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From: davem@micom.com (David Monachello)
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To: lightwave-l@netcom.com
Subject: Re: Par Images/Sequences
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> > > If you wish to use pic.001 at frame 450, use an offset of -449.
> > Is that negative 449? Why?
>
> Yes negative. Because to determine the image LW will look for when rendering
> a frame, you add the image offset number to the current frame number. So
> at frame 450 with an offset of -449, LW will look for image 450 + (-449) = 1.
> In contrast, if you wanted to use pic.450 at frame 1 of your animation, the
> image offset would be positive 449.
hi,
Is it possible then to define an image sequence which uses the frame (in the sequence being
generated) prior to the current one? Like all frames would use frame offset -1. With the proper
motion this would create a pretty cool effect.
I should be able to figure this out but my brain hurts.
