Download Blender from link below: https://www.blender.org/download/

MacOS: Add path to path file: export PATH=/Applications/Blender.app/Contents/MacOS/blender:$PATH

Run blender in headless mode (example):

blender -b -P main.py -- cookie_scene.json --open --render --use-mp4

Documentation:

blender -b -P main.py -- <json file> [arguments]

All arguments:

• json file: file path to json, this can either be an absolute path or a relative one (relative to the assets folder)
• --render: fully render the scene as a video
• --render-image: render the first frame of the scene as an image (useful for testing)
• --save-blend: save the generated .blend file to the output folder
• --use-mp4: use the MP4 format for the rendered video (default is EXR, only effective if rendering a video)
• --upload: upload the full output folder to the S3 bucket "metabull-blender-output" and delete the local files after upload
• --trigger-deadline: upload the generated .blend file to the S3 bucket "metabull-deadline-blend-files" to trigger the deadline job and delete the local files after upload
• --keep-files: keep the generated files after the upload instead of deleting them
• --cloud-logger: log the progress in the AWS cloud, only use on the AWS server
• --check-asset-updates: check for asset updates on S3 and re-download if a newer version is available
• --open: view the generated .blend file in Blender after the process (useful for testing, only use this on a local machine installed)

Info:

• Blender version: 3.5+
• Store all assets in the 'assets' folder
• All file paths in the json file have to be either absolute or relative to the 'assets' folder
  • Example: \audio\scene1.wav or E:\metabullweb\commons_file\metabull_blender_app\assets\audio\scene1.wav