How do I output the Denoicer Imager as a separate Image?

[priyamvad]

MtoA 4.2.3

Arnold 6.2.1.1

Maya 2020

I can successfully add an Imager to the Render View but when using Batch Render I am not able to get the denoised image to be output as a separate file.

Denoicer settings:

Layer - RGBA

output suffix = "denoised"

I've tried to add a custom AOV output set to "RGBAdenoised" but it just comes out BLACK.

Should I set its 'driver' to be something other than a png? Should it be set to mtoa_shaders?

What am I doing wrong? Can Imagers not be output using Batch render?

Are they only for Interactive renders?

If not, how do I set the pipeline in MtoA?

[Stephen.Blair · Accepted solution]

The output suffix gives you a separate channel, not a separate exr.

[priyamvad]

Thanks Stephen!

Is that the only way to go about it?

Is there no way to output any other format than a multi-channel EXR?

Also, would you know if the other imagers, like exposure for example, work the same or do they modify the beauty directly?

[phibonacciSequence]

Any chance we can get an option to export the denoised image into a separate folder like it used to? It would be easier to organize and I don't know any software the could split the channels.