This menu contains functions for creating video previews and controlling playback in the "Movie Player". For many playback options there are shortcuts available that can be found next to the appropriate command.
OpenGL Preview
With this option, the preview will be created with the OpenGL engine and the result is a 1:1 copy of the currently active viewport. When the images are completely recorded, RealFlow directly assembles a video and opens it in the "Movie Player". Compression settings and preview size can be selected under "Preferences".
Maxwell Preview
When you choose this option, RealFlow creates a rendered preview from the active viewport. Once the sequence has been rendered, the images will be assembled to a video in the “Movie Player”. Please take a look at the appropriate “Preferences” panel and/or the settings from the “Maxwell Interactive” bar. There you will find further parameters to adjust the time of the day, quality and more.
Video Preview Cached Frames
With this option, only the currently cached frames will be used to create the preview. To check, which parts of the simulation have been cached, just take a look at the timeline: the orange bar indicates the number of simulated frames. If you want to update this information, please press Alt + U to load the available simulation data.
Send Video Preview to Job Manager
Video previews can also be created with RealFlow's “Job Manager”. This feature requires a correctly adjusted “Job Manager” environment, and the “Preview” plugin. All of these settings are made under “Preferences - Job Manager”.
Open Last Preview
If you have created more previews, you can simply call up the last one without searching.
Open Preview Preferences
This option directly branches to the appropriate section of RealFlow’s "Preferences".
Play/Stop
Starts or stops the playback of the recorded simulation.
Play/Stop Backwards
Starts or stops the reverse playback.
Loop Playback
Performs an endless loop while playing back the simulations.
Beginning Frame
Jumps to the first defined playback frame.
Previous Keyframe
Moves the timeline slider to the previous keyframe.
Previous Frame
Jumps one frame back.
Next Frame
Jumps one frame ahead.
Next Keyframe
Moves the timeline slider to the next keyframe.
Ending Frame
Jumps to the last defined playback frame.