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The Playblast feature was something that I was really exited about it, but I thought that it will have a player like in Houdini.

So I had to find a free sequence player and make a python script for it.

I am using DJV Imaging (http://djv.sourceforge.net/), just download it and install it. I am using windows, so the exec file is here: C:/Program Files/DJV/bin/djv_view.exe

Here is the scipt:

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# Runs the latest blast using the djv player.
# It looks for the latest PNG sequence in the temp folder.

RunJDV = "C:/Program Files/DJV/bin/djv_view.exe"
sequenceFormat = "png"

import glob
import os
import subprocess
import tempfile

path = tempfile.gettempdir() # gets the current temporary directory
list_of_files = glob.glob(path + '/*.' + sequenceFormat) # list all the files inside the temp folder
latest_file = max(list_of_files, key=os.path.getctime) # gets the last file

subprocess.call([RunJDV, latest_file, '-playback', 'forward']) # runs the player

Just execute the script and it will search for the latest file (png sequence) in the temp folder and play it. You won't be able to use Clarisse until you close it.

I hope you find this tool useful.
cheers! and congrats on this fantastic release!

-Luis

Awesome. Thanks for sharing.

If you spawn the subprocess in a thread you might work around the issue of having to close the viewer before you can use Clarisse again. In my Megascans bridge script I used os.system instead of subprocess. The time sleep is used because sometimes Clarisse does not spawn the thread, because the script is done running quicker than it spawned the thread.

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import os
import threading
import time


def run_script():
    os.system('insert path here'))


t = threading.Thread(target=run_script)
t.start()
time.sleep(1)

Thanks Jan!
Works like a charm

Thanks for sharing Jan

Thanks for doing this Luis!

The temp folder of Clarisse have change in the latest versions. Here is an update. Also added Ayanik code.

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# Runs the latest blast using the djv player.
# It looks for the latest PNG sequence in the temp folder.

RunJDV = "C:/Program Files/DJV/bin/djv_view.exe"
sequenceFormat = "png"

import glob
import os
import subprocess
import tempfile
import threading
import time


def run_script():
    #path = tempfile.gettempdir() #OS temporary directory
    path = ix.application.get_factory().get_vars().get('CTEMP').get_string() #Clarisse temporary directory

    list_of_files = glob.glob(path + '/*.' + sequenceFormat) # list all the files inside the temp folder
    latest_file = max(list_of_files, key=os.path.getctime) # gets the last file

    subprocess.call([RunJDV, latest_file, '-playback', 'forward']) # runs the player

t = threading.Thread(target=run_script)
t.start()
time.sleep(1)

Thanks for the update!
For reference, Clarisse temp folder path changed in 4.0 SP4.