BasicOperations/CreateShotClip.py

# Copyright 2009 Autodesk, Inc.  All rights reserved.
# Use of this software is subject to the terms of the Autodesk license agreement 
# provided at the time of installation or download, or which otherwise accompanies
# this software in either electronic or hard copy form.
#
# Script description:
# Create a Camera, a shotTrack insert a shot clip associated to this Camera
#
# Topic: FBStoryTrack, FBStoryTrackType, FBStory
#

from pyfbsdk import *

# create a Camera
shotName= "My Camera"
lCam = FBCamera (shotName)
lCam.Visible = True
lCam.Show = True
lNull = FBModelNull (shotName + "_INT")
lCam.Interest = lNull

# Create a new ShotTrack. Don't forget to specify to add it to the RootEditFolder
lTrackContainer = FBStoryTrack(FBStoryTrackType.kFBStoryTrackShot, FBStory().RootEditFolder)

# find our cameras in the camera list
cameras = FBSystem().Scene.Cameras
for cam in cameras:
    if cam.Name == shotName:
        clipStart = FBTime(0,0,0,0)
        # Insert a clip into our newly created shot track
        lClip = FBStoryClip (cam, lTrackContainer, clipStart)