Managing Scenes
After you create a scene, you can view some of the scene information in the Scenes list, such as the version, number of frames and status.
NOTE: It is useful to have at least one Display node in your scene as it dictates what is displayed in the movie and thumbnail of the selected scene.
NOTE: Add more categories to the Scenes list by clicking the plus (+) icon at the top-right corner and selecting items to view—see
Scenes List.
When creating scenes, you must indicate where you want to store the scene data and where you want the new scene to appear in the Scenes list. You can create a single scene or multiple scenes at the same time.
When deleting a scene, you remove the scene from the Web Control Center window, as well as permanently removing all the information associated with the scene including:
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Exposure sheet (and all associated versions) |
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Any palettes stored in that scene's palette library |
Before you delete a scene:
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Be sure you really want to remove all this information from the system. |
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Are you going to use the scene in the future? |
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Do you need to archive the scene for future use? |
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Make sure no one else is currently using the scene. Failure to do this may result in file corruption and loss of work. |
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Wait until everyone is offline. This ensures no one will open the scene as you are trying to delete it. |
NOTE: When selecting scenes from the Scenes list, there is a delay for the first preview/thumbnail update because it is done in batch render.
How to create a scene
- From the Environment list, select the environment with the job in which you want to add scenes.
- From the Job list, select the job in which you want to add scenes.
- Select Scene > Create.
The Create Scene window opens.
- In the first field, enter the name of the scene to create.
- To create additional scenes, do one of the following:
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Click the plus (+) sign and enter a name. |
Repeat until you have the required number of scenes.
NOTE: When creating a new scene or renaming a scene, the scene's name cannot exceed 23 characters. Job and scene names are alphanumeric and can include underscores (_), but no spaces, or other special characters. All names are case-sensitive.
- From the File System list, select the path where you want to store the files.
If you are unsure which hard drive to select, consult your technical director or system administrator.
NOTE: Although you can add as many scenes as you want, you can only select one path at a time. Therefore, the Web Control Center stores all scenes you create in one session at the same place (same path).
- Select where you want to place the scene(s) in the Scenes list from the Add Scene(s) list:
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At Bottom: Places the new scenes at the bottom of the list. |
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At Top: Places the new scenes at the top of the list. |
- Click Create.
The new scene(s) are created and displayed in the Scene list. If you do not want to create the scene(s), click the close button (x) at the top-right corner of the Create Scene window.
How to delete a scene
- From the Scenes list, select a scene name to delete.
- Do one of the following:
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Right-click and select Delete. |
The Confirm dialog box appears.
- Click OK.
The scene name all its associated files are deleted.