DOT and COMMA jump to the next or previous frame (wraps around frame range). The media-viewer can display videos, single images, image sequences as well as text files. Selecting a file will automatically place it in the media area and play it back looped. With the ARROW keys, RETURN and BACKSPACE you can quickly navigate the file structure. In this video you will get an overview of what the blender-media-viewer can do.Īs mentioned above an important aspect while developing was to supply functionality and shortcuts to make the blender-media-viewer usable without a mouse.

You can also start Blender directly with an application template with a command line argument: How to get startedĪfter installing blender-media-viewer you can start it via the File->New menu. More information on Application Templates can be found here. Place the blender_media_viewer folder in one of these directories or create a sym link to it. In the root project folder you will find the 'blender_media_viewer' folder. Note: The blender-media-viewer requires at least Blender 3.0!īlender expects Application Templates in these folders: It ships with its own add-on and keymap which add the functionality to make it usable as a media viewer.

This Application Template reduces the Blender UI to a bare minimum to remove all elements that are not needed. One important aspect of the blender-media-viewer is to be able to use it without your mouse. It became apparent that having review tools fit well in the scope of this project, so they got added. It came to life because we wanted to have a player that could seamlessly browse media files with the arrow keys for our weekly presentations at the studio no matter if they are video, images or image sequences. The blender-media-viewer is a Blender Application Template that makes Blender usable as a Video-Player, Image and Text-Viewer and Review tool.

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