How do I review my digital stills?

You can check the focus, color, and lighting of your high-resolution digital stills using the Cinematography window. This is available under the Window menu and can also be accessed using Command-E/Ctrl-E. You can play back proxies of your high-resolution stills in the animation window. To do this, press the button that has four small diamonds … Read more

Can I get the xsd definition of the take.xml format?

Dragonframe stores all of the scene metadata (everything besides the images) in a file called ‘take.xml’. The format of the file is defined in ‘scene.xsd’. The format changes with new versions of Dragonframe: scene-3.7.3.xsd scene-4.0.0.xsd scene-4.1.0.xsd scene-4.2.0.xsd scene-5.0.xsd scene-5.1.xsd

How do I launch Dragonframe from the command line?

You can launch Dragonframe from the command line. This includes launching a scene or take. Dragonframe 5 Windows Open a command prompt Navigate to Dragonframe folder (usually C:\Program Files\DZED\Dragonframe 5) Run Dragonframe.exe macOS Open a Terminal (Applications : Utilities) Navigate to Dragonframe 5 folder (usually /Applications/Dragonframe 5) Run ./Dragonframe\ 5.app/Contents/MacOS/Dragonframe Linux (Ubuntu/Fedora) Open a Console … Read more

What computer would you recommend?

Almost any computer from the last three years should be fine. Here are some things to look for to ensure the program runs well: 4GB+ RAM : The more RAM the better. SSD : A “solid-state drive” improves performance since DF reads image files from disk during playback. 13″+ screen : Don’t get a tiny … Read more

The program doesn’t launch from the Ubuntu menu after I install it.

We have seen this, and are not sure why it happens. Search for “Dragonframe” in the Ubuntu menu, then drag the program icon into the dock. Launch it from there by right-clicking on it and selecting Dragonframe. It will launch from there… and it will now launch from the Ubuntu menu.