Exporting for Conformation
When you are ready to export, decide if you will export the entire project, only the tracked panels or specific panels. If you are exporting to Flix, you can automate the process by using scripts.
How to export an entire storyboard project
- Select File > Conformation > Export Project.
The Export Project window opens.
- In the Destination Path section, enter the name for the exported files and specify a folder.
- In the Options section:
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Export one image per layer: Keeps layers on separate images instead of flattening each panel’s layers into one flat image file. |
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Always Nest Layers: Nests the scene's layers inside one single clip. When this option is deselected, layers will not be nested into clips and will export as individual video tracks. This is true as long as a panel has either layer motion or a camera move, as it is not possible to export both without nesting. If a panel contains both motion on layers and a camera move, the panel will be nested into the V1 track. option to nest your scene's layers inside one single clip. When this option is deselected, layers will not be nested into clips and will export as individual video tracks. This is true as long as a panel has either layer motion or a camera move, as it is not possible to export both without nesting. If a panel contains both motion on layers and a camera move, the panel will be nested into the V1 track. |
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Export Camera Frame: Includes the camera frame’s black border. |
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Maintain image size throughout scene: Prevents image files from being different sizes depending on the camera frames and movements on each panel. To avoid the image from being pixelated when the camera is zoomed in, the image must be rendered larger. The area where the camera is the most zoomed in must be the same size as the project resolution. This means that the rest of the image has to be exported in proportion to the smallest area. Consider the following example: |
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Bitmap Format: Lets you select a bitmap image format:Targa (*.tga)Photoshop (*.psd)Portable Network Graphics (*.png)Jpeg (*.jpg) |
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Export markers at scene beginning: Places a chapter marker at the beginning of each scene. These markers are used to find the in point of each scene when conforming from Final Cut Pro to Harmony. The marker are named "Scene: NAME_OF_SCENE" and have a unique scene ID and chapter marker as their comment. |
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Export Scenes Reference Track: Generates .png images with the scene named burned in. When exporting to Final Cut Pro, this option must be enabled. The track will be used by Harmony when conforming the XML from Final Cut Pro to find the scene in the XML. |
- Select the additional information you want to overlay on the exported images. This information will be added to each image and will be specific to the panel. Here are the choices:
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Burn-In: Adds information specific about the panels and their position in the Timeline. |
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Print Time Code: Prints the project timecode on the images as an overlay on your video. |
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Print Scene Names and Panel Numbers: Prints the scene names and panel numbers as an overlay on your images. |
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Print Additional Duration: Prints an additional duration on your video, defined by the Units and Repeat drop-down menu. |
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Units: Choose either you want the additional duration information to be displayed using Time Code or Frames units. |
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Repeat: Choose either you want the additional duration information to be the duration per Panel, per Scene or per Sequence. |
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Camera Grids: Adds boundaries to the images that indicate what the Camera includes or excludes. |
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Project Safety: Prints the safe area on your video. |
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4:3 Safety: Prints the 4:3 safe area on each panel of your storyboard that has a camera movement. |
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4:3 References: Prints the 4:3 area on each panel of your storyboard that has a camera movement. |
- Select the Notify Flix option to so it will automatically update its asset database. Note that Flix must be installed on your computer.
- Select the Open folder after export option to open the folder where the files are stored when the export is complete.
How to export selected panels
- In the Thumbnails view, select the panels you want to export to a third party software.
- Select File > Conformation > Export Selected Panels.
The Export Selected Projects dialog box opens.
- Set your export options in the Export Project dialog box.
How to export tracked panels
- Once you have tracked panels in your storyboard project, select File > Conformation > Export Tracked Panels.
The Export Tracked Panels dialog box opens.
- Set your export options in the Export Tracked Panels dialog box.
Exporting to Flix
There are three scripts for exporting to Flix with the touch of a button in the Scripting toolbar:
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TB_ExportAllPanelsToFlix: Exports all panels in your storyboard project to Flix. |
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TB_ExportSelectedPanelsToFlix: Exports selected panels in your storyboard project to Flix. |
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TB_ExportTrackedPanelsToFlix: Exports tracked panels in your storyboard project to Flix. |
You can also use the TB_SetFilePathForExportToXML script to reset the path of the export.
To add scripts to the Scripting toolbar, see Linking Scripts to Toolbar Buttons.
For more information on scripting, see About Scripting.