Rebrand: Render Mapper Pro → PrevizRender (soft) + marketing site at render.preshow.link

.github/workflows/site.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# Deploy the static marketing site (site/) to GitHub Pages at
+# render.preshow.link — same mechanism as UV Studio's uv.preshow.link.
+#
+# The deploy is OPT-IN — it only runs when the repo variable
+# DEPLOY_PAGES == 'true'. To enable it (needs a public repo OR a plan with
+# private Pages, e.g. Pro):
+#   repo Settings → Pages → Source: "GitHub Actions"
+#   gh variable set DEPLOY_PAGES --body true
+# Then add a DNS CNAME record: render.preshow.link → hayhamlt.github.io
+# The custom domain is baked in via the CNAME file below, so the site is
+# served at root — no subpath rewrites needed.
+name: Site
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+    paths: ['site/**', '.github/workflows/site.yml']
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  pages: write
+  id-token: write
+
+concurrency:
+  group: pages
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+  deploy:
+    if: ${{ vars.DEPLOY_PAGES == 'true' }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment:
+      name: github-pages
+      url: ${{ steps.deploy.outputs.page_url }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - run: echo 'render.preshow.link' > site/CNAME
+      - uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          path: site
+      - id: deploy
+        uses: actions/deploy-pages@v4

README.md

@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-# Render Mapper Pro
+# PrevizRender <sub>(formerly Render Mapper Pro)</sub>
 
 A standalone desktop app that maps videos onto 3D‑scene materials and renders them headlessly — built for LED‑wall / screen‑content workflows where one scene drives many video surfaces.
 
+PrevizRender is one of three sibling tools built by [hamLT](https://motion.hamlt.com) and powered by [Toy Robot Media](https://toyrobotmedia.com): **[Preshow.link](https://www.preshow.link)** plans and previzes the show, **[UV Studio](https://uv.preshow.link)** maps artwork onto the venue's screens, and **PrevizRender** renders the comps locally. Product site: **[render.preshow.link](https://render.preshow.link)** (deployed from [`site/`](site/) via GitHub Pages, same as UV Studio's). (Installer and bundle artifacts keep the `RenderMapperPro` name so auto-updates and install paths stay valid.)
+
 It supports **two render backends**, chosen automatically by scene type: **Blender** (`.blend`, `.fbx`, `.usd`, …) and **Cinema 4D + Redshift** (`.c4d`). It runs the renderer in the background, so a renderer crash can never take down the app, and ships bundled static `ffmpeg`/`ffprobe` so audio muxing and clip probing work out of the box.
 
-![Render Mapper Pro](docs/screenshots/render-mapper-pro.png)
+![PrevizRender](docs/screenshots/previzrender.png)
 
 ## Download
 

app_qt.py

@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ def __init__(self) -> None:
         self._c4dpy_path = _find_c4dpy()   # Cinema 4D headless Python, if installed
         self._deadline_repo_path = ""
         self._deadline_command_path = ""
-        self._deadline_job_name_template = "Render Mapper Pro Job - {scene_name}"
+        self._deadline_job_name_template = f"{APP_NAME} Job - {{scene_name}}"
         self._deadline_comment = ""
         self._discovered_materials: list[str] = []
         self._discovered_cameras: list[str] = []
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ def _guide_sections() -> list[tuple[str, str]]:
         return [
             ("Getting Started", """
         <h2>Welcome</h2>
-        <p class="lead">Render Mapper Pro maps your videos onto a 3D scene's
+        <p class="lead">PrevizRender maps your videos onto a 3D scene's
         materials and renders them — on your machine or a render farm. Each tab
         above covers one part of the app; here's the whole flow first.</p>
         <p><img src="main-window.png" width="640"></p>
@@ -1341,13 +1341,23 @@ def centered(w):
 
         name = centered(QLabel(APP_NAME))
         name.setStyleSheet(f"color:{pal.text}; font-size:19px; font-weight:700; margin-top:8px;")
-        ver = centered(QLabel(f"Version {APP_VERSION}"))
+        ver = centered(QLabel(f"Version {APP_VERSION} · formerly Render Mapper Pro"))
         ver.setStyleSheet(f"color:{pal.text_muted}; font-size:12px;")
         desc = centered(QLabel("Automated video-texture mapping and headless\n"
                                "rendering — Blender, Cinema 4D and three.js."))
         desc.setStyleSheet(f"color:{pal.text_muted}; font-size:12px; margin-top:8px;")
         desc.setWordWrap(True)
 
+        family = centered(QLabel(
+            'Sibling apps: '
+            f'<a style="color:{pal.accent}; text-decoration:none;" '
+            'href="https://www.preshow.link">Preshow.link</a> for show previz · '
+            f'<a style="color:{pal.accent}; text-decoration:none;" '
+            'href="https://uv.preshow.link">UV Studio</a> for screen UVs'))
+        family.setStyleSheet(f"color:{pal.text_muted}; font-size:12px; margin-top:4px;")
+        family.setOpenExternalLinks(True)
+        family.setTextInteractionFlags(Qt.TextInteractionFlag.TextBrowserInteraction)
+
         sep = QFrame()
         sep.setFrameShape(QFrame.Shape.HLine)
         sep.setStyleSheet(f"color:{pal.border}; margin:14px 40px;")
@@ -2737,7 +2747,7 @@ def _job_engine(j: RenderJob) -> str:
             error(
                 self, "App Component Missing",
                 "The app's render component couldn't be found — the installation may be "
-                f"damaged. Reinstall Render Mapper Pro.\n\nDetails: {exc}")
+                f"damaged. Reinstall {APP_NAME}.\n\nDetails: {exc}")
             self._is_rendering = False
             return
         # Bundled ffmpeg path for the workers: C4D always muxes its movie with it,
@@ -3456,8 +3466,8 @@ def _open_path(path: str) -> None:
     # ── Project save/open ────────────────────────────────────────────────
     def _save_project(self) -> None:
         p, _ = QFileDialog.getSaveFileName(
-            self, "Save Project", str(Path.home() / f"render_mapper_project{PROJECT_EXT}"),
-            f"Render Mapper Project (*{PROJECT_EXT})")
+            self, "Save Project", str(Path.home() / f"previzrender_project{PROJECT_EXT}"),
+            f"PrevizRender Project (*{PROJECT_EXT})")
         if not p:
             return
         if not p.lower().endswith(PROJECT_EXT):
@@ -3475,7 +3485,7 @@ def _save_project(self) -> None:
     def _open_project(self) -> None:
         p, _ = QFileDialog.getOpenFileName(
             self, "Open Project", str(Path.home()),
-            f"Render Mapper Project (*{PROJECT_EXT})")
+            f"PrevizRender Project (*{PROJECT_EXT})")
         if not p:
             return
         try:
@@ -3584,7 +3594,7 @@ def _send_test() -> None:
             if not self._discord_webhook:
                 self._show_toast("Enter a webhook URL first.", "warning")
                 return
-            self._dispatch_discord("✅ Test notification from Render Mapper Pro")
+            self._dispatch_discord(f"✅ Test notification from {APP_NAME}")
             self._show_toast("Test sent — check Discord (and Live Logs for errors).", "info")
 
         test_btn.clicked.connect(_send_test)
@@ -3981,9 +3991,9 @@ def _apply_profile_data(self, d: dict) -> None:
         self.deadline_panel.dl_chunk_spin.setValue(int(d.get("deadline_chunk_size", 1)))
         self.deadline_panel.dl_suspended_cb.setChecked(bool(d.get("deadline_suspended", False)))
         self.deadline_panel.dl_submit_scene_cb.setChecked(bool(d.get("deadline_submit_scene", True)))
-        self._deadline_job_name_template = str(d.get("deadline_job_name_template", "Render Mapper Pro Job - {scene_name}"))
+        self._deadline_job_name_template = str(d.get("deadline_job_name_template", f"{APP_NAME} Job - {{scene_name}}"))
         if self._deadline_job_name_template == "BlenderRender Job - {scene_name}":   # migrate old app name
-            self._deadline_job_name_template = "Render Mapper Pro Job - {scene_name}"
+            self._deadline_job_name_template = f"{APP_NAME} Job - {{scene_name}}"
         self.deadline_panel.dl_name_template_edit.setText(self._deadline_job_name_template)
         self.deadline_panel.dl_machine_limit_spin.setValue(int(d.get("deadline_machine_limit", 0)))
         self.deadline_panel.dl_limits_edit.setText(str(d.get("deadline_limits", "")))
@@ -4185,7 +4195,7 @@ def note_missing(vp: str, vn: str) -> None:
                         deadline_chunk_size=int(jd.get("deadline_chunk_size", 1)),
                         deadline_suspended=bool(jd.get("deadline_suspended", False)),
                         deadline_submit_scene=bool(jd.get("deadline_submit_scene", True)),
-                        deadline_job_name_template=str(jd.get("deadline_job_name_template", "Render Mapper Pro Job - {scene_name}")),
+                        deadline_job_name_template=str(jd.get("deadline_job_name_template", f"{APP_NAME} Job - {{scene_name}}")),
                         deadline_machine_limit=int(jd.get("deadline_machine_limit", 0)),
                         deadline_limits=str(jd.get("deadline_limits", "")),
                         deadline_command_path=str(jd.get("deadline_command_path", "")),
@@ -4672,7 +4682,7 @@ def run_qt_app() -> None:
         if probe.state() == QLocalSocket.LocalSocketState.ConnectedState:
             probe.waitForBytesWritten(250)
             probe.disconnectFromServer()
-        print("Render Mapper Pro is already running — focusing the existing window.", file=sys.stderr)
+        print(f"{APP_NAME} is already running — focusing the existing window.", file=sys.stderr)
         return
     # No live instance; clear any stale socket and become the server.
     QLocalServer.removeServer(SINGLE_INSTANCE_KEY)

app_version.py

@@ -5,4 +5,8 @@
 tag whose value doesn't match this string.
 """
 __version__ = "1.8.34"
-APP_NAME = "Render Mapper Pro"   # display name; single source shared by the app + mixins
+# Display name; single source shared by the app + mixins. "PrevizRender" is
+# the product name (formerly "Render Mapper Pro"); installer/bundle artifact
+# names in BlenderVideoMapper.spec and installer/windows.iss intentionally keep
+# the old name so the auto-update chain and install paths stay valid.
+APP_NAME = "PrevizRender"

app_window/reporting_mixin.py

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 from datetime import datetime
 from pathlib import Path
 
+from app_version import APP_NAME
 from app_window.base import _WindowMembers
 from core.logging_setup import get_logger
 from core.metrics import estimate_energy_cost
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ def _build_html_report(self) -> str:
             '.err{color:#ed4245;font-family:ui-monospace,monospace;font-size:12px;'
             'white-space:pre-wrap;margin:6px 0}.brand{color:#e8833a;font-weight:700}'
             '</style></head><body>'
-            '<h1><span class="brand">Render Mapper Pro</span> — Render Report</h1>'
+            f'<h1><span class="brand">{APP_NAME}</span> — Render Report</h1>'
             f'<div class="sub">{stamp} · Scene: {scene}</div>'
             '<table><thead><tr><th>Job</th><th>Status</th><th>Frames</th>'
             '<th>Duration</th><th>Avg/frame</th><th>Est. Cost</th></tr></thead>'

core/logging_setup.py

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def setup_logging(log_path: Path | str | None = None, level: int = logging.INFO,
 
     logger.propagate = False
     logger.info("%s", "=" * 60)
-    logger.info("Render Mapper Pro %s — session start", version or "?")
+    logger.info("PrevizRender %s — session start", version or "?")
     return logger