 1 28-02-2013 , 10:25 AM

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I've been trying to do a batch render of a model I'm working on. When I click batch render, the dialog box says its rendering the master beauty, and then it says render complete. The problem is that I selected several other render passes that it doesn't do at all. Any thoughts?

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# 2 28-02-2013 , 02:44 PM

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Have you associated the render passes with a render layer?

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# 3 28-02-2013 , 04:00 PM

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Have you associated the render passes with a render layer?

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Yes. Only the master beauty and beauty layer render. I have them all associated with the render layer, but the rest of the passes show up as 60 kb sized files that have nothing in them.

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# 4 28-02-2013 , 04:11 PM

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So the passes are written to file, but they are all black? Are you using mia_mat_x by any chance? You'll need to upgrade the shader to passes. Also, you can check the passes in your render viewer under File > Load render pass to see if there is a difference between there and the batch render.

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# 5 28-02-2013 , 04:33 PM

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They all show up white. I'm using misss_fast_skin.

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# 6 28-02-2013 , 04:42 PM

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Yeah, misss_fast_skin isn't compatible with render passes I don't believe. If that material doesn't cover your whole scene, I'm not sure if that would screw up everything or just the areas where that material is. Mental ray materials need a "_passes" suffix to be compatible. Unfortunately, you can't upgrade that shader... you could try using misss_fast_shader_x_passes.