2025-07-01

extensions/www_blenderkit_com/basedplayblast/README.md

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+# BasedPlayblast
+
+**Easily create playblasts from Blender**
+
+BasedPlayblast is a Blender addon that streamlines the process of creating video playblasts for animation review. It provides optimized render settings for fast preview generation while maintaining visual quality suitable for review purposes.
+
+## Features
+
+- **Fast Playblast Creation**: Optimized render settings for different preview modes (Solid, Material, Rendered)
+- **Multiple Display Modes**: Support for Wireframe, Solid, Material Preview, and Rendered modes
+- **Flexible Resolution**: Scene, preset, or custom resolution options
+- **Video Format Support**: MP4, MOV, AVI, MKV with various codecs (H.264, H.265, AV1, etc.)
+- **Metadata Integration**: Automatic inclusion of frame numbers, camera info, and custom notes
+- **Settings Management**: Apply and restore render settings without losing your project configuration
+- **Flamenco Support**: Custom Flamenco Job Script with a simple, non-destructive workflow
+
+## Installation
+
+### Via BlenderKit's Extension Repository (Recommended)
+1. Open Blender (4.3+)
+2. Install BlenderKit via https://www.blenderkit.com/get-blenderkit/
+3. Open Preferences (Ctrl + ,)
+4. Go to **Edit > Preferences > Get Extensions**
+5. Search for "BasedPlayblast"
+6. Click **Install**
+7. Enjoy automatic updating!
+
+### Manual Installation
+1. Download the latest release
+2. In Blender, go to **Edit > Preferences > Add-ons**
+3. Click **Install from Disk** and select the downloaded file
+4. Enable the addon in the list
+
+## Usage
+
+1. **Locate the Panel**: Go to **Properties > Output > BasedPlayblast**
+2. **Configure Settings**: Set your output path, resolution, and display mode
+3. **Create Playblast**: Click the **PLAYBLAST** button
+4. **View Result**: Click **VIEW** to open the generated video
+
+- **Apply Blast Settings**: Use this button to apply optimized render settings without rendering
+    - Intended particularly for Flamenco. Apply, check the resultant render settings to ensure they're correct, then send to Flamenco using the BasedPlayblast custom Job type.
+- **Restore Original Settings**: Return to your original render configuration
+- **Display Modes**:
+    - **Wireframe/Solid**
+        - Fast workbench viewport rendering. Recommended for short and/or locally-blasted projects.
+    - **Material**
+    - **Rendered**
+
+## Requirements
+
+- Blender 4.3.0 or higher
+- Python 3.x (included with Blender)
+
+## Support
+
+- **Documentation**: [GitHub Repository](https://github.com/RaincloudTheDragon/BasedPlayblast)
+- **Issues**: Report bugs or request features on GitHub
+- **License**: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+## Changelog
+
+### Version 1.0.0
+- Added comprehensive render settings storage and restoration
+- Improved EEVEE raytracing optimization for maximum performance
+- Enhanced material preview mode with automatic studio lighting
+- Fixed various render engine compatibility issues

extensions/www_blenderkit_com/basedplayblast/blender_manifest.toml

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+schema_version = "1.0.0"
+
+id = "basedplayblast"
+name = "BasedPlayblast"
+tagline = "Easily create playblasts from Blender and Flamenco"
+version = "1.1.1"
+type = "add-on"
+
+# Optional: Semantic Versioning
+maintainer = "RaincloudTheDragon <raincloudthedragon@gmail.com>"
+license = ["GPL-3.0-or-later"]
+blender_version_min = "4.3.0"
+
+website = "https://github.com/RaincloudTheDragon/BasedPlayblast"
+
+tags = ["Animation", "Render", "Workflow", "Video"]
+
+[permissions]
+files = "Import/export files and data"
+
+[build]
+paths_exclude_pattern = [
+    "__pycache__/",
+    "*.pyc",
+    ".git/",
+    ".github/",
+    "addon_updater*",
+    "basedplayblast_updater/"
+]