Sequencemaster v2.0 Build 002104 Retail

Sequencemaster : Radical streamlining for your digital studio Sequential image browser, Image utilities & Production tools Run Sequencemaster directly from your USB devices & Take it to work anywhere.
Sequencemaster makes a great production base for your studio, combining Preview tools, Image utilities and Production tools for fast manipulation of large volumes of image sequences. With Sequencemaster you can..> Play : Preview : Preview All Thumbnails > Composite > Rename : Reformat : Reverse > Batch convert & Resize > Dual-Window Drag drop copy > Bookmark project navigation > Render : Render All Missing > Graph-View for render progress : Graph-Stats to estimate rendering > Apply Effects Filters > Combine & Extract sequences > Repeat frame > Compress >

Sequencemaster Features

– Play : LMB Select sequence in the List-View & RMB select Play to preview single or multiple sequence selections with the Pro-Player or Fcheck via preferences Tip : Shift select to play multiple sequences in selection order to easily preview action continuity across shots.
– Play 50 % : As above but at half size.
– Composite : Shift Select foreground then background sequence and RMB composite to display result in Pro-Player Tip : If you have a separate sequence as alpha channel the select the first sequence, second sequence and then your alpha sequence, then RMB Composite or select the Toolbar button
– Open : Open selected sequence or file with related application
– Open-With : Open with - Open a selection from a number of installed utilities. Tip: Use Open with to compress sequences with Winzip or Winrar - drag them to the desktop via directory view for fast mailing via 'you send it' or ftp.
– Save As / Record : RMB select Save As / Record to Transcode and batch convert Sequences to and from various formats : .iff .tif .tga .sgi .cin .jpg. .bmp .avi. etc.
– Re Time : RMB select retime to change Frames per second or duration of sequences
– Repeat Frame : RMB Select Repeat frame within expanded sequence to duplicate single frame. Tip : When combined with Save As this is useful for making slates at the start of tests and for quickly creating animatics from stills and sketches.
– Sort : Sort sequence by Date, SIze, Name, Type
– Cut : Cut Selected sequence form current slection and directory
– Copy : Copy selected sequence into selected directory Tip: use Dualwindow to drag drop single or multiple sequences Dual Window Copy
– Paste : Paste current selection into selected directory
– Delete : Delete selected squences or selected files to recycle bin Tip : Delete sends deletions to the recycle bin
– Reformat Sequence Filename : Rename, reformat, reverse, offset selected sequence or selection without transcoding sequence to new file type.
Tip : use the copy function when first using this feature !
– Rename : Rename sequence in listview- RMB Rename - type in new name - enter
– Expand : RMB Double click on sequence to expand. Expand selected sequence to show all frames contained within. These can then be shift selected to form all or part of new sequences via reformat or Save As / Record
– Set Sequence range : Set start and end of expected sequence when rendering to facilitate feedback from the GraphStats and the GraphView Tip: Setting sequence range allows the GraphStats to return estimated render times and list missing frames.
– Render All Missing Frames : Creates Maya render script for all missing frames in a sequence. This render script can be saved and edited as a .txt file and saved as .bat if required. Select sequence with missing frames and then RMB - Render All Missing Frames. Tip : This can also by accessed with RMB over the Graph/Stats and the GraphView. Tip : Set sequence range to establish expected frame range.
Tip : Render automatically names the output image name to be the same as the Maya scene file. If you keep this convention Render will go to the scenes directory and select the matching scene file automatically for rendering.
– Render : Create render scripts for sequential Maya renders which can be edited as. txt and .bat files as required. Tip : This function can be accessd by the shortcut button on the Tool bar from any location without selecting sequences first. Tip : Render can be used to type and create any type of render script.
– Resize : RMB select Resize and enter new size, filter type, and output image type. Resize does Trancode the resized output.
– Preferences : Set memory use : Select Pro-Player or Fcheck as image player
– Clear selected from Cache : Clear selected from cache - removes the current visible image from cache to force a reload of the image on the next display
– Clear cache : Clear cache - remove all images/frames from memory
– Audio Options : Audio options - Wav file playback. You can assign 2 wav files to a sequence playback. Audio options allow you to playback the wav on channel A or B or listen to a mix of both (e.g. Channel A voice, channel B music)
Record options: You can record the mixed channels into a new wav, Microphone timed will record from the mic for x amounts of secs,
record audio into an AVI and extract audio from AVI.
To playback audio with a sequence you just have to add all the images and select the wav and add it to channel A. You can do this manually or by using left click select like normal.

Sequencemaster ProPlayer

– Pro-Player RMB Menu Feature List : View Pro Player UI
– General : Sequence editing tools :
– Image Options : RGBA - Flip / Mirror - Ratio - Border colour ( RGBA - Keyboard quick key: r g b a )
– Control Options : Play : Pause : Reverse : SaveAs - Record
Tip : keyboard quick keys - Left/ right arrow keys to jog up and down the timeline, - RMB scrub over the Pro-Player to play foreward and reverse - Toggle spacebar to start and stop playback.
– Filters : RMB select Filters and choose foreground or background if the Pro-Player contains a composite.
Foreground / Background filters : Opacity ( foreground ) : Posterize : Mozaic :Blur : (Average-Median-Gaussian-Motion ) : Sharpen : Despeckle : Add Noise : Emboss : Oilify : Greyscale : Brightness : Contrast ; Hue ; Saturation : Gamma : Intensity : Invert Solarize : Rotate
Tip : If you want to save the output of the Effects filters use Save As / Record from the menu or via the red record button bottom left of the Pro-Player UI to create a new sequence.
– Audio Options : Audio options - Wav file playback. You can assign 2 wav files to a sequence playback. Audio options allow you to playback the wav on channel A or B or listen to a mix of both (e.g. Channel A voice, channel B music)
Record options: You can record the mixed channels into a new wav, Microphone timed will record from the mic for x amounts of secs,
record audio into an AVI and extract audio from AVI.
To playback audio with a sequence you just have to add all the images and select the wav and add it to channel A. You can do this manually or by using left click select like normal.
– Full Colour : Full Colour - switches your sequence to Full colour mode RGBA will remove any R only or Alpha only settings.
– Comp Over Background : Comp Over Background - activates composite mode so if you have a foreground and baground with alpha you can see a composite version. (Full colour switches comp off so you can see the sequence without composite)
– Set Slideshow defaults : Set Slideshow defaults - switches the player back to full colour and sets the playback to one frame a second. Basically removes any custom or other settings and sets the player up ready for slideshow playback, its a quick set up option.
– Set 25 fps Video Defaults : Set 25 fps a second defaults - switches the player to 25 fps mode for playback. Basically removes any custom or other settings and sets the player up ready for 25fps playback, its a quick set up option.
– Clear Cache : Clear cache - remove all images/frames from memory
– Save As / Record : RMB Save As / Record to Transcode the current sequence to another image format :e.g: iff to tga etc…This works on all out puts from the Pro-Player including The Filters. Use the circular Red record button on the Pro-Player control bar to access
– Border colour : Toggle border colour form black to 50% Grey Tip : useful for visualising rendered elements that come in and out of frame like particles
– Playback details : Toggle to display playback info in Pro-Player UI
– Image details : Toggle to display image size details in the Pro-Player UI
– Swap RGB -A Channels : Toggle display from Colour to Alpha channel
– Swap Ratio : Toggle to swap selected ratio display : 4:3 16:9 or custom anamorphic aspect ratios
– Main menu
– File : Preferences : appearance : clear cache
– Window : Dual- Window : Open Play Window : clear window ranges : clear all ranges
– Bookmarks : Bookmark left and right views : save : color code
Tip: Save bookmarks for multiple projects and distribute them to colleagues for easy project navigation
– Preview All Settings : Left and right view display large or small Thumnail style Previews
– Help : about : help
– Tool Bar
– Preview : Preview Selected sequence - Toggle to Preview window on and off
– Graph & Stats : Toggle Graph/Stats window on and off - toggle MicroGraph for GraphView
Tip : The GraphView provides instant visual feedback on render progress - click on the refresh button or set Refresh to timed interval. GraphView displays image individual frames as file sizes and missing or incomplete frames appear as dips or troughs in the graph. Tip: LMB over the GraphView or Graph/Stats to Render All Missing. Tip:To play a section of the GraphView RMB over Graph View todrag select then RMB Play to Preview with the Pr-Player
– Preview All : Toggle List-View to Thumbnail style Preview All
– Composite : shortcut to composite
– Reformat : shortcut to Reformat
– Render : shortcut to Render Tip: Create render scripts from any location