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Files of Type—
Displays all the file types that can be
displayed. This serves as a fi lter for the list.
Open—Selects the highlighted file and closes the
dialog.
Cancel—Cancels the selection and closes the
dialog.
Devices—Lets you select a background image from
a digital device. (No device is supported by the
default 3ds Max installation.)
Setup—Displays the Image File List Contr ol dialog
(page 3–618) to create an IFL file. Available only
when Sequence is on and there are sequent ia lly
numbered files in the displayed directory.
Info—Displays expande d information about the
file, such as frame rate, compression quality, file
size, and resolution. The information here is
dependent on the ty pe of information that is saved
with the file type.
View—Displays the file at its actual resolution. If
the file is a movie, the Media Player is opened to
play the file.
Gamma—Selects the type of gamma to be used
for the selected file. Available only when Enable
Gamma Selection is turned on in the Gamma
panel (page 3–824).
Use I mage’ s Own Ga mma—Uses the gamma of the
incoming bitmap.
Use System Default Gamma—Ignores the image ’s
own gamma and uses the system default gamma
instead, as set in the Gamma panel (page 3–824).
Override—Defines a new gamma for the bitmap
that is neither the image’s own, nor the system
default.
Sequence—Creates an "Image File List" to your
specifications. Each selected image is checked to
see if a valid I FL sequence c an be created. If the
selected image doesn’t yield a list, this option is
stil l available, but doesn’t do anything.
Prev iew—Displays the image as a thumbnail in the
Image Window.
Image W indow—Displays a thumbnail of the
selected fi le if Preview is on.
Statistics—Displays the resolution, color depth, file
typeandnumberofframesoftheselectedfile.
Locati on —Displays the fu ll path for the file. With
this information at the bottom of the dialog, you
always know exactly where you are.
Update B a ck gr ound Ima ge
Views me nu > Update Background Image (available only
when a viewport background is displayed)
Thiscommandupdatesthebackgroundimage
displayed in the active viewport. If the active
viewport is not displaying a background image,
this command is unavailable.
Use this command to update the background for
changes tha t are not updated automatically, such
as the following:
• Reassigning the map, or changing any
parameters affecting the map in the Materials
Editor, the Environment dialog, or the
Viewport Background dialog.
• Changing the rendering resolution and aspe ct
ratio.
Thefollowingchangesupdatetheviewport
background image automatically:
• Changing the camera view.
• Undo (for views).
• Undo (for objects).
• Assigning a different view type.
• Toggling Safe Frames display on or off.
• Changing the rendering parameters.
• Moving the time slider when the viewport
contains an animated background image.