Importing an Image Sequence

When importing footage, you can import a series of sequentially numbered image files as a clip or you can import a single image from a sequence with an undefined duration (you specify the image duration after you import it into the workspace).

For files to be considered part of a sequence, they have to be located in the same folder, and named in a manner similar to the following:

filename001.tga, filename002.tga, filename003.tga, filename004.tga, and so on.

To import an image sequence as a layer:

1. In the Workspace panel, double-click the composite into which you want to import footage.
2. Choose File | Import Footage.

The Import Footage file browser appears.

3. Navigate to the folder containing the sequence.
4. Enable the Collapse button.



The image sequence is collapsed into one thumbnail preview.



5. Select the thumbnail preview.

It appears in the bottom portion of the browser.

6. To import the entire sequence as a single layer, click OK.

The sequence is imported into the layer.

7. If you want to import a portion of the image sequence, select the thumbnail preview, then click the Sequence Options button.

The Image Sequence Options dialog appears.



8. To import a subset of the sequence, do one of the following:
• Enter the first and last images to import in the First and Last Frame fields.
• Enter the first image to import in the First Frame field and the enter the duration of the sequence subset in the Duration field.
• Enter the last image to import in the Last Frame field, and enter the duration of the sequence subset in the Duration field.
9. Select a frame rate from the Frame Rate list, or enter the required value in the Frame Rate field, and then click OK to close the Image Sequence Options dialog.

Note: The frame rate you specify for a sequence is independent from the composite frame rate. Normally, you want the frame rates to match, but you can change either frame rate as needed.

10. Click OK to import the selected image or image sequence.

A new layer containing the selected image sequence appears in the composite.

For information on viewing layers in the timeline, see Navigating in the Timeline Hierarchy.