Visual scene modo 401 extension

Extension information
Purpose: Range of time and time system Company(s): Luxology Product(s): modo 401 Last updated: 17 Aug 09 Contact for technical issues: [email protected]
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<extra>/<technique profile="modo401">/<param> Elements

Category: (core) Scene (See list of specification categories)

Introduction: Describes a range of time for a scene and its time system.

Concepts

Working with animated sequences within the context of film, TV, or simulation often requires an overall scene start and end time, with a time system used for display purposes, which is chosen according to the context in which the animation is used.

Attributes

Name	Type	Description	Required?
sid	xs:ncname	A unique symbol within the technique; one for each value.	Yes

Related Elements

Parent element(s)	<visual_scene>
Extra and/or Technique	<extra>/<technique profile="modo401">
Child elements	None
Other

Child Elements

Name	Description	type	Default	Occurrences	Named values
param sid="currentS"	Current start time of the scene.	float	0	1
param sid="currentE"	Current end time of the scene.	float	5	1
param sid="fps"	Number of frames per second.	float	24	1
param sid="sceneS"	Start time of the scene.	float	0	1
param sid="sceneE"	End time of the scene.	float	5	1
param sid="timeSys"	Time system used to display times.	Name	frames	1	filmcode, frames, seconds, smpte
param sid="upAxis"	A scene-specific up-axis.	Name	Y_UP	1	X_UP, Y_UP, Z_UP

Examples

   <library_visual_scenes>
       <visual_scene id="DefaultScene">
           ...
           <extra>
               <technique profile="modo401">
                   <param sid="currentS" name="Scene_Current_Start_Time" type="float">0</param>
                   <param sid="currentE" name="Scene_Current_End_Time" type="float">5</param>
                   <param sid="fps" name="Scene_FPS" type="float">24</param>
                   <param sid="sceneS" name="Scene_Start_Time" type="float">0</param>
                   <param sid="sceneE" name="Scene_End_Time" type="float">5</param>
                   <param sid="timeSys" name="Scene_Time_System" type="Name">frames</param>
                   <param sid="upAxis" name="Scene_Up_Axis" type="Name">Y_UP</param>
               </technique>
           </extra>
       </visual_scene>
   </library_visual_scenes>