[Openexr-user] multi-channel EXRs and Shake

[Erik Winquist]

hey, i'm curious about Shake's ability (or lack thereof) for dealing 
with multi-channel (RGBA+) EXR images.

Is it possible with the current Shake plugin and a custom Reorder node? 
  Is it possible with a custom file reader?   Is it possible at all?

Shake's unfortunate RGBAZ limitation leads me to believe that unless a 
custom file reader re-routes specified extra channels to the RGBA 
channels, they're going to get thrown away at the fileIn.


...and if this is the case, it pretty much makes creating multi-channel 
renders pointless for a Shake-based pipeline.


anyone have any answers?

erik



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erik winquist
weta digital