You can invoke a non-interactive copy of the pane zero window. This copy is useful to watch the current scene by placing the copy of pane zero window on a secondary monitor and continue with other tasks in
MotionBuilder.
To invoke a copy of the pane zero window:
- From the
Navigator window >
Videos folder, double-click
Video Output 1.
The video output settings appear on the right pane.
- Click the
Video Out Window button.
The
Video Out Window appears with a blank screen, since it is in the inactive mode.
Note: Alternatively, invoke the
Video Out Window from the
Window menu
>
Video Out.
- Turn on the
Online checkbox to activate the
Video Out Window.
The
Video Out Window displays exactly what is being displayed in the
Viewer.
MotionBuilder interface
A.
Video playing in the copy of pane zero window
B.
Video playing in the Viewer
C.
Video Output 1
D.
Video Out Window button
E.
Online checkbox
F.
DrawMode property
By default, the
Video and
External Sync settings are disabled. These settings are enabled, only if you use an Nvidia SDI Output card in
MotionBuilder. See
Supported SDI Video Output Formats.
Important: Using the
Video Out Window may impact the scene frame rate. Moreover, loading huge video files in the
Video Out Window could impact
MotionBuilder performance.
Tip: To minimize the impact on frame rate, select
Output only from the
Resources window
> Properties tab
> Video Output 1 > DrawMode property drop-down list.