hrender-multi.py

#!/usr/bin/python
# pass: /path/to/scene.hip ropname startframe endframe howmany threadseach
# e.g.:
#   /works/useful/poast/hrender-multi.py /Volumes/fast/nissan/eye/eye_v08.hip mantra1 1 118 16 1

import sys, os, time

hipfile = sys.argv[1]
rop = sys.argv[2]
start = int(sys.argv[3])
end = int(sys.argv[4])
howmany = int(sys.argv[5])
threadseach = int(sys.argv[6])

for i in range(howmany):
  cmd = "nice hrender -e -f %d %d -i %d -v -j %d -d %s %s &" % (start+i, end, howmany, threadseach, rop, hipfile)
  print cmd
  os.system(cmd)
  time.sleep(1)