About the Resolution Drop-Down Menu
Use the Resolution drop-down menu to select a preset resolution.
- Background Resolution Only available within Action or with an Action node selected. Sets the resolution to the background resolution of Action.
- Project Res Sets the resolution to the resolution of the project. You set the resolution of the project when you create it. You can change your project resolution in Flame menu
Project Settings.
- Resolutions for Broadcast, Film, DCP, and popular cameras manufacturers.
- Custom Resolution Use this option to enter a customized resolution.
Customizing the Resolution drop-down menu
The resolutions displayed in the Resolution drop-down menu are listed in /opt/Autodesk/cfg/resolutions.cfg
. This file is read-only, and is used by all Flame Family products on the workstation. This file is overwritten every time you install a new Flame Family application.
resolutions.cfg
.To add custom resolutions to the Resolution drop-down menu:
Open
/opt/Autodesk/cfg/resolutions_custom.cfg
.You need to open the file as root to edit it.
Also open
/opt/Autodesk/cfg/resolutions_custom.cfg.examples
.This file contains simple examples of what can be done in
resolutions_custom.cfg
, and how to do it.Edit
resolutions_custom.cfg
. You can add, group, and name your favorite resolutions in it.Note:resolutions_custom.cfg
uses the JSON file format. It relies on { }, [ ] and line feeds, and it's easy to get lost in the syntax. To avoid this, you should edit it with a text editor that understands JSON files. You'll have to find one online.
Only edit resolutions_custom.cfg
. It will not be overwritten by future versions of a Flame Family application. And if you make mistakes in the formatting, Flame simply ignores it and displays the Resolution drop-down menu without your custom resolutions.
Specifying Aspect Ratios
Starting with Flame Family 2021.2 Update, aspect ratio for square pixel resolutions are no longer required.
Pre-2021.2 Resolution Definition | Updated Resolution Definition |
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If you must specify a pixel aspect ratio, you can set the PAR
parameter.
Pre-2021.2 Custom Pixel Aspect Ratio Definition | Updated Custom Pixel Aspect Ratio Definition |
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resolutions.cfg
is shared between all versions of Flame Family applications installed on your workstation. Previous releases do not support the PAR
parameter or missing aspect ratio. Resolutions with these options are simply not visible these older versions of Flame Family applications. You will see a RES_POPUP
error in both the application console and the log file for each resolution using PAR
or missing the aspect ratio parameter. RES_POPUP: skipping resolution: BMD 4K 4:3 Ana 1.3x (2560 x 2136).
You can safely ignore these errors.