If you field render a scene with particles, you’ll notice that the particle emission in both fields (for example test.1.1.pic and test.1.2.pic) is similar. However, the particle emission should actually be offset from one field to the next.
The easiest way to detect and view this is by using the diffpic image standalone to produce a pic image which shows differences in pixel values (type diffpic -h in a command prompt or shell for usage help or see Standalones). In the diffpic result, you will not see any difference in the pixel values in the area where the particle emission is visible.
Here’s how you can work around this problem:
1. Scale the entire animation sequence to twice its length (set the Scaling to 2) using the Animation > Sequence Animation > All Scene command in the Animation panel (see Scaling and Offsetting (Retiming) Animation [ Animation ]).
2. Render the scene in Softimage .pic format. Remember to change the Start and End frames in the Render Options > Output tab to reflect the new sequence.
3. Interleave the result using the interleave standalone (type interleave -h in a command prompt or shell for usage help) to produce an image sequence that will appear as if the scene was rendered in fields.
For more information on field rendering, see Field Rendering
[ Rendering ].
Autodesk Softimage v.7.5