Play Menu
The Play menu lets you play back animation and sound. Use it to scrub the sound to create your lip-sync, loop the playback, navigate through frames, and change the playback range and speed.
How to access the Play menu
- At the top of the interface, select Play.
| Command | Description |
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Play |
Plays and stops the |
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Render and Play |
Creates a render of your scene to play back the final result including the effects. |
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Test SWF Movie |
Creates a SWF format movie and a report to test your result before proceeding to the final movie. |
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Stop |
Stops playback. |
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Playback Speed |
Opens the Set New Frame Rate dialog box where you can set the frame rate at which the playback plays. |
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Loop |
Repeatedly plays back your |
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Enable Sound |
Turns on sound during playback. |
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Enable Sound Scrubbing |
Turns on sound scrubbing during playback. |
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Start Frame |
Opens the Set Playback Start Frame dialog box where you can set the frame number on which to start playback. |
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Stop Frame |
Opens the Set Playback Stop Frame dialog box where you can set the frame number on which to stop playback. |
| First Frame |
Moves the red playhead to the first frame. |
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Previous Frame |
Moves the red playhead to the previous frame. |
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Next Frame |
Moves the red playhead to the next frame. |
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Last Frame |
Moves the red playhead to the last frame. |
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Go to Frame |
Opens the Go to Frame dialog box where you can enter the frame number on which the red playhead to be positioned in the Timeline view. |
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Enable Playback |
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Top View |
Plays back your animation in the Top view. |
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Side View |
Plays back your animation in the Side view. |
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Perspective View |
Plays back your animation in the Perspective view. |