How to connect saver to pRender?

I have a simple node tree:
pEmitter -> pTurbulence -> pRender

How do I connect the saver such that it renders it as configured (H264 quicktime in this case)?
No matter how I do it, it never generates the file.

Hi Joey,

It would be helpful if you could elaborate a bit more, or just copy your comp data in your post. There are so many variables that your question becomes rather generic.

Just select the 4 nodes you are talking about (pEmitter, pTurbulence, pRender, Saver), copy them and then paste them in your post inbetween [quote][/quote] tags.

(easiest is press Quote button on top of the post editor, then press CTRL-V)

That way someone can take a look in seconds.

Here you go. Im sure Ive just missed something simple.

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{
   Tools = ordered() {
      pEmitter1 = pEmitter {
         ID = 1,
         Inputs = {
            RandomSeed = Input { Value = 26756, },
            Number = Input { Value = 39.2920354, },
            NumberVariance = Input { Value = 25.2212389, },
            Lifespan = Input { Value = 132.7433628, },
            LifespanVariance = Input { Value = 41.1504425, },
            PositionVariance = Input { Value = 0.0152381, },
            TemporalDistribution = Input { Value = 1, },
            VelocityControls = Input { Value = 1, },
            Velocity = Input { Value = 0.0277778, },
            VelocityVariance = Input { Value = 0.0740741, },
            Angle = Input { Value = -78.4027187, },
            AngleVariance = Input { Value = 81.3763806, },
            RotationControls = Input { Value = 1, },
            Style = Input { Value = FuID { "ParticleStyleBlob", }, },
            Region = Input { Value = FuID { "AllRgn", }, },
            ["ParticleStyle.ColorControls"] = Input { Value = 1, },
            ["ParticleStyle.ColorOverLife"] = Input {
               Value = Gradient {
                  Colors = {
                     [0] = { 1, 1, 1, 1, },
                  },
               },
            },
            ["ParticleStyle.SizeControls"] = Input { Value = 1, },
            ["ParticleStyle.Size"] = Input { Value = 0.002, },
            ["ParticleStyle.SizeVariance"] = Input { Value = 0.003, },
            ["ParticleStyle.SizeOverLife"] = Input {
               SourceOp = "pEmitter1SizeoverLife",
               Source = "Value",
            },
            ["ParticleStyle.FadeControls"] = Input { Value = 1, },
            ["ParticleStyle.FadeIn"] = Input { Value = 0.0738636, },
            ["ParticleStyle.FadeOut"] = Input { Value = 0.8465909, },
            ["ParticleStyle.BlurOverLife"] = Input {
               SourceOp = "pEmitter1BluroverLife2D",
               Source = "Value",
            },
         },
         ViewInfo = OperatorInfo { Pos = { 686, 115, }, },
      },
      pEmitter1SizeoverLife = LUTBezier {
         KeyColorSplines = {
            [0] = {
               [0] = { 0.5, RH = { 0.3, 0.5, }, Flags = { Linear = true, }, },
               [1] = { 0.5, LH = { 0.7, 0.5, }, Flags = { Linear = true, }, },
            },
         },
         SplineColor = { Red = 192, Green = 128, Blue = 64, },
         NameSet = true,
      },
      pEmitter1BluroverLife2D = LUTBezier {
         KeyColorSplines = {
            [0] = {
               [0] = { 0.5, RH = { 0.3, 0.5, }, Flags = { Linear = true, }, },
               [1] = { 0.5, LH = { 0.7, 0.5, }, Flags = { Linear = true, }, },
            },
         },
         SplineColor = { Red = 192, Green = 128, Blue = 64, },
         NameSet = true,
      },
      pTurbulence1 = pTurbulence {
         ID = 10,
         Inputs = {
            ZStrength = Input { Value = 0.1, },
            StrengthOverLifeLUT = Input {
               SourceOp = "pTurbulence1StrengthoverLifeLUT1",
               Source = "Value",
            },
            Input = Input {
               SourceOp = "pEmitter1",
               Source = "Output",
            },
         },
         ViewInfo = OperatorInfo { Pos = { 838, 117, }, },
      },
      pTurbulence1StrengthoverLifeLUT1 = LUTBezier {
         KeyColorSplines = {
            [0] = {
               [0] = { 0.5, RH = { 0.3, 0.5, }, Flags = { Linear = true, }, },
               [1] = { 0.5, LH = { 0.7, 0.5, }, Flags = { Linear = true, }, },
            },
         },
         SplineColor = { Red = 192, Green = 128, Blue = 64, },
         NameSet = true,
      },
      pRender1 = pRender {
         Inputs = {
            ["_MotionBlurWarning"] = Input { Disabled = true, },
            GlobalOut = Input { Value = 200, },
            Width = Input { Value = 1920, },
            Height = Input { Value = 1080, },
            ["Gamut.SLogVersion"] = Input { Value = FuID { "SLog2", }, },
            IntegrationMethod = Input { Value = FuID { "RK4", }, },
            PreGenerateFrames = Input { Value = 4, },
            ["MaterialID.MaterialID"] = Input { Value = 1, },
            ["ObjectID.ObjectID"] = Input { Value = 1, },
            Input = Input {
               SourceOp = "pTurbulence1",
               Source = "Output",
            },
            EffectMask = Input {
               SourceOp = "Saver1",
               Source = "Output",
            },
         },
         ViewInfo = OperatorInfo { Pos = { 994, 115, }, },
      },
      Saver1 = Saver {
         CtrlWZoom = false,
         Inputs = {
            ProcessWhenBlendIs00 = Input { Value = 0, },
            Clip = Input {
               Value = Clip {
                  Filename = "C:\\Users\\Joey\\Desktop\\test.mov",
                  FormatID = "QuickTimeMovies",
                  Length = 0,
                  Multiframe = true,
                  Saving = true,
                  TrimIn = 0,
                  ExtendFirst = 0,
                  ExtendLast = 0,
                  Loop = 1,
                  AspectMode = 0,
                  Depth = 0,
                  GlobalStart = -2000000000,
                  GlobalEnd = 0,
               },
            },
            OutputFormat = Input { Value = FuID { "QuickTimeMovies", }, },
            SaveAlphaToColor = Input { Value = 1, },
            ["Gamut.GammaSpaceNest"] = Input { Value = 1, },
            ["Gamut.SLogVersion"] = Input { Value = FuID { "SLog2", }, },
            VideoType = Input { Value = FuID { "NTSC", }, },
            ["AVIFormat.Compression"] = Input { Value = 7, },
            ["AVIFormat.Quality"] = Input { Value = 100, },
            ["QuickTimeMovies.Quality"] = Input { Value = 100, },
            ["QuickTimeMovies.Advanced"] = Input { Value = 1, },
         },
         ViewInfo = OperatorInfo { Pos = { 1136, 113, }, },
      },
   },
}

I figured it out. I needed a Renderer3D node before the saver.

Easy mistake to make

Although pRender also has a 2D mode, in which case you don't need a Renderer3D.

And I apologize, I meant [code][/code] tags of course.

Ahh. Long day...

Easy mistake to make

Although pRender also has a 2D mode, in which case you don't need a Renderer3D.

And I apologize, I meant [code][/code] tags of course.

Ahh. Long day...

Thanks again.

Pay attention to your flow pipe connections - the output of the pRender needs to be connected to the saver input and not the output of the saver to the mask input of the pRender as it is shown on the pic.

Pay attention to your flow pipe connections - the output of the pRender needs to be connected to the saver input and not the output of the saver to the mask input of the pRender as it is shown on the pic.

Ivan, yeah I thought that looked wrong haha. Where can I find a description of what the different inputs are? I had no idea that was a mask input. I looked in the help PDF, but I must have missed it.

They are described on page 9 of Fusion user manual, I think.
Also when you hoover your mouse over the different inputs/outputs, Fusion will display a tool tip with brief description/name for each of them.

You can also RMB-drag from any output onto any tool.
When you let the RMB go, you'll get a popup menu to select which input to connect to.


Cheers.

Eric.