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Mixer Preferences Dialog 651
or XAF file. Clip information is also displayed,
likethenameoftheclipreferenceasitappearsin
the Motion Mixer. Information about the biped
structure is also listed along with the bipeds to
which the clip has been adapted.
Motion Preview
The Motion Preview at the lower right side of the
Reservoir shows a thumbnail of the selected clip.
Movingtheslideracrossthebottomgivesyouan
idea of what the motion looks like before you add
it to a track.
Note: In order for a clip to show in the Motion
Preview, it must be a B IP file that has been saved
for this version of 3ds Max. If you choose a BIP file
that is from an older version of 3ds Max, you will
see a warning that the file is obsolete and should
be resaved. Until the BIP file is resaved, it will not
display in the Motion Preview.
Note: The Motion Preview is available only when
you choose the Biped Clips option.
See also
Using the Reservoir (page 2–626)
Mixer Preferences Dialog
Select a biped. > Motion panel > Biped Apps rollout >
Mixer > Preferences
Graph Editors menu > M otion Mixer... > Preferences
The Motion Mixer Preferences dialog lets you
make changes to display settings for clips,
transitions and f rames. It is similar to the way you
canHideByCategoryontheDisplaypanel.You
can also specif y mixdown options f rom this dialog.
The settings on the Motion Mixer Preference
dialog are saved in the biped.ini file,aswellaswith
the MAX file.
Interfa ce
Show / Hide group
These settings affect how clips appear in the
Motion Mixer tracks.
•
Names —When turned off, clip names do not
appear on the colored clip bars in the Motion
Mixer. Default=On.
•
Scales—Displays the clip scale. Since clips
can be resized by using tools like Move Clips,
displaying the scales quickly lets you know if a
clip is two times its original length or half its
length. Default=Off.
•
Boundaries—Tu r ns on and of f the f rame
numbersatthestartandendofthecoloredclip
bars. Default=On.
•
Weigh t Curves—Toggles the display of the
weighting line. It doesn’t matter if the Weight
button is active or not. Default=On.
•
Time Warps—If a time warp has been added to a
clip, this switch toggles the display of the warp
on the colored clip bar. Default=On.
Show / Hide Transitions grou p
The two settings affect how transitions appear in
the Motion Mixer tracks.
•
Inpoints—To g g l e s t h e b e g i n n i n g t r a ns it i on
frame on the transition clip bar. Default=On.