Loading an Image Sequence
Loading image sequences is a common Toon Boom Play operation.
How to load an image sequence from a folder
1. | From the top menu, select File > Load |
The Find Directory dialog box opens.
2. | Select the folder containing the image sequence to load. |
3. | Click OK. |
The Load Playback dialog box opens.
4. | Click one of the following: |
‣ | Select All: To select all the files in the list. |
‣ | Select Loaded: To reload images that are already loaded in the player. |
‣ | Select Changed: To reload only the images that were modified since they were loaded. |
‣ | Select Unloaded: To load all the images in the list that are not currently loaded in the player. |
‣ | Select an option from the Filter Current Selection menu to select a series of frames from the ones selected. For example, to load one out of six frames instead of the whole sequence, select the Keep 1 Frame Out of 6 option in the drop-down menu. |
5. | In the Load At menu, select the image resolution. To load images faster, or to fit them on your screen, load the images at a lower resolution. |
6. | Click Load to load the selected images. |
7. | Once the images are loaded, click the Play button to play back your image sequence. |
How to load an image sequence from the database
1. | From the top menu, select File > Load from Database. |
The Database selector dialog box opens.
2. | Select the environment, the job, the scene and the element in which your frames are located. |
3. | You can select one or more of the frames you want to load. |
4. | Click Open. |
The Load Playback dialog box opens.
5. | Click one of the following: |
‣ | Select All: To select all the files in the list. |
‣ | Select Loaded: To reload images that are already loaded in the player. |
‣ | Select Changed: To reload only the images that were modified since they were loaded. |
‣ | Select Unloaded: To load all the images in the list that are not currently loaded in the player. |
‣ | Select an option from the Filter Current Selection menu to select a series of frames from the ones selected. For example, to load one out of six frames instead of the whole sequence, select the Keep 1 Frame Out of 6 option in the drop-down menu. |
6. | In the Load At menu, select the image resolution. To load images faster, or to fit them on your screen, load the images at a lower resolution. |
7. | Click Load to load the selected images. |
8. | Once the images are loaded, click the Play button to play back your image sequence. |