Previewing cel animations, Previewing cel animations -3 – Grass Valley Xplorer Vertigo Suite v.4.8 User Manual
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Previewing assets in Xplorer
Previewing cel animations
Previewing a cel animation asset in Xplorer opens an independent preview window
(figure
), which features a slider that allows you to manually playout the cel animation,
as well as viewing the contents of a particular frame.
The preview window’s title bar identifies the name of the cel animation and the length of the
cel animation (total number of frames). When you move the slider, the title bar identifies the
exact frame location that is being displayed.
Figure 5-2. The Cel Animation preview window allows you to view the animation frame-by-frame
If the cel animation is an OXA or and OXI, you can preview the cel animation’s alpha channel by
clicking the V
IEW
A
LPHA
C
HANNEL
button
in the bottom-left corner.
To preview a cel animation asset:
1.
Select the XMS or a connected device from the Device Viewer.
2.
Navigate through the Asset Browser until the desired asset is displayed in the Asset
Gallery.
3.
Either double-click the asset in the Asset Gallery, or right-click on the asset’s name and
select the P
REVIEW
command.
The asset immediately starts loading in a separate media viewer window. Once
completely loaded, you can use the slider to preview the cel animation.
If for any reason the asset cannot be previewed, the P
ROXY
N
OT
A
VAILABLE
icon appears.
N
OTE
You cannot edit any aspect of the cel animation asset using the cel animation preview
window or command.