Importing Movies

To import movies, select File > Import > Background Footage. You can use imported movies to add background action to your Poser animations. For example, you could have a scene with two Poser characters sitting on a train with an imported movie showing the scenery rolling past as if the train was in motion.

If your imported movie’s size or aspect ratio (width/height) is different than your current Document settings, you will be informed that the background width and height are different, and will be asked if you want to change the window to match the background.

• Selecting Yes resizes your Document to fit the imported movie. It is recommended that you only use this option while the Document is docked.
• Selecting No “stretches” the Document to accommodate the movie. You may see areas of the Document not covered by the imported movie.
• Changing the aspect ratio of imported movies can introduce unwanted artifacts and distortions into your scene when rendered. We recommend that you resize your Document or import correctly sized animations.

Aspect ratio of imported movies can be retained or adjusted to fit the size of the window.

Imported movies will begin at the first frame of your Poser animation. If your animation is longer than the movie, the movie will remain in the background paused at its last frame. If your animation is shorter than the movie, you will see Frames 1-X of the imported movie, where x is the number of frames in your Poser animation.

When importing movies, you should try to light your scene in a manner consistent with the background so as to blend them together. Please see Lighting for information about lights in Poser.