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movieInfo(string, [counter=boolean], [dropFrame=boolean], [frameCount=boolean], [frameDuration=boolean], [height=boolean], [movieTexture=boolean], [negTimesOK=boolean], [numFrames=boolean], [quickTime=boolean], [timeCode=boolean], [timeCodeTrack=boolean], [timeScale=boolean], [twentyFourHourMax=boolean], [width=boolean])
Note: Strings representing object names and arguments must be separated by commas. This is not depicted in the synopsis.
movieInfo is NOT undoable, NOT queryable, and NOT editable.
movieInfo provides a mechanism for querying information about movie
files.
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movie, imageplane, avi, quicktime
shot
counter, dropFrame, frameCount, frameDuration, height, movieTexture, negTimesOK, numFrames, quickTime, timeCode, timeCodeTrack, timeScale, twentyFourHourMax, width
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frameCount(f)
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boolean
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Query the number of frames in the movie file
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width(w)
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boolean
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Query the width of the movie
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height(h)
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boolean
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Query the height of the movie
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quickTime(qt)
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boolean
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Query whether the movie is a QuickTime movie.
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timeCodeTrack(tt)
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boolean
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Query whether the movie has a timecode track.
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dropFrame(df)
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boolean
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Query the 'drop frame' flag of the movie's timecode format.
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twentyFourHourMax(tf)
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boolean
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Query the '24 hour max' flag of the movie's timecode format.
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negTimesOK(nt)
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boolean
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Query the 'neg times OK' flag of the movie's timecode format.
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counter(cn)
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boolean
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Query the 'counter' flag of the movie's timecode format.
If this is true, the timecode returned by the -timeCode flag will be a simple counter.
If false, the returned timecode will be an array of integers (hours, minutes, seconds, frames).
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timeScale(ts)
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boolean
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Query the timescale of the movie's timecode format.
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frameDuration(fd)
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boolean
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Query the frame duration of the movie's timecode format.
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numFrames(nf)
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boolean
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Query the whole number of frames per second of the movie's timecode format.
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timeCode(tc)
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boolean
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Query the timecode of the current movie frame.
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movieTexture(mt)
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boolean
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If set, the string argument is interpreted as the name of a movie texture node,
and the command then operates on the movie loaded by that node.
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Flag can appear in Create mode of command
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Flag can appear in Edit mode of command
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Flag can appear in Query mode of command
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Flag can have multiple arguments, passed either as a tuple or a list.
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import maya.cmds as cmds
cmds.movieInfo("C:/My Documents/myMovie.avi", frameCount=1)
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