Launches a new flipbook. This is the scripting equivalent of clicking the Flipbook button on the Render toolbar. Options can also be combined.

A flipbook is a standalone tool that plays a sequence of cached images.

Flipbook( [CmdLine] );

Parameter	Type	Description
CmdLine	String	Command line options to pass to the flipbook. Default Value: "" Possible Values: Description: -h Display the syntax of the command. -i . Load a single image. -s . Load the given sequence, or a single image if start/end sequence numbers are omitted. -p Specify the padding of the sequence in the form "(fn)#.(ext)" (default) where fn is the base name, ext the extension and # the frame number. Example: (fn)####.(ext) for a sequence like walk0001.tif. -r Reduce the image size on load to save memory. Typical values: 2 or 4. -z Enlarge the image size on display. Typical values: 2 or 4. -d Get images as needed instead of keeping them in memory. -m Preload the sequence in memory before playing. -L Limit memory usage by the specified number of megabytes. -t Skip frames as needed to play back in real time instead of playing all frames.

1. VBScript Example

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' A flipbook window and a selection image window pops up when you type

' the following command:

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Flipbook

2. VBScript Example

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' This example shows how to open the flipbook automatically with the images

' scaled to 50% of original size horizontally and vertically:

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Flipbook "-r 2"

3. VBScript Example

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' This example shows how to cache images in memory before playing, which is

' good for maintaining constant frame rate:

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Flipbook "-m"

4. VBScript Example

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' This example shows how to open the flipbook with memory caching enabled,

' frame skipping for realtime playback, and a set upper limit of 200Mb for

' memory caching:

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flipbook "-m -t -L 200"

CaptureViewport Flipbook Attributes