DPX Format Settings - Import

Select an option to determine how the tape name is set for the imported clips.

Select an option to set the relative file path to the directory from which the tape name can be determined. Although it is available for all file types, the Level field is specifically designed to work with the directory structures that are output by film scanners. A typical file structure would look like: ./<tape>/<resolution>/clip.######.dpx. In this case, selecting Up 2 Levels in the Level field identifies the directory that corresponds to the tape name (./<tape>). Enabled if Tape Name is set to Tape From Directory.

Set the name to use as the tape name of the imported clip. Enabled if Tape Name is set to Enter Tape.

Select an option to specify how the timecode information for the clip is set.

Select how the framerate is determined. Select Auto to use the framerate specified by the imported clip; if the clip specifies no framerate, it uses the one of the project. Select Select rate to set the framerate using the Framerate box.

Select the frame rate of the imported clip. Enabled if the Rate box is set to Select rate.

Enable to have use a drop frame mode. Disable to use non-drop frame mode. Enabled if the Rate box is set to Select rate.

Select how the clip is named when the file is imported.

Enter the name to use when importing the clip. Enabled if Name is set to Enter Clip Name.

Select how Smoke 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 an option to determine how keycode data is applied to the imported clip.

Select the frame code mode of the tape. Set to File FCM to read the frame code mode from the file.

Select a film gauge for the keycode.