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'render_foreground_alpha' error - please help!

Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 4:09 pm
by one2
I'm new to Indigo, and I have installed Skindigo 1.1.5, according to
http://www.indigorenderer.com/joomla/fo ... sc&start=0

But I get the error below when I click the render button

IndigoDriverExcep: SceneLoaderExcep: Found unexpected element 'render_foreground_alpha' in element 'render_setting'. (Around line 16, column 13)


Since I'm pretty new to this, can somebody please help me out!!!

Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 5:10 pm
by cpfresh
hi one2. maybe you can give some info on your other render settings. i've just tried the alpha rendering through SkIndigo and had no problems. btw, im using MLT for tracing method.

Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 5:39 pm
by one2
gday, lol honestly, i dont even know what tracing method signifies...
these are my render settings:

OUTPUT
Width: 1280
Height: 1024
Save IGI selected
Image Name: untitled
Image Path: C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 6/Plugins/SkIndigo/indigo_v1.0.5.2/renders
Thumbnails Path: C:/Program Files/Google/Google SketchUp 6/Plugins/SkIndigo/indigo_v1.0.5.2/SUthumbnails
Save period: 240

TONE SETTINGS
(Reinhard selected)
Pre Scale 4.5
Post Scale 1
Burn 6

CAMERA
Aperture: f/22
Autofocus is selected
White Balance and shift lens
White point: E, Up Shift: 0, Right shift:0
Advanced Aperature & Glare
Aperature Diffraction is NOT selected Aperature shape is on Circular
There is nothing in Obstacle Map
and Use Obstacle Map is NOT selected

ENVIROMENT
Sketch background colour is selected - black is ticked

ADVANCED (i'm guessing this is the relevant info)
Tracing method: Bidirectional MLT
MNCR: 500
System threads:1
Auto Choose threads is ticked
Low CPU Priority is ticked
Halt is on -1seconds

Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 5:53 pm
by suvakas
Sounds like an old Indigo version.
What version are you using?

Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 5:59 pm
by one2
Indigo 1.0.5

Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 6:00 pm
by cpfresh
ah ha yea it loos like you're using indigo 1.0.5 which may have been prior to alpha rendering was around. try getting indigo 1.1.5 from the thread you listed above. gl!

Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 6:28 pm
by suvakas
Yeah, alpha was added since 1.0.6
So switch to a newer build.

Btw Skindigo 1.1.5 means, that it is meant to be used with Indigo version 1.1.5

Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 6:38 pm
by one2
thanks - shoudl work now