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  • Dutchbird
    Dutchbird last edited by Aug 16, 2023, 8:08 AM

    Is it possible in Cinema4D to preview VDB files?

    Cinema4D user since R8

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    • Dr. Sassi
      Dr. Sassi last edited by Dr. Sassi Aug 16, 2023, 5:47 PM Aug 16, 2023, 5:43 PM

      Hi Dutshbird,

      Is this helping:
      Help-Content, VDB Preview

      login-to-view

      All the best

      Dr. Sassi Sassmannshausen Ph.D.
      Senior Trainer, Maxon Master Trainer, L&D - Strategist
      Cinema 4D mentor since 2004, Member of VES, DCS.

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      • Dutchbird
        Dutchbird last edited by Aug 16, 2023, 5:53 PM

        Not exactly Dr.Sassi.
        I was hoping on a preview as a jpg when scrolling through my VDB files.
        Now I have to open each file to see the preview in the viewport.

        Cinema4D user since R8

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        • Dr. Sassi
          Dr. Sassi last edited by Aug 16, 2023, 6:01 PM

          Thanks for the reply, Dutchbird.

          To my knowledge, VDBs have no camera data stored or a preview image saved.
          I checked here:
          https://www.openvdb.org/documentation/doxygen/faq.html

          I have not seen an image-based preview that just takes any VDB and produces a preview on the fly.

          All the best

          Dr. Sassi Sassmannshausen Ph.D.
          Senior Trainer, Maxon Master Trainer, L&D - Strategist
          Cinema 4D mentor since 2004, Member of VES, DCS.

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          • Dutchbird
            Dutchbird last edited by Aug 16, 2023, 6:07 PM

            Thanks. Let’s find a VDB viewer for MacOS then.
            I’ll let you know.

            Cinema4D user since R8

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            • Dr. Sassi
              Dr. Sassi last edited by Aug 16, 2023, 6:15 PM

              Good luck, Dutchbird.

              I made a feature request. So fingers crossed, something will happen.

              The option above is a preview; I'm unsure if anything will be faster.

              I checked on the official Open VDB site for Preview; I found nothing.

              All the best

              Dr. Sassi Sassmannshausen Ph.D.
              Senior Trainer, Maxon Master Trainer, L&D - Strategist
              Cinema 4D mentor since 2004, Member of VES, DCS.

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