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Ima ge File List Contr ol Di a log
Views menu > Viewport Background > Select Background
Image dialog > Choose a director y with sequentially
numbered files. > Sequence > Setup > Image File List
Control dialog
The Image File List Control dialog provides
controls for creating an
ImageFileList(IFLfile)
(page 3–666)
, which lists sequential st i ll image files
forrenderingintobackgroundsormaterials.Itis
part icularly useful if you are choosing a sequence
of files that are on a CD-ROM, because you can
redirect the IFL file to a different directory on y our
hard disk.
This di alog duplicates the functionality found in
the
IFL Manager utilit y (page 3–668)
.
Inter face
Target Path—Sets the directory where the IFL file
is saved.
Browse—Usethistonavigatetothecorrect
director y.
Opti ons —Sets additional options for creating the
IFL file.
Start Frame—Determines which file in the
sequence will be the first frame. Use this when you
have a sequence but you don’t want to start with
the first image in the sequence.
End Frame—Determines which file will be the last
frame listed in the IFL list.
Nth Fra me—Skips fra mes in the image file list. Use
this to match the length of the s equence to the
length of the animation.
Multiplier—Increases the frames in the image file
list. Each frame in the fi le list can be repeated by
this value to stretch out the length of the sequence.
Include Image Path—Includes the path in the image
file list.
IFL M anager Utility
Utilities panel > Utilities rollout > More button > Util ities
dialog > IFL Manager
The IFL Manager utility generates an
image file
list (IFL) file (p age 3–666)
from an image file you
choose from a numbered file sequence.
Note: You can also generate an IFL file in a file
selector dialog by selecting a numbered bitmap,
turning on Sequence, and then clicking Setup to
display an
Image File List Control dialog (page
3–668)
.
See also
Image File List Control Dialog (page 3–668)
Procedure
To use the I FL Manager utility:
1.
Open the IFL Manager.
2. Click the Select button to display a file selector.
3. Select any of the sequentially numbered image
files that you want included in the list, and click
Open.
The prefix name of the file appears in the
Working File Prefix group box, and the spinners
in the IFL Manager panel become enabled.
4. SettheStartspinnertospecifythefirst
numbered file in the sequence. For example, set
this to 5 to begin with file
tree0005.jpg
.