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15 Nov 2025 06:30:18 EST (-0500)
  Re: Custom output filenames  
From: jr
Date: 14 Nov 2025 11:55:00
Message: <web.69175dddb2f6a36a475fba6a6cde94f1@news.povray.org>
hi,

"stevenvh" <nomail@nomail> wrote:
> I have a scene for which I want a number of different renderings (different
> camera and light locations). I run a .ini file to render the variations, which
> get numbered 0 to 49. In my .pov file I have the following code:
> ...
> The result is a series of output files with filename numbers in sequence
> (defined by the .ini file)
> ...
> Is there a way to have custom numbering for the output files? Like
>   outfile_02
>   outfile_03
>   outfile_05
>   outfile_08
>   outfile_13

> numbers I would get from the array in my .pov file, which would mean that the
> output filename should be defined in the .pov file.

not directly, afaik.  if you could use that "map" of frame->file# from a script,
the 'Post_Scene_Command' option will help.

<wiki.povray.org/content/Reference:Shell_Command_Options>


regards, jr.


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