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Using t he Reservoir 627
If you click a clip in the list, the window under the
list displays information about the clip, including
structural differences between the figure it’s
applied to and the fig ure from which the file w as
originally sav ed. A second window displa ys a
graphical view of the biped animation; drag the
slider below the window to move through the
animation.
Note: ThepreviewwindowisavailableonlyforBIP
files.
Tip: For best results when loading animation clips
that might require remapping into the Motion
Mixer, load the clips directly into Mixer tracks,
rather than going through the Reser voir. This
alwa ys gives you the opportunity to remap the
animation data.
Saving Clip Adaptations
The Reservoir lets you save a un ique version of an
adapted clip to a new BIP file. This new file will
contain the new biped’s size data, so will not have
to be adapted when it is loaded into the Mixer.
If you are mixing long BIP files on a biped of a size
other than t he size used to create the BIP file, when
youreloadtheMAXfileorloadaMIXfile,you
mighthavetowaitwhiletheMixerrecalculatesthe
adaptation for the biped. You can save loading
time by saving adapted clips to new BIP files and
replacing the original clip in the Mixer.
If you save an instanced clip from the Reservoir
underanewfilename,allclipsintheReservoirare
renamed likewise.
Procedures
To access t he R eservoi r :
• On the Motion Mixer toolbar, click the
Reservoir button.
The Reservoir opens.
To add clips to the R eservoir:
1.
Choose between Max Clips and Biped Clips.
2. On the Reservoir toolbar, click the New
Entry button.
The Open dialog appears.
3. Find the directory containing the clip files to
load, highlight the desired file or files, and then
click the Open button.
ThefileloadsandappearsasaSourceinthe
Reservoir list. You can then add it to a tr ack in
the Motion Mixer using the latter’s New Clips
>FromReservoircommand.
To replace a clip in the Reser voir:
Use the Load File command to replace a
highlighted source or clip.
1. In the Reservoir list, click a single item.
Thesoftwarepermitsreplacingonlyonesource
or clip at a time.
2. On the toolbar, click Load File.
The Open dialog appears.