On Thu, 11 Mar 1999 11:32:37 +0800, "Gordon"
<gbe### [at] birdcameroncomau> wrote:
>
>On the same topic, I would really like POV to not overwrite the same output
>file name all the time. What would be neat is for it to, say, append a
>letter to the files so you have some history.

>Alternatively, can anyone suggest a way to get this effect. I'm always
>killing samples because I change the file and render, then realise I just
>killed last nights 15 hours render! I then say drat (or words to that
>effect).

>Thanks
>Gordon
><gbe### [at] birdcameroncomau>

There's a quite simple way to do it. Shell out after each frame /
render and have POV automatically invoke a compression utility which
supports file versions. I think RAR can do it, and I am certain Ultra
Compressor can do it, but it does not support long filenames.


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Peter Popov
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