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List Wi ndow—
WhenDetailsison,thecontentsof
thedirectoryaredisplayedwithName,Size,Type,
Date Modified, and Attributes. You can sor t the
files by clicking the label of each parameter.
File Name—Displays the name of t he file selected
in the list.
Files of Type—Displays all the file types that can be
displayed. This serves as a filter for the list.
Open—Selects the highlighted fi le and closes the
dialog.
Cance l—Cancels the selection and closes the
dialog.
Devices—Lets you select a background image from
a digital device. (No device is supported by the
default 3ds Max installation.)
Setup—Displays the ImageFileListControldialog
(page 3–668)
to create an IFL file. Available only
when Sequence is on and there are sequent ia lly
numbered files in the displayed directory.
Info—Displays expanded information about the
file, such as f rame rate, compression quality, file
size, and resolution. The information here is
dependent on the ty pe of information that is saved
with the file type.
View—Displays the file at its actual resolution. If
the fi le is a movie, the Media Player is opened to
play the file.
Gamma—Selects the type of gamma to be used
for the selected file. Available only when Enable
Gamma Selection is turned on in the
Gamma
panel (page 3–873)
.
Use Ima ge’s O wn Ga mma—Uses the gamma of the
incoming bitmap.
Use System Default Gamma—Ignores the image’s
own gamma and uses the system default gamma
instead, as set in the
Gamma panel (page 3–873) .
Override—Defines a new gamma for the bitmap
that is neither the image’s own, nor the system
default.
Sequence—Creates an "Image File List" to your
specifications. Each selected image is checked to
see if a valid IFL sequence can be created. If the
selected image doe sn’t yield a list, this option is
still available, but doesn’t do anything.
Prev iew—Displays the image as a thumbnail in the
Image Window.
Image Window—Displays a thumbnail of the
selected file if Preview is on.
Statistics—Displays the resolution, color depth, file
typeandnumberofframesoftheselectedfile.
Locati on —Displays the full path for the file. With
this information at the bottom of the dialog, you
always know exactly where you are.
Update B a ckground Ima ge
Views menu > Update Background Image ( available on ly
when a viewpor t background is displayed)
Thiscommandupdatesthebackgroundimage
displayed in the active viewport. If the active
viewport is not displaying a background image,
this command is unavailable.
Use this command to update the background for
changes that are not updated automa tically, such
as the following:
• Reassigning the map, or changing any
parameters affecting the map in t he Materia ls
Editor, the Environment dialog, or the
Viewport Background dialog.
• Changing the rendering resolution and aspect
ratio.
Thefollowingchangesupdatetheviewport
background image automatically: