PRB: Toonz Refuses to Do a TMovie
  
PSS ID Number: Q139583
Article last modified on 03-28-1996
 
3.50
 
IRIX
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Softimage Toonz for IRIX, version: 3.5
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SYMPTOMS
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Toonz refuses to do a Tmovie.
 
CAUSE
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The images are too big (2K resolution, for example), or the scene is too
long or has too many levels (25 levels and 950 frames, for example). In all
cases, the main reason is memory. There is not enough memory to do the
Tmovie.
 
RESOLUTION
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Here are some things to try:
 
 - Scale down the images. This is the easiest, fastest, and least expensive
   solution. On the Build menu, click Tmovie, and select a reduction value
   of 2 or more.
 
 - Do the Tmovie for the active level only instead for all levels.
 
 - Change the range (select a smaller range) on which you wish to see your
   Tmovie.
 
 - Add more memory. This is an expensive solution.
 
 - Buy a Cosmo Board for compression. This is also an expensive solution.
 
STATUS
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This behavior is by design.
 
REFERENCES
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The User's Guide, Chapter 10 (about Xsheet), page 50 (about Tmovie).
 
NOTE: Softimage Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation.
 
Additional reference words: 3.50
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