You can load video files via the menu bar, the Asset browser, or the Scene browser in the Navigator window.

MotionBuilder supports the following file formats as video assets:

• .avi
• .bmp
• .dds
• .iff
• .jpeg
• .jpg
• .memory
• .mov
• .mp2
• .mp4
• .mpeg
• .mpg
• .mpg2
• .mpg4
• .pic
• .png
• .rgb
• .rgba
• .sgi
• .switcher
• .tga
• .tif
• .tiff
• .yuv

To add a video file to a scene via the menu bar:

1. Select File > Import Video.

   The Import Video dialog appears.

   

   Import Video dialog

   TipIn the Import Video dialog, click the Files of type field to find out which file formats are supported.

   

   Supported file formats

2. Navigate in the Import Video dialog, select a video clip, and click Open.

   The video file is loaded in the scene. The Navigator window displays the video asset in the Scene browser and the video asset’s settings under the Video Settings tab.

To load a video file via the Asset browser, do one of the following:

• Select a video asset and drag the asset to the Viewer window.
• If a video asset is not available in the Asset browser, right-click in an empty area in the Asset browser’s directory and choose Add favorite path to add a path to your video files, and then drag a video asset to the Viewer window.

  The video asset is loaded in the scene. The Navigator window displays the video asset in the Scene browser and the video asset’s settings under the Video Settings tab.

To load a video file via the Scene browser in the Navigator window:

1. Right-click the Video branch and select Insert Video from the contextual menu.

   The Import Video dialog appears.

2. Navigate in the Import Video dialog, select a video file, and click Open.

   The video asset is loaded in the scene. The Navigator window displays the video asset in the Scene browser and the video asset’s settings under the Video Settings tab.