Play Application Playback Toolbar

Using the Playback toolbar (located at the bottom of the player interface), you can play your animation, loop playback, navigate through frames and change the playback speed.

Playback toolbar

Interface Element

Name

Action

Frame slider and field Frame slider Scrolls forwards or through the playback frames.
First Sets the current frame to the first frame of the loaded image sequence.
Play Backward

Plays the animation from the current frame to the first frame.

Stop Stops playback.

Play Forward Plays the animation from the current frame to the last frame.
Last Plays your sound frame-by-frame. This command is only available when the application is launched from Harmony.
Loop Repeats the scene when it reaches the last frame during playback.
Sound Includes the soundtrack during playback. This command is only available when the application is launched from Harmony.
Sound Scrubbing Plays your sound frame-by-frame. This command is only available when the application is launched from Harmony.
Start Frame and Stop Frame fields Start Frame Enter a new value to control the starting frame of the playback range.
Start Frame and Stop Frame fields Stop Frame Enter a new value to control the end frame of the playback range.
FPS field FPS Enter a new value (in frames per second) in this field to change the playback speed.
Preroll checkbox and field Preroll

Select the Preroll option and enter the number of blank frames. These frames will be added at the start of the playback.

Scale information Scale Displays the ratio of the playback size you are currently viewing in Toon Boom Play compared to the image’s actual size.