Play Application Top Menu

In the top menu are all the necessary commands for loading and previewing image sequences.

Command	Action	Access Methods
Load From Folder	Opens the Find Directory window where you can select one or more images to load in the player.	File > Load from Folder
Load From Database	If you are connected to the Database, this command opens the Database Selector window where you can select an image sequence to load in the player.	File > Load from Database
Reload Frames	Opens the Load Playback dialog box and indicates which frames are loaded. You can select the frames you want to reload. Use the Reload command to load frames that are currently open in the player and that were modified since they were loaded.	File > Reload Frames
Unload Frames	Opens the Unload Playback dialog box and indicates which frames are loaded. You can select the frames you want to unload.	File > Unload Frames
Quit Play	Exits the application.	macOS: macOS Play > Quit Play. Windows/Linux: File > Quit.

Command	Action	Access Methods
Zoom In	Zooms in on the loaded images to view them closer. In the lower-right corner of the interface, you can see the relative zoom level compared to the image’s original resolution.	View > Zoom In Press Ctrl + =.
Zoom Out	Zooms out of the loaded images to view them smaller. In the lower-right corner of the interface, you can see the relative zoom level compared to the image’s original resolution.	View > Zoom Out Press Ctrl + =.
Image	Displays the images in normal mode with all their colours.	View > Image
Matte	Displays the image’s matte (alpha channel). All transparent zones are displayed in black and all fully opaque zones are displayed in white. Zones that are semitransparent are displayed in grey.	View > Matte
Loaded Files Properties	Opens the Loaded Files Properties dialog box. Displays the format, path and resolution information of each loaded image.	View > Loaded Files Properties

Command	Action	Access Methods
Play Scene Forward	Plays the animation from the current frame to the last frame.	Play > Play Scene Forward Play Forward button
Play Scene Backward	Plays the animation from the current frame to the first frame.	Play > Play Scene Backward Play Backward button
Stop	Stops playback.	Play > Stop Stop button
Loop	Repeats the scene when it reaches the last frame during playback.	Play > Loop Loop button
Start Frame	Controls the starting frame of the playback range. Opens the Set Start Frame dialog box.	Play > Start Frame In the Playback toolbar, enter values in the Start field.
Stop Frame	Controls the end frame of the playback range. Opens the Set Stop Frame dialog box.	Play > Stop Frame In the Playback toolbar, enter values in the Stop field.
Go to Frame	Sets your current frame to any frame you input in the Go to Frame dialog box.	Play > Go to Frame
Playback Speed	Changes the frame rate of the playback. Opens the Set Speed dialog box.	Play > Playback Speed
First Frame	Sets the current frame to the first frame of the loaded image sequence.	Play >First Frame First button
Previous Frame	Sets the current frame to its previous frame.	Play > Previous Frame
Next Frame	Sets the current frame to its following frame.	Play > Next Frame
Last Frame	Sets the current frame to the last frame of the image sequence.	Play > Last Frame Last button

Command	Action	Access Methods
Online Help	Opens Toon Boom Online Help where you can find useful indexed and searchable information on the operation of the Toon Boom Play module.	Help > Online Help Press F1.
About	Opens the About window which displays information related to the application version.	Windows/Linux: Help > About macOS: This command is located in the macOS Play menu.

Command

Action

Access Methods

Online Help

Opens Toon Boom Online Help where you can find useful indexed and searchable information on the operation of the Toon Boom Play module.

Help > Online Help

Press F1.

About

Opens the About window which displays information related to the application version.

Windows/Linux: Help > About

macOS: This command is located in the macOS Play menu.