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 About the FieldAssembler

FieldAssembler

Define Sequence Dialog
 
                
               
             
             
            
            Reassembling Field Rendered Images
          
       
       
       
       
      Field Rendered Images are images in a sequence
         of images designed for video playback on NTSC devices. Each field,
         or image, contains only 1/2 of a full frame, and each field is stored
         in a separate file. Rendering images in this manner can be helpful
         when designing animations that will be played back on NTSC devices.
         However, to view these images on a computer screen, or to transfer
         them to certain other computer programs, you need to reassemble them
         into full images. When this happens, you end up with 1/2 as many files,
         and each file has twice as much data.
      
      
         - Select File
               > New Sequence from the main menu.
         
- Click Define on
            the line that reads Even Field Sequence. The Define Sequence dialog
            appears. 
         
- Click Browse and
            select the first file for your animation.
         
- After
            selecting the file, the Define Sequence dialog
            automatically updates its fields with the correct information for
            your animation. The first few filenames that are read appear under Sequence
               File Names. 
         
- Click OK to
            complete your sequence definition. For more help on this dialog,
            see 
                     Define Sequence Dialog.
         
- Click Define on
            the line that reads Output Frame Sequence.
         
- Another Define
               Sequence dialog appears. You can click Browse and
            select a directory and name to use. If you include a number in this
            name, it is used as the first frame number. If you edit the Filename field
            directly, the '#' symbol indicates where the frame number is positioned.
            As you change the options, you can see how the name changes under Sequence
               File Names.
         
- Click Go to
            begin assembling the images.