Can Lw shutdown the computer after rendering is finished?

[lightwaveman200]

How can I do that?

[Matt]

Unless there's a plugin that can do it, LW can't.

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I'd also like LW to be able to turn off screensavers before rendering too, especially useful if you have one that is CPU intensive.

[retinajoy]

What you do is render your most complicated frame. Time it. Then multiply it by the number of frames you wish to render. Write down that TOTAL TIME.

Then go to your hardware store and buy one of those plug timers, that switches appliance off and on. Plug your computer into it. Set the timer to switch power off in 5 minutes plus your TOTAL TIME. Set rendering a go go and there you have your solution. The computer should turn off shortly after your final render.

:D :D :D

[Brett H.]

Regarding the appliance timer, with all due respect, that's not a good idea. First, by some reason the render might not finish in time. Secondly, you'd be shutting down Windows by killing the power--never a good idea. Lastly, LW may do something wierd when the power goes out (after all, you've never shut it down). Granted the files would probably be okay, but I wouldn't count on it for a deadline.

Instead, try here (http://download.com.com/3120-20-0.html?qt=shutdown&tg=dl-2001). Scroll down a bit, and you'll see tons of utilities for shutting down a PC--on a timer, after being idle for a set time, etc.

Brett

[lightwaveman200]

This is a nice program to use.
It has some good options.Try it. It's free.
http://www.snapfiles.com/download/dlampwinoff.html