Get render path API?

[nikolalkc]

Does this exist already, or am I missing something?

It's actually very comlicated to get this right because there is list of things to consider:

Operating system
-Winows
-Mac
-Linux

Project render path
-Relative
-Absolute
-None

Preferences default render path
-Relative
-Absolute
-None

Preferences default recording path
-Relative
-Absolute
-None

Preferences default save path for new projects
-Relative
-Absolute
-None


This is quite a list of factors to consider and I'm not even sure if it's complete.

Is there an easier way to get this path than to write a script that checks everything and creates a final string?

[Meo-Ada Mespotine]

What do you mean by Render-path?
The path, in which the rendered files are put, the last time thy were rendered?
Or simply the path set in the Render-Dialog?

Or do you mean the recording-path?

[nikolalkc]

Originally Posted by mespotine

What do you mean by Render-path?
The path, in which the rendered files are put, the last time thy were rendered?
Or simply the path set in the Render-Dialog?

Or do you mean the recording-path?

I mean the path where files will be rendered the next time you start rendering. 'Show in explorer' button in render dialog opens this path.

[Meo-Ada Mespotine]

This is currently not possible, due API-limitations.
The only thing you could do is reading it from the rpp-projectfile just before rendering.

You save the project and read the entries RENDER_PATTERN and RENDERNAME(or something similar...) and get the path from there.
If no path is given, it should(AFAIK) render the audio into the project-path but doublecheck on that first.

[nikolalkc]

Originally Posted by mespotine

This is currently not possible, due API-limitations.
The only thing you could do is reading it from the rpp-projectfile just before rendering.

You save the project and read the entries RENDER_PATTERN and RENDERNAME(or something similar...) and get the path from there.
If no path is given, it should(AFAIK) render the audio into the project-path but doublecheck on that first.

There is a RENDER_FILE "ExportFolder", but it only saves info from Render to file dialog. It does not consider REAPER preferences.

I guess I really need to create a script from scratch and check all the factors.
Thanks anyway.

[nikolalkc]

Is this still not possible via the latest API?

[nofish]

Should be possible now with GetSetProjectInfo_String.

[nikolalkc]

Originally Posted by nofish

Should be possible now with GetSetProjectInfo_String.

I tried it.
This function returns value entered in RenderToFile dialog.

It does not consider REAPER preferences for Default render path.

I still need to check manually if the RENDER_FILE value is relative or absolute and to compare it with os version and default render path.

[J Reverb]

+1

It would be nice if we could have presets in the render window to keep settings for sessions with paths intact etc..

If I want to stick a rendered version of a sound effect into a folder called 'soundfx' then a simple toolbar click would set this to the correct folder.