Video settings

Path

The Path field displays the path of the selected media.

Media access

The Media Access menu lets you specify whether a video plays from a disk or from memory.

Disk: Plays the proxy video from the disk.
Memory: Pre-loads and plays the proxy video from memory. This play method is faster than playing from disk. If the video file is too long, you cannot load it into memory.
Disk Async: Pre-loads the video from memory seconds before being displayed.

Use proxy

The Use Proxy menu lets you assign an alternate version of your video file. This is useful if you want to use a low resolution file or placeholder video while you compose the scene.

When you select a proxy setting, a proxy must exist for the selected file. You must determine when to use the proxy file instead of the original high resolution file.

Create a proxy file in the same directory as the high resolution file, and use the file name format:<X>proxy.avi, (where <X> is the name of the high resolution file).

The Proxy Menu contains the following options:

No Proxy: Specifies that a proxy file does not exist for the selected video file.
On Play: Specifies that the proxy for the selected video file plays in place of the original high resolution file.
Always: Specifies that the proxy for the selected video always plays.

Width/Height

The Width/Height fields display the frame size of the selected media.

Image Sequence

The Image Sequence option will only appear on the Video Settings pane if you import the first frame of an image sequence. Enable this option to ensure all frames of the sequence display and play back in the Video Media viewer.

NoteMotionBuilder does not embed the media used with the Image Sequence option.

Video Settings A. Image Sequence option

Start/Stop frame

Enter a frame number in the Start or Stop Frame fields to specify at which frame to start or stop your video.

Play speed

Enter a value in the Play Speed field to specify how fast or slow the video file plays.

FPS

The FPS field shows the frames per second rate of the current video file.

Interlace

Use the Interlace menu to select the Interlace setting. Interlace settings are dependent on the type of VTR and TV used.

Setting	Purpose
Fields	Specifies that the video file is shown as a complete resolution picture with both even and odd fields. This changes the way the video is displayed.
None	Specifies that there is no interlacing during the playing or recording of the video file.
Half Frame Even	Specifies that the video file is interlaced at half of true resolution, and even lines are used.
Half Frame Odd	Specifies that the video file is interlaced at half of true resolution, and odd lines are used.
Full Frame Even	Specifies that the video file is interlaced at full resolution, and even lines are used.
Full Frame Odd	Specifies that the video file is interlaced at full resolution, and odd lines are used.
Full Frame Even/Odd	Specifies that the video file is interlaced at full resolution, and alternating even and odd lines are used.
Full Frame Odd/Even	Specifies that the video file is interlaced at full resolution, and alternating odd and even lines are used.

Offset

Enter a value in the Offset field to offset the video’s time code. If a video file is offset, it starts at the same time as the animation, but plays at the specified offset time code. The Offset is displayed in the same measurement as the Frame Rate field in the Transport Controls window.

Play mode

Use the Play Mode options to set a play type for the selected media.

Option	Description
Free Running	Specifies the loaded video file as free running. Free Running plays the video file automatically, without the need to use the Transport Controlswindow.
Loop	Loops the selected video file.

Video Media viewer

The Video Media viewer displays the selected image or video. When the video plays in your scene, it also plays in the viewer.

If a video is selected, the Video Media viewer shows the frames of the clip beneath the video preview. Ctrl-drag or Shift-drag the video frames to zoom in or out.