This process involves ensuring that the rendered frames or images are correctly submitted to the designated storage locations and made available for further use.
Result Submission Breakdown
1. Output Verification
- Automated Quality Checks: Perform automated checks to ensure that the rendered output meets the required quality standards (e.g., no missing textures, correct resolution).
- Manual Review: Optionally, conduct a manual review to verify the quality and completeness of the rendered frames or images.
2. File Naming and Organization
- File Naming Convention: Ensure that the rendered files follow a consistent naming convention (e.g.,
frame_001.png, scene_final.exr).
- Directory Structure: Organize the files into the correct directory structure (e.g.,
/renders/ProjectX/frames/).
- Embed Metadata: Attach relevant metadata to the files, such as render settings, frame numbers, scene names, and timestamps.
4. Data Packaging
- Compress Files: Optionally compress the files into a single archive (e.g., ZIP, TAR) for easier transfer.
- Checksum Generation: Generate checksums (e.g., MD5, SHA-256) for the files to ensure data integrity during transfer.
5. Upload to Central Storage
- Select Storage Location: Determine the central storage location for the rendered output (e.g., a cloud storage bucket, a network-attached storage (NAS) system).
- Upload Files: Upload the files to the selected storage location, ensuring that the transfer is reliable and secure.
6. Validation of Uploaded Data
- Integrity Checks: Validate the uploaded files by comparing checksums to ensure no data corruption occurred during the transfer.
- Completeness Check: Verify that all expected files have been uploaded and are accessible.
7. Notification and Logging
- Log Submission Details: Log details of the submission process, including file names, sizes, upload times, and any encountered issues.
- Notification: Notify relevant stakeholders (e.g., render farm manager, client, compositing team) that the rendered output is available.
8. Backup and Archiving
- Backup Files: Create backups of the rendered output in a separate location for redundancy.
- Archiving: Archive the project files and rendered output for long-term storage and future reference.
Example Result Submission Workflow
Scenario: Submitting the final frames of an animation to cloud storage.
- Output Verification
- Automated Quality Checks: Verify resolution and absence of missing textures.
- Manual Review: Conduct a visual inspection of the first and last frames.
- File Naming and Organization
- Naming Convention: Ensure files are named
frame_001.png, frame_002.png, etc.
- Directory Structure: Organize files into
/renders/ProjectX/frames/.
- Metadata Attachment
- Embed metadata: Add render settings, frame numbers, and timestamps to the EXIF data of each PNG file.
- Data Packaging
- Compress Files: Create a ZIP archive of all frames.
- Checksum Generation: Generate an MD5 checksum for the ZIP archive.
- Upload to Central Storage
- Select Storage Location: Choose a cloud storage bucket for upload.
- Upload Files: Use a reliable and secure method to upload the ZIP archive to the cloud storage.
- Validation of Uploaded Data
- Integrity Checks: Compare MD5 checksums of the local and uploaded ZIP archive.
- Completeness Check: Verify that all frames are accessible in the cloud storage.
- Notification and Logging
- Log Submission Details: Record file names, sizes, upload times, and checksums.
- Notification: Send an email to the compositing team and client with the upload details.
- Backup and Archiving
- Backup Files: Copy the ZIP archive to a separate NAS system.
- Archiving: Archive the project files and rendered output for future reference.
Flow Diagram Representation
Here’s how you can visualize the result submission process in a flow diagram:
[Start]
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[Output Verification]
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[File Naming and Organization]
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[Metadata Attachment]
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[Data Packaging]
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[Upload to Central Storage]
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[Validation of Uploaded Data]
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[Notification and Logging]
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[Backup and Archiving]
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[End of Result Submission]