4. Bodypaint Bitmap Dirty status

Bodypaint Bitmap Dirty status

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    On 13/12/2014 at 09:42, xxxxxxxx wrote:

    Hello,

    has anyone made experiences with Bodypaint Bitmaps.
    If I check the dirty state of a bitmap like:

      
  Tex = bodypaint.PaintTexture.GetSelectedTexture()  
  actlay= Tex.GetActive()  
  if actlay.IsInstanceOf(c4d.OBJECT_PAINTLAYERBMP) == True:  
        
      bmp = actlay.ToPaintLayerBmp()  
      bmp.GetDirty()

    I´ll get this error message:

    SystemError: /perforce_buildsystem_osx/c4d_mx_buildsystem_osx/release/16.0/modules/python/source/i_getargs.cpp:1616: bad argument to internal function

    I´m not allowed to set a zero flag as it is suggested in the docs:
    PaintBitmap.GetDirty( flags )

    Thanks in advance
    Martin

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  • H

    On 13/12/2014 at 11:19, xxxxxxxx wrote:

    You've created  a paint layer bitmap. Which doesn't have a GetDirty() method.
    You'll need to convert it to a BaseBitmap() type using GetPixelCnt() to loop through it and copy the color values to a new BaseBitmap with SetPixelCnt().

    Then you should be able to use GetDirty() on it.

    -ScottA

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  • H

    On 13/12/2014 at 12:34, xxxxxxxx wrote:

    Hello Scott,

    yes thanks! I see.
    But it doesn´t make sense to me as im able to use the other members of the class with
    bmp = actlay.ToPaintLayerBmp()

    I want to avoid recalculating the Bitmaps on every event message in my plugin.
    I copied the  BP layer structure to a treeviewcustomgui and an userarea in my dialogplugin.
    That´s why I was searching for a fast indicator that the user changed something at the PaintBitmap
    and I thought GetDirty should be good enough.
    Do you have an idea to solve this in fast manner.

    Thanks in advance
    Martin

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  • H

    On 13/12/2014 at 13:19, xxxxxxxx wrote:

    No idea.
    I've never tried using the layer images in other GUI's.

    Sorry.

    -ScottA

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  • H

    On 13/12/2014 at 15:23, xxxxxxxx wrote:

    ok.
    By the way the treeviewcustom gui on your website was a good resource to begin with.Thanks
    Martin

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  • H

    On 15/12/2014 at 07:03, xxxxxxxx wrote:

    Hello,

    if I try to follow along with Scotts suggestion.

    Originally posted by xxxxxxxx

    You'll need to convert it to a BaseBitmap() type using GetPixelCnt() to loop through it and copy the color values to a new BaseBitmap with SetPixelCnt().

    Then you should be able to use GetDirty() on it.

    my dirty status is always 1, as expected.
    Because I have to initialise the bitmap in the first place or load it from a path to use GetPixelCnt()/SetPixelCnt()

    So is my assuption right that the dirty status of a bitmap only reflects the count of how often a bitmap was saved with c4d and therefore it is not possible to detect if a bitmap has changed without saving it to disc?

    Could someone please throw light on this issue?
    Thanks in advance
    Martin

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  • H

    On 15/12/2014 at 10:45, xxxxxxxx wrote:

    Hello,

    the dirty count is increased every time a part of the bitmap is changed. Unfortunately there is a bug in PaintBitmap.GetDirty(). A bug report was filed.

    Best wishes,
    Sebastian

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  • H

    On 15/12/2014 at 13:46, xxxxxxxx wrote:

    Hello Sebastian,

    thanks for the bug report,
    I hope we can use it soon.

    Best wishes
    Martin

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