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2.
OntheOpenSequencedialog,changetheFiles
OfTypesettingtoAllFiles(*.*)
3. Browse to the folder where you store your MAX
files.
4. Select the MAX file that contains the Video
Post sequence you want to execute or edit and
click Open.
Video Post loads only the Video Post data from
the existing
.max file, leaving your current
scene unchanged.
Save Sequence
Rendering menu > V ideo Post > Video Post toolbar >
Save Sequence
TheSaveSequencebuttonsavesthecurrentVideo
Post sequence to disk.
All of the Video Post configu ration data, the queue
events themselves, and any queue event external
data are saved in the MAX file. You can also save
theVideoPostsequencetoaseparatefilefor
sharingwithother3dsMaxusers.
Video Post sequence files contain all the
information relating to the queue and all
associated settings and references.
VPX files (page
3–1125)
havethefileextension .vpx and are stored
by default in the
\3dsmax\vpost folder.
Procedure
To save the active V ideo Post data:
• Click Save Sequen
ce.
Afileselectiond
ialog appears to let you enter a
name for the new Video Post file.
By default, Save Sequence stores the VPX file
to the
\3dsmax\vpost subdirectory. You can
change the defa
ult path to another directory
via the Configure User Paths dialog >
File I/O
panel (page 3–856)
.
Edit Current Ev ent
Rendering menu > V ideo Post > V ideo Post window >
Select an event. > Video Post toolb ar > Edit Current Event
The Edit Current Event button displays a dia log
that lets you edit t he properties of the selected
event.
The Edit Event dialog changes to prov ide different
controls,dependingonthetypeofeventyou’ve
selected. The top field in each event dialog is an
editable label field. If the field is left blank, the
event uses its assigned label. If you enter an event
name, the Video Post Queue displays your event
name in the field.
Yo u c a n e d i t t h e fo l l o w i n g t y p e s o f e v e n t s :
Edit Scene Event (page 3–338)
Edit Image Input Event (page 3–341)
Edit Filter Event (page 3–344)
Edit Layer Event (p age 3–345)
Edit Output Image Event (page 3–347)
Edit External Event (page 3–348)
Edit Loop Event (page 3–349)
Procedure
To edit a n event in the queue, do one of the f ollowing:
• Select the event and click the Edit Current
Event button.
•Double-clicktheeve
nt name.
• Double-click the eve
nt’srange-barareainthe
edit window.
Use the second or third method above with
disabled
events.