Storyboard Buildier

[register]

I have my unit animations put next to each other in one line and I render it all let's say 90 frames in one go. First animation 1-15 frames can be easily use by SBB to create storyboard but next animation 16-30 or others numbered 31-45. 46-55, etc. cannot be view by SBB. It looks like SBB only accepts animation frames starts from 1 not form 45, 82 or whatever. Can I change that, can I modify settings somehow in SBB?

 

[Steph]

Rule for computer software:
When everything else fails, read the user's manual.

 

[register]

I read that before. It says:

The name of these bitmaps must be Name0000.bmp, Name0001.bmp,..., Name0014.bmp (for a 15 frames animation).

I have such a frames rs0001 - rs0015 and it's working fine but I have number of frames like that too: rs0016-rs0030 and those cannot be seen and SBB produce empty storyboard. I wonder if this can be change?

 

[Steph]

It also says "Their should be one folder for every orientation. The names of the folders must be SW, S, SE, E, NE, N, NW, and W. Beware to place the bitmaps in the right folder to get the right orientation in the storyboard"

 

[register]

I have all eight folders with right orientations. As I said when frames are numbered form 1 to 15 for example, everything is working fine.

/edit/ Sandris automated SBB seems to perfectly fit my needs and does it perfectly.

 

[T-mun]

I may misunderstand something here, but it seems to me that you say you have 1 folder with Name1 to Name15 and then an other folder with Name16 to Name30 is that right ? If so then you must change and have Name1 to Name15 in EVERY FOLDER. It should work.

 

[register]

I am trying to avoid that because I have to rename 15k frames. Sandris SBB does the job but I rendered my frames twice bigger than flc's will be because I noticed that 2x bigger size makes flc animation slightly sharper but I cannot control storyboard size in Sandris SBB like I can in Steph SBB.. ehh each editor has something missing and I don't know which one to choose now.

 

[Steph]

You have tools such as IrfanView which allow renaming a batch of files quickly.

I won't update a several years old tool just to meet a very specific requirement that everyone else lived without so far.

 

[register]

I didn't ask for update but about maybe something I don't know, I thought I am doing things wrong. I have a software for renaming but still is time consuming. I have to render next batch in normal size and then I will use Sandris SBB.

 

[LMR]

Try this

 

[register]

Thanks LMR I have to try it. Can I rename there at once content in many subfolders?

 

[LMR]

As in all folders at once? I haven't tried, but i don't think so. I do them folder by folder, but once you get in a rhythm it doesn't take long

 

[register]

Yes, you can I just did it Settings in attachment you can load it to your Bulk on your computer.

You can rename all frames from 48 folders at once.