Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
1.
ClickOpentoloadavideoclip.AnyordinarilysupportedformatforvideoinBlendercanbeused.I've
providedareducedvideoclipintheformofaPNGfilesequence.Youcanfindthisamongthedownload-
able files for this topic. The original video was filmed in 5K video on a Red Epic camera and exported
to OpenEXR format at over 12 MB per frame. Because of bandwidth and storage requirements, I am not
providing the originals on the publisher's website.
2.
Load up the PNG sequence. It should look like
Figure 10-3
. The clip video is in the main window of
the editor. The Tool shelf on the left and the Properties shelf on the right can be toggled with the T key
and the N key, respectively, just as in other similar editors.
Figure 10-3
The Clip Editor with a movie clip loaded
3.
In order to play the clip from the timeline play button, you need to set the timeline Playback options to
includeClipEditors,asshownin
Figure10-4
.
Whenyou'vedonethis,youcanplaythevideobyclicking
the Play button on the timeline. When you play the file, Blender will try to cache the frames in order to
access them more quickly later.
