3DV IFL Editor Version 1.0.0.3 By Danny Noe

3DV IFL Editor is a FREE Max Plugin for MAX versions 1.2, 2.0, and 3.1 courtesy of 3DV. Use 3DV_ifl1.dlu for MAX version 1.2 and 3DV_ifl2.dlu for MAX version 2.0 and 3DV_ifl3.dlu for MAX version 3.1. Download the version you need by selecting a link below.

The Image File List (extension .ifl) is an ASCII file that lists single-frame bitmap files to be used for each rendered frame. The 3DV IFL Editor (found under utilities) allows you to create and modify IFL's inside MAX.

3DV_ifl1.dlu for MAX v1.2
3DV_ifl2.dlu for MAX v2.0
3DV_ifl3.dlu for MAX v3.1


Installing the Plugin


Using the IFL Editor Plugin

Image List Panel

File name:

Image list box:


 

Open Button:

New button :

About button:

Save... button :


Modify Panel

Cut button :

  • The "Cut" button will allow you to remove the image files you have selected in the Image list box. The image files that you "Cut", will be stored in memory until you either "Cut" again or "Copy" (*see Copy button) or exit the application / Plugin. As long as the "Cut" images are in memory, you can "Paste" (*see Paste button) the "Cut" Image files back into the Image list box any where you like.

  • There is a Maximum of " 500 " Image files that you can select and "Cut" and keep in memory at one time..

Copy button :

  • The "Copy" button will allow you to copy the image files you have selected in the Image list box, and place them into memory. Once the image files are copied you can "Paste" (*see Paste button) the Image files in memory anywhere you like within the Image list box. Once again, the Image files will only stay in memory until you "Cut" or "Copy" or exit the application / Plugin.

  • There is a Maximum of " 500 " Image files that you can select and "Cut" and keep in memory at one time.

Paste button :

  • The "Paste" button allows you to place the Image files that are in memory (*see Cut and Copy), into the Image list box.

  • There are two (2) ways you can paste, "Add" or "Insert".

  • Adding with Paste : When the "Add" control is selected, the Image files that you paste will be added to the Image list box immediately after the currently selected Image file in the Image list box.


  • Inserting with Paste: When the "Insert" control is selected, the Image files that you paste will be Inserted into the Image list box directly in front of the currently selected Image file in the Image list box.

Invert button :

  • Invert button will take the complete list of image files and reverse their order, so that what was first is now last, and what was last is now first.

Delete button :

  • This button will delete the Image files that are currently selected, the image files will NOT be placed into memory, they will be GONE.

Clear List button :

  • This button simply clears all image files from the Image list box, it does not store the cleared image files in memory, so be careful when clearing the list.

Loading Images into the Image list

  • There are two (2) ways to place images into the Image list "Add" or "Insert", and two (2) different ways to get the image files "File(s)" or "Directory"...

  • Add : The add button will add images into the image list box immediately after the currently selected image file in the image list box. (*see "Paste sample for add")

  • Insert : The insert button will insert the images into the image list box directly in front of the currently selected image file in the image list box. (*see "Paste sample for insert")

  • File(s) : If the file control is selected, when you press the add / or insert button, the windows standard "Open" dialog will be displayed. From here you can select single, or multiple image files to add / insert into the image list.

  • Directory : If the directory control is selected, when you press the add / or insert button, a dialog will appear that will only allow you to select a directory. By doing this, all the files in the selected directory will be added / inserted into the image list box. This way you won’t have to individually select each and every image file in the directory.

 

 

Selecting Single and Multiple Images

Single Image file selection:

  • Using the left mouse button, you can click on a single Image file with in the image list.

Selecting a range of images in sequence:

  • Using the left mouse button, click on the first image of the images you want to select, then hold down the "SHIFT" key and select the ending range image that you want with the left mouse button. Once this is done, all the images between the first image and last image you selected will be highlighted (i.e., selected).

Selecting several images out of sequence:

  • Using the left mouse button, click on the first image of the images you want to select, then hold down the "CTRL" key and select the other images one at a time with the left mouse button.


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