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Other information can appear on the clip, such as the start and end
frames, and the
clip scale on page 3722. You can change the information that
displays on the clip by clicking Preferences on the Motion Mixer toolbar, and
changing the Clips options on the Mixer Preferences dialog on page 3791.
You can use the same clip numerous times in the Mixer. Each version of the
clip displays the name of the BIP file, followed by a number, such as 1 or 2.
The name might also have the letter Z between the name and number. These
suffixes tell you how the clip is interpreted by the Mixer.
When you load a biped clip from a file, you have the option of setting the
lowest starting foot height to Z=0 (the construction plane). If you leave this
option turned on, the clip's motion will be moved in space so the biped's feet
fall on the construction plane on the first frame of the clip. The letter Z appears
after the clip name to indicate this setting.
When you load a clip into the Mixer for the first time, the clip name is followed
by the number 1. If you clone or load the same clip to another part of the
Mixer, the clip will display the same number or a different number depending
on whether the new clip is an
instance on page 8015 or an adaptation on page
7900 of the original clip. Instances are versions of the same clip used with the
same object, or different objects of the same size. Adaptations are versions of
the clip used with objects of different sizes.
The Mixer displays instanced clips with the same numbers, while adaptations
receive sequential numbers. For example, if you clone a clip with the number
1 to a track for the same object, the new clip's name is also followed by the
number 1. If you clone the clip to a object with a different size, the new clip
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