Blender Directions─Before 2.57

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‌Blender Directions─Before 2.57

(This older export has limited feature support.) When working with image sequences and blender, it will be a good idea to ensure that the overall frame number is the same as the number in the image file name. Although you can adjust the offset, Blender incorrectly eliminates a frame number of zero.

1. In SynthEyes, export to Blender - Earlier (Python)

2. Start Blender

3. Delete the default cube and light

4. Change one of the views to the blender Text Editor

5. In the text editor, open the blender script you exported in step 1.

6. Hit ALT-P to run the script

7. Select the camera (usually Camera01) in the 3-D Viewport

8. In a 3-D view, select Camera on the View menu to look through the imported, animated, SynthEyes camera

9. Select View/Background image

10. Click Use Background Image

11. Select your image sequence or movie from the selection list.

12. Adjust the background image settings to match your image. Make sure the shot length is adequate, and that Auto Refresh is on. If the images and animation do not seem to be synced correctly, you probably have to adjust the offset.

13. Decrease the “blend” value to zero, or you can go without the background, and set up compositing within blender.

14. On the View Properties dialog, you might wish to turn off Relationship Lines to reduce clutter.

15. Use a Timeline view to scrub through the shot.

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