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a sequence of files is selected by tur ning on
Sequence, the Image File List Contr ol dialog (page
3–618) is opened when you click Setup or Open.
Pr ocedur es
To select a bitmap image for a map:
1.
In the Material Editor , open the Maps rollout.
2. Click any button in the Map column.
This adds a map into the channel you’ve
selected. For example, clicking in the Map
column of the Diffuse channel creates a diffuse
or texture map.
The Material Map Browser is displayed.
3. In the Material/Map Browser, double-click
Bitmap.
The Select Bitmap Image dialog is displayed.
4. In the Select Bitmap Image dialog, navigate the
Look In field to select the appropriate directory.
Note: The S elect Bitmap Image File dialog uses
the las t location where a bitmap was chosen,
rather than the default bitmap p ath defined in
Customize>ConfigureUserPaths.
5. Highlight the file name in the file list window.
6. Click Open to close the dialog.
To select a set of still images as a bitmap sequence:
1.
In the Material Editor , open the Maps rollout.
2. Click any button in the Map column.
This adds a map into the channel you’ve
selected. For example, clicking in the Map
column of the Diffuse channel creates a diffuse
or texture map.
The Material Map Browser is displayed.
3. In the Material/Map Browser, double-click
Bitmap.
The Select Bitmap Image dialog is displayed.
4. In the Select Bitmap Image dialog, navigate the
Look in field to select the directory containing
thesequenceoffiles.
5. Ifnecessary,changefiletypetomatchthe
file extension of the sequence, or choose All
Formats.
6. Turn on Sequence, and choose the name of the
first sequent ial file.
7. Click the Setup button.
The Image File List Control Dialog opens.
8. Click the Browse button and set the Target path
to a writable directory on your hard disk. Do
not set the path to a CD-ROM drive.
9. Choose the options you want and click OK.
The IFL file is written to the target directory.
Interfa ce
Tip: You can resize the dialog by dragging an edge
or a corner.
Histor y —Displays a list of the most recent
directories searched. Whenever an image is
selected, t he path used is added to the top of the
history list as the most recently used path. T he