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How can I insert an image sequence into Blender's Video Sequence Editor?

I just started to play with Blender's Video Sequence Editor. I see I can add Image(static) and Movie. Can I add an Image Sequence ? If so how ?
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Convert a series of PNGs to an animated gif or video file

I have a series of PNG image files that I want to convert into animation. What is the best way to convert them into a GIF? Also I have tried various tools to convert them into a video file (like ffmpeg), however they produce a poor quality video.…
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How to switch to user perspective in Blender

I've just started using Blender (v2.63) for the first time. I have used a lot of 3d modelling programs in the past but Blender's controls seem to be set up differently and it's taking a while to get used to it. The thing that is really bugging me at…
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blender: cannot view objects when camera is distant

I have created a scene in the blender 3D view and would like to position the camera so that all the objects are visible (for instance by pressing the Home key and then pressing CTRL-ALT-Keypad0 to position the camera so that it looks at the current…
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In Blender how can I open a .blend file and revert the UI layout to default settings?

I have a .blend project started with Blender 2.49b and now I'm using Blender 2.5: I like Blender 2.5 default layout the most, but how can I use it without have to restart the whole project from scratch?
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Good Blender tutorial for 3D Studio MAX users

Is there a good tutorial which should how to do things in Blender for ones who knows to to do the same things in 3D Max? May be in form of the table: 3D Max sequence of actions: | Blender sequence of actions: Examples of such actions: Render the…
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PNG alpha rendered as black in Blender

I'm a Blender novice, so this is probably easy to fix. When I use a transparent PNG as a texture in Blender, the parts that should be transparent are rendered as black. This is especially confusing since in the material preview it looks as if the…
Camilo Martin
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Standalone blender to X export script

I look for a standalone script which can export from a blender file with one single Mesh to an arbitrary 3d format (.dae, .obj, .ply, ...). The deeper problem is, I have a directory with lots of .blend files and I want a little script which can…
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Why am I getting "the application is failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect"?

I encountered an error while installing blender 2.49b. The error is: the application is failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect. please see the application event log or use the command-line sxstrace.exe tool for more…
priya
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How can I instance a block into a mesh in Blender?

In Blender, I have 2 objects: One is a mesh which is a huge chunk of gold blocks. Other is a singular block. How can I instance the singular block to form the gold chunk mesh so that I could do procedural animation (I'm new to geometry…
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Karabiner not working (Mac OS Sierra)

I found out that after I upgraded to Mac OS Sierra a few days after it was released, Karabiner didn't work any more. I am using a MacBook Air, so it doesn't have a numpad but I need it to work more conveniently in the 3D software Blender to change…
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Blender + Google Sketchup 7

I have been trying to import a model from Google Sketchup 7 into Blender 2.49. I have read countless tutorials on how to export it using the Sketchup program into various formats, but these are not the most viable solution to me because I run a pure…
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Blender refuses to start

I'm trying to run Blender under Linux, but I'm unable to do that, whenever I try I get some errors. I'm using Kubuntu 12.04 with KDE 4.11.1. This is my video card: ~$ lspci | grep VGA 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.…
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Materials Panel Missing in Blender

I am trying to add a material, but after selecting the object I want to add the material to (or selecting anything for that matter), and I click on the materials tab in the properties view, nothing is listed. The entire window is completely…
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blender 2.60: "Draw Edge Length" in "Mesh Tools 1" option

Anyone know where to find the "Draw Edge Length" option that used to be available in edit mode in the Editing Panel as the "Mesh Tools 1" option in older versions of Blender? I would like to see the edge lengths of all sides of the selected objects…
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