Using POVRay 3.7.0.x
When I use "not saving" (Image Type Don't Save Image), rendering is OK but
(obviously) the image is not saved.  When I use another Image Type (e.g. PNG) I
get the message "Cannot create render state output file."
Where is the mistake?

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"Franz von Dardel" <dar### [at] orangefr> wrote:
> Using POVRay 3.7.0.x
> When I use "not saving" (Image Type Don't Save Image), rendering is OK but
> (obviously) the image is not saved.  When I use another Image Type (e.g. PNG) I
> get the message "Cannot create render state output file."
> Where is the mistake?

you wrote about having this problem a while ago, one reply to your original post
was by the (Apple stuff) maintainer, did you see/read it ?
<https://news.povray.org/69613afe%40news.povray.org>


regards, jr.

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"jr" <cre### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> "Franz von Dardel" <dar### [at] orangefr> wrote:
> > Using POVRay 3.7.0.x
> > When I use "not saving" (Image Type Don't Save Image), rendering is OK but
> > (obviously) the image is not saved.  When I use another Image Type (e.g. PNG) I
> > get the message "Cannot create render state output file."
> > Where is the mistake?
>
> you wrote about having this problem a while ago, one reply to your original post
> was by the (Apple stuff) maintainer, did you see/read it ?
> <https://news.povray.org/69613afe%40news.povray.org>
>
>
> regards, jr.

Yes, I wrote about the problem in January, but at that time I did not realise
that the option "Don't Save Image" would work, while selecting for instance
"PNG" would produce the message "Cannot create render state output file.". Why
is ist so, and what can I do to correct the problem?

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hi,

"Franz von Dardel" <dar### [at] orangefr> wrote:
> "jr" <cre### [at] gmailcom> wrote:
> > "Franz von Dardel" <dar### [at] orangefr> wrote:
> > > Using POVRay 3.7.0.x
> > > When I use "not saving" (Image Type Don't Save Image), rendering is OK but
> > > (obviously) the image is not saved.  When I use another Image Type (e.g. PNG) I
> > > get the message "Cannot create render state output file."
> > > Where is the mistake?
> >
> > you wrote about having this problem a while ago, one reply to your original post
> > was by the (Apple stuff) maintainer, did you see/read it ?
> > <https://news.povray.org/69613afe%40news.povray.org>
>
> Yes, I wrote about the problem in January, but at that time I did not realise
> that the option "Don't Save Image" would work, while selecting for instance
> "PNG" would produce the message "Cannot create render state output file.". Why
> is ist so, and what can I do to correct the problem?

I have far too little info, so only can speculate.  (and I do not use an UI
version of POV-Ray).  here, on a GNU/Linux machine, there are two files which
control where POV-Ray can read from and write to, both named 'povray.conf'.  one
is global, the other will be in your user's directory (here '~/.povray/3.7/').
I'd start with checking/customising those.


regards, jr.

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