Preview VCR Controls

The Preview VCR Controls let you play the animation like a movie. You can stop, play, move forward one key frame, or back one. The far right button renders the scene.

Once you start the animation, it will run continuously until you press the Stop button. Running the preview also moves the Current Time Bar in the Sequencer area and the cross-hairs in the Time Mapping Editor. In addition, the counter at the bottom of the Time Mapping Editor displays the current time of the animation as it plays.

To preview an animation:

1. Click the Play button in the Preview Area Controls. The animation starts running. It will continue playing until you press the Stop button.
   
   
2. Click the Stop button to stop the preview.
   
   
3. Click the First Frame button to go to the first frame in the preview.
   
   
4. Click the Last Frame button to go to the last frame in the preview.
   
   
5. Click the Previous Frame button to go to the previous frame in the preview.
   
   
6. Click the Next Frame button to go to the next frame in the preview.
   
   
7. Click the Animation Setup button (first button on VCR Controls) to open the Animation Setup dialog.
   
   
8. Click on the Render View button (last button on VCR Controls) to render the current frame in your preview.
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