Open Images Dialog Box (Flipbook)

To display: Choose Playback Flipbook from the Playback panel or choose File Open Images in the flipbook window.

For more information about the flipbook in general, see Previewing Animation in a Flipbook.

File name

File name of the images to load. Click the (...) button to open the browser and search for the images.

Type

Images/Movies

Loads a single image or the complete image sequence of the file that you are loading.

Sequence

Loads a specific range of frames in the image file you are loading. Include the Step (frames to be skipped, for example 2 skips every other frame) and the playback Rate (NTSC, PAL, Film, etc.).

Number Padding

Adds numbers to the frame numbers to allow you to match up image sequences. The default syntax is:

[fn].#[ext]

where fn is the base file name, # is the frame number, and ext is the file format extension.

Zoom Factors

Shrink on load	Divides the image resolution by a value that you specify. For example, if you enter 2, the images are loaded at half the original resolution. The values must be integers.
Magnify on display	Multiplies the image resolution by a value that you specify. For example, if you enter 2, the images are loaded at twice the original resolution. The values must be integers.

Keep images in memory

Caches the images in memory so that they can be played back in real time.

Preload before playing

Loads the entire image sequence into memory instead of loading frames on demand.

Play Real Time

Plays the image sequence in real time. For example, if you have a 5-second loop, it takes exactly 500 seconds to loop the sequence 500 times. When you select this option, RT is activated on the Playback panel below the timeline and you can see the frame rate displayed.