OmniTek Ultra 4K Tool Box, User Manual

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V-6
Ultra v2.0a User Guide
To import an image sequence held as individual image files:
1. Click on the Import Sequence option in the Button Bar at the bottom of the screen.
2. Use the file selection dialogue that is displayed to pick out the required file.
These frames can be of any of image types that can be used for single frame images (see
above), but the files must be named in such a way that the Ultra recognises them as a
sequence: see ‘ Recognising a set of frames as a sequence ’ below.
Recognising a set of frames as a sequence
For frames to be recognised as a sequence, each filename must contain a fixed length number i.e.
smaller numbers must be padded to the same number of digits as the largest number. The number
can be anywhere within the filename, as long as the position of the number within the file name
does not change. The number must also increment contiguously.
Examples of incorrect filenames:
Test_7, Test_8, Test_9, Test_10, Test_11, Test_12 – The digits are not of fixed length. Test_7, 8
and 9 need to be renamed as Test_07, 08, 09 for this sequence to be recognised.
Fred_08, Fred_09, Fred_11, Fred_12 – the numbers do not increment contiguously: file Fred_10
is missing, so the sequence will not load.
Tmp_02, 03_Tmp, Tmp_04, Tmp_05 – the position of the digits varies.
V.3.3 Playing out a Sequence
Sequences played out in much the same way as individual images. The only difference is the
availability of the set of transport controls (located at the bottom of the right-hand panel) for use
with the sequence.
Figure V-3: Gen window ‘Transport Control.
The transport controls offered are selected by clicking and operate as follows:
Go to 1st frame of the clip/sequence
Step back in the clip by one frame
Pause the sequence;
Step forwards in the clip by one frame
Go to the last frame of the clip