VFB+ : A Feature-rich Extension to the 3dsmax Frame Buffer

Version Requirement: 

3ds Max 2009 and up       vfbplus_v1.52.mzp

NOTICE: There was a typo in the 1.52 MZP I uploaded yesterday, this has been fixed now. Thanks to Dom for reporting. 

Version 1.52 Change Log

Changed Features:

• Refactored vfbplus.dll to vfbplus.dat, in order to prevent 3dsmax from trying to load the assembly on startup, potentially causing exceptions when run from the network. (Requested by Makoto)
• Alt+Click on 'Discard Image' button now discards Image B. (Requested by Stealthx)

Version 1.51 Change Log

Changed Features:

• For Stamper, Exposure and Curves, left Click now toggle their effect on/off, while right click shows/hides their dialogs. (Requested by Vipera)

Bug Fixes:

• An exception would be raised when getting the 'folder is too big' message on 3dsmax startup. (Reported by Tzahi Keshet)
• Script would not run if vfb_methods.ms does not exist. (Reported by GSpoutnik)
• Image B index would be reset after rendering. (Reported by Vipera)

 Version 1.5 Change Log

New Features 

•  New advanced Stamper module! (Requested by Moulder6)
• Added Render button next to toggle button, for those who prefer to work without UI. (Requested by Dariusz)
• All subwindows (Render settings browser, Film strip, Stamper) can now be docked to VFB window.
• When right-clicking image, picked color is now copied into color clipboard. (Requested by Moulder6)
• Feedback form now remembers name and email. (Requested by Moulder6)
• Editing render region now displays coordinates of region area. (Requested by Dariusz)
• Option to disable render time showing on image.

Bug Fixes 
 

• Image would be saved with clamping artifacts when using non-default gamma values. (Reported by Moulder6)
• Film Strip would not autoscroll to selected image. (Reported by Dariusz)
• Film Strip would not automatically reopen when VFB is reopened. (Reported by Dariusz)
• VFB+ was not working with Batch Render. (Reported by Kumodot/Mustafa)
• When VFB+ was disabled and 'VFB Always on Top' was enabled, the VFB would stay on top even when 3dsmax loses focus.
• Render Settings Browser could raise an exception in some rare cases.
• Region render frame would not show in a maximized locked viewport. (Reported by Tzahi Keshet)

 Special thanks to Moulder6 for helping me beta test this release.

License

 Free for any use, personal or commercial. Do not redistribute or sell.

Installation

Drag the .mzp into the viewport.

If that doesn't work for some reason, rename the .mzp to a .zip and extract vfbplus.ms and vfplus.dll to your scripts\startup folder.

Uninstallation

Go to Preferences -> Uninstall...

or simply delete vfbplus.* from 3dsmax\scripts\startup

Thanks goes out to Tzahi Keshet for beta testing.