The options described below are not used by every format. Only the ones relevant to the selected format are accessible.
- Clip Name box
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Select how the clip is named when the file is imported.
Select: |
To: |
Enter Clip Name |
Activate the Clip Name field so that you can manually enter the clip name. When selecting multiple files for import, this
name is used for all imported files.
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Clip Name from File Name |
Use the name of the imported file as the clip name. |
Clip Name from Header |
Read the clip name from the header of the imported file. |
Clip Name from XML |
Use the clip name listed in the XML file accompanying the XDCAM media. (XDCAM only) |
Clip Name from Essence |
Use the clip name inferred from the directory structure of the P2 or XDCAM clip. (P2 and XDCAM only) |
- Clip Name field
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Enter the name to use when importing the clip. Enabled if Name is set to Enter Clip Name.
- Clip Names box (OpenEXR and PSD)
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Layers (PSD) and channels (OpenEXR) are imported as clips in
Flame. Select how to name, at import, the clips thus created.
Select (OpenEXR): |
Select (PSD): |
To: |
Filename |
Use the filename of the container for all the imported channels or layers. |
Channel |
Layer |
Use the channel (or layer) name as the clip name. |
Channel + Filename |
Layer + Filename |
Combine the channel (or layer) name and the filename of the container to form the clip name. |
Filename + Channel |
Filename + Layer |
Combine the filename of the container and the channel (or layer) name to form the clip name. |
- Sequence Detection box
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Select how
Flame displays image sequences. An image sequence consists of image files, such as .psd, named identically except for a numeric
suffix.
- myPhotshopFile_version_001.psd
- myPhotshopFile_version_002.psd
- myPhotshopFile_version_003.psd
- myPhotshopFile_version_004.psd
Select: |
To display and process the related images: |
Sequence |
As a single clip made of all these related images. |
Frames |
As independant images. |